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Re:Flutter: a Portable UI Framework for Mobile, Web, Embedde... by ptx on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @05:05AM (#19857098)
> The thing that looks like a play button makes the media start, the square makes the media stop.

This is an example of following an established convention, much like the conventions of the platform.

> But I seriously don't care. So long as every app is consistent with itself.

What if every app invented its own symbols for play and stop?

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Re:Flutter: a Portable UI Framework for Mobile, Web, Embedde... by com2kid on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @11:35PM (#19865145)
> What if every app invented its own symbols for play and stop?

That'd suck.

But I don't care about the shadows, or lack of, on buttons.

Nor do I care about the exact animation that happens when transitioning between screens.

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