Describing > and >>> (or < and <<<)
Hey guys!
I have an urgent question...
At the moment, I am working on a project where I need to describe the following symbols on some buttons:
"<" and "<<<" and ">" and ">>>"
How would you describe these symbols correctly when they are meant to enable the user to put one item ( via > or <) or all items (via <<< or >>>) from one list to another and vice versa?
My approach so far:
I've described the buttons "<<<" and ">>>" as the 'buttons with three navigational arrows', and ">" and "<" as the 'buttons with one arrow'.
My colleague has described ">" as the 'right arrow key' and "<" as the 'left arrow key'. (This is because the buttons are located between the two lists. I know, "key" is probably technically wrong here, as these are buttons on a screen, but this is another story...)
She has found a non-verbal solution to talk about <<< and >>>, which would probably be acceptable.
Many thanks!
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Answers · 2
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I'm not sure I completely understand this question, but maybe:
< single left arrow
> single right arrow
<<< triple left arrow
>>> triple right arrow
or maybe you could use the mathematical sense, greater than or less than. Ie, 10>3 (10 is greater than 3); 2<5 (2 is less than 5)
> single greater than
< single less than
>>> triple greater than
<<< triple less than
I'm sorry if this is confusing!! :-)
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