Re: [Usability] Save Icon


Hi !

That's true.
But they don't think of saving as 'writing' either.
The writing part is what they've done with their
keyboard. An icon of a pen writing could be understood
to mean 'edit'.
When they save a document, they're storing /
preserving their work. Those are the things we need
to convey, which is hard as they're fairly abstract.

I agree that the pen-and-paper icon wouldn't fit...

Another idea : what about a safe (the strong kind, where people keep
very precious stuff, with a code), or something similar ?

Cheers,
Manu

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