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Subject:Re: Graphics to show speed From:"Mark Nelson" <mcn -at- cc -dot- usu -dot- edu> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:27:09 -0600
On 10 Jul 01, at 12:31, Ann Waterhouse wrote:
> I am trying to create two graphics that will show speed and I'm at a
> complete blank here. So, I'm hoping that someone out there might be able to
> donate an idea or two. Here's the scenario:
>
> Our software is used for dictation and transcription and its tool bar allows
> you to increase and decrease the volume, go to the beginning of dictation,
> go to the end of dictation, increase and decrease the speed of the dictation
> and so on. The developer has come up with appropriate graphics for all but
> increase and decrease speed. Does any one have any ideas? The graphics has
> to be small enough so that it will not only fit in the documentation but
> also fit on a standard Windows tool bar.
>
> Any ideas would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
> Ann Waterhouse
Ann,
I don't know how they would look in a Windows toolbar, but on
my father's lawnmower, they used the tortoise and the hare
(one like the running rabbit in the Visual Quickstart books) to
denote speed settings. Those two images seem to be easily
identifiable. I don't know if they would be understandable for
other cultures, but most people are familiar with the story.
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