If the floppy disk was no longer the save symbol for software, and I had to chose one, I’d chose the floppy disk symbol.
But you worded your question wisely to avoid that loophole, so I’m not sure what to use instead for an otherwise unique and ubiquitous symbol, already known as “the save file icon” for two generations that have not seen it.
While we’re at it, let’s also replace the phone icons with a rectangle, as to not confuse anyone.
Just change one pixel and call it new.
Maybe like a stop sign. That would signify that you’re purposely stopping to save.
Yes but what’s the difference between :q and :w and even :wq
A circle with a check/tick in it
A box that’s closing? as in something being packaged?
But I like the floppy disk save symbol
I think the download icons will become synonymous with saving. It’s functionally the same, move thingy to a location on your computer.
What about saving on a cloud service? Very misleading.
Up arrow on top of a cloud, I think that one is standard now
The word ‘save.’ Never understood why software moved on from words.
Not having to translate symbols would be one reason.
They just force their users to translate their dumb symbols they use because there are so many illiterates out there.
🤔 do illiterate people even use computers?
can they??
Look around you.
it’s times like these I wish I could read…😞
Yeah. Pictograms exist in part because they work in most languages
I’ve already seen it replaced in some applications. Don’t like that.
I know it’s “if you have to”, but if I have any choice at all, the floppy icon stays.
What even is the point in changing it? Like sure we don’t use floppies anymore, but it’s a well established symbol for saving.
What did they replace it with?
Bonfire from Dark Souls, because you don’t want to lose your soul by failing to save progress.
Idk, I guess SSDs/flash media is pretty prevalent nowadays, especially in gaming context. That said, it doesn’t leave much in the way of a universally identifiable icon, or animation. So maybe an exposed hard disk, with the disk spinning and the arm moving, if you can picture what I’m describing.
5.25"floppy disk
The one true floppy
9"
Nine? I swear the floppy was EIGHT inches
You are right. I still have a box with programs I wrote
A CD image. Got to move with the times.
Isnt it the glorious zip disks turn first?
The record symbol from every phone camera
But that is for recording, not saving.
Nobody else immediately thought of this?
Incremental save needs to be Buddha
Something like this ?
Pen and paper? What’s that?
I like it because saving is writing. Like in ed(1) or vi(1).
:wqthat’s a text editor
Nah, thats for "new’
That would be an empty page…
Hmmmm
scurries off to check word
Fuck.
