Laptop diary tool in REV - Glyphs

[Rob Cozens]

Mark, et al:

> many of the routine actions we perform with computers are not so 
> easily represented by a simple 16X16 picture

A simple 16x16 picture is worth at least 50 words:

In my HyperCard wine production system--which may yet see life as a Rev 
app some day--I have three variations of the icon for wine code that 
show the same bunch of grapes as red, white, and rose.  Whenever a wine 
code is displayed the label is set to the indicate the color of that 
wine.

I have six variations of the bottled product icon.  The three different 
colors are shown in two bottle shapes: one for bulk-fermented wines and 
one for bottle-fermented wines.  Where ever a product is displayed, the 
winemaker knows immediately the color and type of wine.

Additionally, there are five variations on the sparkling 
(bottle-fermented) wine icon that rotate the bottle position through 
the five stages of bottle fermentation [sur latte, pointage, riddling, 
disgorging, and labeling].

That's a lot of information being conveyed by a simple 16x16 picture, 
sez moi.

...and it doesn't begin to explore animating icons using all the icon 
properties (armed, disabled, etc.) built in to Revolution.

Rob Cozens
CCW, Serendipity Software Company

"And I, which was two fooles, do so grow three;
Who are a little wise, the best fooles bee."

from "The Triple Foole" by John Donne (1572-1631)