Re: Firefox extensions

The Real Bev <[email protected]> Thu, 7 Jan 2021 13:01:59 -0800

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.mozilla.general
Organization	The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy
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On 01/07/2021 11:27 AM, alexyu wrote:
> Peter wrote, on 06 Jan 21 11:40:
>
>> On 1/5/2021 4:30 PM, Jim Fisher wrote:
>>
>>> I thought hieroglyphics went out at around the time of the pharoahs.
>>> Never understood why people want to switch back when using computers.
>>
>> Simple answer:  Money!!  Icons largely eliminate the need to develop and
>> distribute language-specific versions of many apps/programs.
>
> Another reason is space: A clearly-identifiable icon takes up much less
> space (on menubar, toolbar, etc.) than an
> at-least-understandable-and-readable text...

Unfortunately, the "clearly-identifiable" thing is sadly lacking.  Come 
on, we have space to burn!


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