Re:The Homepage of the Oldternet
by dspillett on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @07:57AM
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There are still localisation issues with some iconography having quite different meanings by default⁰ to different populations. Also there is the issue of some iconography not making sense to anyone until it is first explained, though I suppose confusing all your users is at least not discriminatory!
“The only "intuitive" interface is the nipple. After that it's all learned.” -- Bruce Ediger¹
And for accessibility reasons the text should still be there in some form² so the icon is just pushing the problem elsewhere, though admittedly accessibility is often forgotten (or actively neglected) making this a moot point.
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[0] i.e. before the meaning of a particular icon in this context is explained
[1] usually attributed to Bruce Ediger, though there is apparently some room for disagreement on that
[2] as a tooltip, which additionally helps those without extra accessibility needs because it shows on-hover³ for them
[3] or long-press on mobile UAs, where hover events are not present
“The only "intuitive" interface is the nipple. After that it's all learned.” -- Bruce Ediger¹
And for accessibility reasons the text should still be there in some form² so the icon is just pushing the problem elsewhere, though admittedly accessibility is often forgotten (or actively neglected) making this a moot point.
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[0] i.e. before the meaning of a particular icon in this context is explained
[1] usually attributed to Bruce Ediger, though there is apparently some room for disagreement on that
[2] as a tooltip, which additionally helps those without extra accessibility needs because it shows on-hover³ for them
[3] or long-press on mobile UAs, where hover events are not present