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- Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 15:42:29 +0100
- From: Benjamin Tayehanpour <benjamin@example.com>
- Subject: Re: [tlug] l10n and icons: good example?
- References: <20140305081544.GA8571@fluxcoil.net> <53172277.50003@extellisys.com>
On 5 March 2014 14:11, Travis Cardwell <travis.cardwell@example.com> wrote: > One thing that comes to mind is the use of ○ (まる, generally means > "correct") and × (ばつ, generally means "incorrect"). In some cultures, a > × or check-mark [icon] may be used to indicate completion of a task, while > a Japanese-localized application might use a ○ [icon] instead. We have similar discrepancies in Sweden no software internationalisator seems to care about. In Swedish, a check mark (✓) signifies failure, not success. We're fairly used to it by now, though, but it still grinds my gears a bit.
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