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[Conscious User <conscioususer@xxxxxxx>]

Dani, though I agree that consistency is important, you should keep in
mind that the two concepts involved here are semantically different. In
the messaging menu the arrow means "running" while in the me menu the
point means "selected".

The most important difference between the two is that *more than one*
app can be running, while *only one* status can be selected.

Using the same symbol might give the impression that they are
conceptually the same thing, which is not a good idea, IMO.

Furthermore, I disagree that the arrow "doesn't make sense". It is the
universal symbol for "playing" in media players, so it kinda fits with
the concept of "running". I won't say it's the best choice possible, but
I have no qualms with it either.


Le mercredi 31 mars 2010 à 13:56 +0200, dani planas armangue a écrit :
> el menu de mensajeria no esta en concordancia con el memenu, el icono de
> indicador tiene que ser el mismo, en el primero es una flecha y el
> segundo un punto. poner el mismo para no confundir.
> 
> creo que un punto es suficiente para indicar, la flecha no tiene mucho
> sentido, ver en el adjunto.
> 
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