supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoIf you had to replace the floppy disk save symbol in software with a new symbol for saving what would you choose and why?message-squaremessage-square252linkfedilinkarrow-up1215
arrow-up1215message-squareIf you had to replace the floppy disk save symbol in software with a new symbol for saving what would you choose and why?supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square252linkfedilink
minus-squareTriumph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoMmm … not exactly. If I’m creating a document in a local application, “download” is not applicable there, where “save” is.
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoFor 99% of users, the specifics make no difference at all. It’s closer to reality than a floppy disk icon, that’s for sure.
minus-squareNibodhika@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoThey meant that downloading is a type of saving.
Chrome uses that for “download”.
Which is essentially what saving is.
Mmm … not exactly. If I’m creating a document in a local application, “download” is not applicable there, where “save” is.
For 99% of users, the specifics make no difference at all.
It’s closer to reality than a floppy disk icon, that’s for sure.
They meant that downloading is a type of saving.