[Lazarus] TDBNavigator icons break symmetry

Kostas Michalopoulos badsectoracula at gmail.com
Tue Oct 2 10:58:50 CEST 2012


Usually a red X is more common. Also searching for "database toolbar"
in Google images shows a bunch of toolbars using a black "+" for
adding and a red "X" for deleting.

On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Graeme Geldenhuys
<graeme at geldenhuys.co.uk> wrote:
> On 2012-10-01 21:52, Bart wrote:
>>
>> I normally do not associate "-" with "delete", that's why I replaced
>> it with th trashcan icon.
>
> Even my computer illiterate clients know "+" is adding something, and
> "-" is subtracting (deleting) something. This is a well established
> metaphor in computers.
>
> I'm not saying the trashcan icon is wrong (I haven't even seen how it
> looks like), I'm just pointing out that a "-" is a well known symbol for
> a delete action.
>
>
> Graeme.
>
>
>
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