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CHAPTER 5
Icons
5-12 Button Icons
Button Icons 5
You can use an icon to label a button. For example, the Action button and the
Filing button have icons as labels. The button may have a border or not,
depending on the icon design and the button location (see “Picture Buttons”
on page 3-7). Figure 5-10 shows a few buttons with icons as labels.
Figure 5-10 An icon can label a button
If a button has a border, leave white space between the icon and the interior
edge of the button border. On an Apple MessagePad, leave at least one pixel
of white space between the icon and the border.
Icons in a Picker 5
You can put an icon next to an item in a picker, although it is by no means
necessary to do so. In fact, there are several reasons to avoid icons in pickers.
■ Icons make pickers harder for new users to operate. Studies show new
users initially take extra care (and time) to tap only the icons, not the text.
■ Rarely can users select a picker item solely by looking at the icons and not
reading the text.
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