mixed meaning of X - sometimes means close the window, sometimes means delete/trash the item - 59 views

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  #1 Graham Perrin on 04 Nov 08

   

  See for example
  
  http://help.diigo.com/@api/deki/files/68
  
  http://help.diigo.com/@api/deki/files/71
  
  in one context,
  http://help.diigo.com/How-To_Guide/Sticky_Notes#close
  
  and for example
  http://www.wildapricot.com/photos/newsblog_content/images/4470/original.aspx
  
  Improvement suggestion: NEVER use 'X' as an icon for deletion.
  
  (X is most often interpreted as meaning 'close window'.)
  
  Thanks
  Graham

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">See for example <br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://help.diigo.com/@api/deki/files/68" rel="nofollow">http://help.diigo.com/@api/deki/files/68</a> <br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://help.diigo.com/@api/deki/files/71" rel="nofollow">http://help.diigo.com/@api/deki/files/71</a> <br /> <br /> in one context, <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://help.diigo.com/How-To_Guide/Sticky_Notes#close" rel="nofollow">http://help.diigo.com/How-To_Guide/Sticky_Notes#close</a> <br /> <br /> and for example <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wildapricot.com/photos/newsblog_content/images/4470/original.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.wildapricot.com/photos/newsblog_content/images/4470/original.aspx</a> <br /> <br /> Improvement suggestion: NEVER use 'X' as an icon for deletion. <br /> <br /> (X is most often interpreted as meaning 'close window'.) <br /> <br /> Thanks <br /> Graham</div>

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  #2 Graham Perrin on 08 Nov 08

   

  Another example of just one 'X' that means delete in the midst of many other 'X' icons that mean close:
  
  
  
  Quickpost this image to Myspace, Digg, Facebook, and others!

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Another example of just one 'X' that means delete in the midst of many other 'X' icons that mean close: <br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=manyxcrossesmostofwhichrm2.png" rel="nofollow"><img border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" src="http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/4176/manyxcrossesmostofwhichrm2.th.png" /></a><br /><br /><a title="QuickPost" href="http://img604.imageshack.us/content.php?page=blogpost&files=img201/4176/manyxcrossesmostofwhichrm2.png" rel="nofollow"><img border="0" alt="QuickPost" src="http://imageshack.us/img/butansn.png" /></a> Quickpost this image to Myspace, Digg, Facebook, and others!</div>

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  #3 Joel Liu on 09 Nov 08

   

  Thanks. We will change the delete icon to recycle bin icon.
  
  You are usability super man!

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Thanks. We will change the delete icon to recycle bin icon. <br /> <br /> You are usability super man!</div>

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  #4 Graham Perrin on 14 Dec 08

   

  Another situation in which something clearer than the letter 'x' is desirable:
  
  http://www.diigo.com/ | Friends menu | Friends & Contacts | x
  
  - here, x does not mean close; it means remove
  
  - consider that not all browsers show tips.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Another situation in which something clearer than the letter 'x' is desirable: <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.diigo.com/</a> | Friends menu | Friends & Contacts | x <br /> <br /> - here, x does not mean close; it means remove <br /> <br /> - consider that not all browsers show tips.</div>

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