- From: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 21:18:29 +0200
- To: Tex Texin <texin@progress.com>
- CC: Richard Francois M <Francois.M.Richard@usa.xerox.com>, "'paul.a.brandt@us.pwcglobal.com'" <paul.a.brandt@us.pwcglobal.com>, www-international@w3.org
Tex Texin wrote: > The "however", that goes with this, is that some icons have been used > so much in software, that even though they were not international to > begin with, they become international thru exposure. Just as many > computer related words become international and a part of other > languages' lexicons. > > The "however" that goes with the first "however" is that as new > regional markets become computer literate, they have to learn these > "foreign" symbols from scratch. I remember being fascinated, the first time I travelled through a non-urban USA environment, seeing these 'inverted-U'-shaped mailboxes on posts with pivoting flags and having the 'aha' moment when I realised the stupid mail icon was based on a particular physical object that was common in one part of the world.... -- Chris
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