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christophilus on May 15, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Gmail Icons are Hard

They're intuitive for me, now. I remember when I got my first Windows computer, and those icons baffled me.

TeMPOraL on May 15, 2018 [–]

The first Windows I used, 3.11, had a built-in tutorial explaining all the weird stuff, including helping you become comfortable with using your mouse.

I miss the days when software people cared about built-in user guides.

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