257m@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoMost people unconciously associate the pause symbol (Two vertical lines) as currently playing and the playing symbol (sideways triangle) as paused.message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down179
arrow-up162arrow-down1message-squareMost people unconciously associate the pause symbol (Two vertical lines) as currently playing and the playing symbol (sideways triangle) as paused.257m@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareDettweiler@lemmyonline.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·1 year ago“Press this button to do this”
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoYes. The button symbol denotes the action/cause, not the reaction/effect.
minus-square257m@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down15·1 year agoYes I understand that but in most software they don’t have seperate play and pause buttons but rather only one which swaps symbols when you click and so for me when I want to know whether it is currently playing I just look at the button.
minus-squareZapBeebz_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoGenerally I just either watch the screen or listen to the audio to know if it’s currently playing, but maybe that’s just me
“Press this button to do this”
Yes. The button symbol denotes the action/cause, not the reaction/effect.
Yes I understand that but in most software they don’t have seperate play and pause buttons but rather only one which swaps symbols when you click and so for me when I want to know whether it is currently playing I just look at the button.
Generally I just either watch the screen or listen to the audio to know if it’s currently playing, but maybe that’s just me