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Re: X to Close - The origins of the use of [x] in UI design.

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On 13/08/2014 17:24, Rich wrote:
>    Since [x] is an uncommon letter, while e, i, t, are more common, and
>    therefore more likely to be used for triggering other commands in the
>    menu(s), choosing [x] to mean exit meant that the same character
>    could likely be used as a universal "leave this menu" command key
>    across all the menus.

On the ICL VME operating system, the command language, SCL, allowed 
commands to be written in full or in a shortform to save typing. For 
most commands, the shoftforms were very simple - Assign_File = AF, 
List_File = LF, Create_User_Object = CRUO. But for commands which got 
rid of things, the X was used as in Delete_File = XF.

X still always makes me think of deletion or removal.

-- 
Rod

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X to Close - The origins of the use of [x] in UI design. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-13 16:24 +0000
  Re: X to Close - The origins of the use of [x] in UI design. polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-08-13 19:47 +0100
    Re: X to Close - The origins of the use of [x] in UI design. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-13 19:23 +0000
      Re: X to Close - The origins of the use of [x] in UI design. polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-08-13 20:54 +0100
  Re: X to Close - The origins of the use of [x] in UI design. David Hume <David.Hume@example.com> - 2014-08-14 10:07 +0100

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