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[2] prox menu symbol... - ProxRocks - Jul. 17, 2009 09:47 PM

there was a discussion a while back about a "square" being shown in the prox menu if fonts for "international support" are not installed...

the prox menu is currently using a "therefore" symbol - ?


two symbols have been presented as possible replacements for those without international fonts installed...

please vote or suggest additional entries to be added to the poll...


edit: poll has been reset...
edit 2: subject line name change...

RE: prox menu symbol... - eclipse - Jul. 18, 2009 01:56 AM

I like how the "partial differential" symbol kind of resembles a script j (as sidki already said that they're special javascript links).

RE: prox menu symbol... - whenever - Jul. 20, 2009 01:58 AM

How about the double angle quotation mark?

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RE: prox menu symbol... - eclipse - Jul. 20, 2009 03:23 AM

(Jul. 20, 2009 01:58 AM)whenever Wrote:  How about the double angle quotation mark?

I believe that's already in use (at least the ">>" one - check DOM Source, Whois and Location).

By sidki's words:
Quote:If your chosen symbol somehow serves as a pictogram, indicating a JavaScript link that doesn't behave like a normal link, hence can't be middle-clicked to have it opened in a new tab, very good.


RE: prox menu symbol... - whenever - Jul. 20, 2009 06:30 AM

(Jul. 20, 2009 03:23 AM)eclipse Wrote:  
(Jul. 20, 2009 01:58 AM)whenever Wrote:  How about the double angle quotation mark?

I believe that's already in use (at least the ">>" one - check DOM Source, Whois and Location).

I hadn't noticed that. Banging Head

To choose a symbol with a special meaning is a little hard. Just open your Character Map application and you will see we don't have too much choices.

RE: prox menu symbol... - lnminente - Jul. 20, 2009 01:19 PM

Like Eclipse, i prefer the partial differential for javascripts too

RE: prox menu symbol... - sidki3003 - Jul. 26, 2009 03:04 PM

I tried to get used to the suggested symbols but, for me, both are too much of an eye-catcher.

Is "single left angle quotation", ‹ , displayed in IE?
(Arrow, pointing towards the link -> Indicating that the opening target is handled by the respective menu item.)

If so, please add that one to the poll.

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RE: prox menu symbol... - ProxRocks - Jul. 26, 2009 08:20 PM

(Jul. 26, 2009 03:04 PM)sidki3003 Wrote:  I tried to get used to the suggested symbols but, for me, both are too much of an eye-catcher.

Is "single left angle quotation", ‹ , displayed in IE?

added to poll...
headin' to a virtual install to double-check that it is displayed in IE with no international support...

will post back to confirm (by adding it "first", it gives me a web page to open in the virtual environment as a "test")...


confirmed... all entries (minus "keep as is") in poll display properly in IE with no international support...



should i "reset" the poll to start voting anew?

RE: prox menu symbol... - sidki3003 - Jul. 26, 2009 08:41 PM

(Jul. 26, 2009 08:20 PM)ProxRocks Wrote:  should i "reset" the poll to start voting anew?

I don't know what's the correct procedure in such cases. (Maybe Kye-U knows.)

RE: prox menu symbol... - ProxRocks - Jul. 26, 2009 10:48 PM

how 'bout this way - if anyone wants to CHANGE your vote, let me know, i can "edit" the vote count (i just moved my own vote tally from my own suggested double-dagger in favor of the single left angle quote)...


[edit - that is, until Kye-U informs what procedure he'd prefer...]

RE: prox menu symbol... - Kye-U - Jul. 26, 2009 11:04 PM

I think it'd be a good idea to reset the poll and start fresh.

RE: prox menu symbol... - ProxRocks - Jul. 27, 2009 09:50 AM

okey dokey...
poll has been reset...

RE: [2] prox menu symbol... - ProxRocks - Jul. 27, 2009 11:33 AM

hmm... i s'pose it is a tough call between single left angle and double left angle... guess there is a bit of "symmetry" in using the double left in that the double right is already present in the menu...

RE: [2] prox menu symbol... - sidki3003 - Jul. 27, 2009 03:42 PM

Yep, i thought the same, so i tried double left angle first, but for some reason i had difficulties distinguishing that one from double right angle.

RE: [2] prox menu symbol... - sidki3003 - Oct. 28, 2009 04:59 PM

I've replaced triple-dot with single left angle.

ProxRocks, can you close and unstickify this poll?