Any suggestions besides the obvious pencil or highlighting with colours? I am stumped, this was trickier than I thought. It is for a search function/filter if that helps but a universal symbol would be prefered.
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i really like Skype's "Pencil with ellipses" icon. But since you don't want a pencil... – Ian Boyd Aug 8 '11 at 20:05
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1Came here looking for this specific question, sad to see it was closed. – Greg Dec 12 '12 at 16:34
Does it need to be an icon? A number of the editors I use show an asterisk next to the file name in the title bar to indicate that the file has been changed.
What are the things you need to show that have changed? I might make something related to that. Something truly universal can be difficult; I've seen people use a triangle to symbolize a "delta" but that is too mathematical for most people to get.
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A variety of filters on a search. As the filters are not always in view I need a way to indicate that adjustments have been made. – fluxd Nov 17 '10 at 23:42
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Good point, I was going to suggest a floppy disk icon, which is what Magento uses to remind you that you have unsaved changes, but that wouldn't be appropriate here. However, an attention sign or just a naked exclamation mark might work. – Lèse majesté Nov 18 '10 at 10:39
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yeah, an exclamation point in a yellow triangle or alone might be nice - that's pretty universal. it doesn't really say change but it calls attention. – Becky Nov 18 '10 at 21:10
Whatever icon you select is likely to be specific to a given culture, so consistency is likely to be more important than the actual icon.
Things I've seen used ...
A tiny (8x8 pixel) disk shown next to the top right of the field
Colour and Style change - modified fields changed to Bold and Blue
As a side thought: I think highlighting modified fields is a good idea.
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Thanks for the tips. I agree on highlighting. It would be prefered but the changed properties are not always in view in this case so Im looking for something general. – fluxd Nov 17 '10 at 23:37
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1When I'm unsure about an icon for conveying a particular concept, what I usually do is go to Google Image Search and do an advanced search for the concept in icon-sized images. In this case, you may want to specify the size, like 16x16, as the larger icons don't seem to produce relevant results. You could also try searching for "edited ico" or "changed icon" in addition to specifying a size. This is an easy way to survey what's out there. – Lèse majesté Nov 18 '10 at 10:36
Maybe a pencil erasing a sheet of paper?
