Re:The Dilemma of Icons
by xp84 on Thursday August 24, 2023 @07:35PM
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> easier to find in moments when speed is of the essence
This is, for me, categorically untrue, it's quite the opposite. I am sure it must vary from person to person. I find myself wondering whether people tolerate or like icons-only because they would find the actual reading of an array of text buttons fatiguing. I'm not better than someone who finds reading more time consuming or difficult than I do, but I do kind of resent that UIs appear to be designed to cater to the less literate, because of how slow it is for me to pick the correct icon out of 7 very similar ones.
It's especially bad because these should just be preferences. Give me text and lose the icons altogether. Others should be free to have icons.
This is, for me, categorically untrue, it's quite the opposite. I am sure it must vary from person to person. I find myself wondering whether people tolerate or like icons-only because they would find the actual reading of an array of text buttons fatiguing. I'm not better than someone who finds reading more time consuming or difficult than I do, but I do kind of resent that UIs appear to be designed to cater to the less literate, because of how slow it is for me to pick the correct icon out of 7 very similar ones.
It's especially bad because these should just be preferences. Give me text and lose the icons altogether. Others should be free to have icons.