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19-Jun-24 4:27

We have an internal web-based dashboard that shows the current or last state of most of our automation apps and their tasks. Each app is listed and color-coded to indicate its state: green for okay/information only, yellow for an error, red for a critical error. I want to add symbols to aid in quickly determining these states without resorting to colors for any folks with a color vision deficiency.

Is there a standard or widely used set of symbols that represent those three states? If not, what symbols would you suggest?

Edit: If only I could spell 'state'...

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OriginalGriff19-Jun-24 4:51

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19-Jun-24 4:51

"Thumbs up" / "Exclamation" / "Stop sign"?

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TNCaver19-Jun-24 5:28

19-Jun-24 5:28

Those could work. Hmm...

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englebart19-Jun-24 4:52

englebart

19-Jun-24 4:52

Good. No symbol
Ill. Yellow warning triangle ⚠️
Terminal. red X (in a circle or not)❌

TNCaver19-Jun-24 5:26

19-Jun-24 5:26

Thanks. I was considering the warning triangle for errors, and debating the use of either a fire or a fire extinguisher for criticals. Currently no symbol means the app hasn't reported anything.

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Roger Wright19-Jun-24 16:20

Roger Wright

19-Jun-24 16:20

You might use an XXX for no communications, and a picture of a dumpster fire for Critical...

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Matt Bond19hrs 27mins ago

Matt Bond

19hrs 27mins ago

Use a checkmark for Good. I agree with the error & critical error signs.

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Rick York19-Jun-24 4:53

Rick York

19-Jun-24 4:53

I don't know if there is a standard but here's what I have used in the past :
check mark = OK
exclamation = Error
big X = Critical Error

I used these because there are icons in a variety of styles and sizes available for all of them, such as for the message boxes in windows.

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TNCaver19-Jun-24 5:31

19-Jun-24 5:31

Thanks. Those are also available in various HTML character sets which are easier to use than image icons. I'm using the check mark elsewhere, so I might need to find an alternative for one case.

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David Crow19-Jun-24 5:36

David Crow

19-Jun-24 5:36

TNCaver wrote:
If not, what symbols would you suggest?

Um, how about words? In the past icons used to make sense, but now they are often times just a symbol that no one can initially decipher (hence your question).

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TNCaver19-Jun-24 5:47

19-Jun-24 5:47

The dashboard already lists the typically long app names of which there are currently about 15; I think more words would clutter it up and take more mental effort to see the status words.

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Richard Deeming19-Jun-24 21:46

Richard Deeming

19-Jun-24 21:46

Don't forget to include the words for screen readers, even if they're not visible to regular browsers. Maybe using the aria-label[^] attribute. Smile | :)

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Mike Hankey19-Jun-24 6:31

Mike Hankey

19-Jun-24 6:31

I'd look at MesageBox icons, they're universal and most people get the meaning.

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Amarnath S19-Jun-24 6:44

Amarnath S

19-Jun-24 6:44

Console features reference | Chrome DevTools | Chrome for Developers [^]

On this page are the symbols used in Chrome Dev Tools. One more option for you.

kmoorevs19-Jun-24 12:04

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19-Jun-24 12:04

This thread made me laugh thinking about my dumb brother-in-law who borrowed my pressure washer. It has a switch for off/on, but marked as 0/1. TBF, if would be more accurate to describe the on marker as a straight line. Anyway, he called me exhausted and wanted to confirm that O meant On. Confused | :confused:

I said, no 0 is for Off 1 is for On. He said, 'What's the I for?'. Confused | :confused:

'Ignition of course!'. Laugh | :laugh:

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PIEBALDconsult19-Jun-24 17:47

PIEBALDconsult

19-Jun-24 17:47

And you can allow the user to select the colors/background/etc. For extra points.

TNCaver21hrs 5mins ago

21hrs 5mins ago

All right, let's not get carried away here. Laugh | :laugh:

This is only for eight people in the application development and support groups, they can just deal with my choices. lol

I do offer a dark theme (default) and a lite theme. Smile | :)

There are no solutions, only trade-offs.
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A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
- Calvin (Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes)

Alister Morton21hrs 4mins ago

Alister Morton

21hrs 4mins ago

OK - Tick mark
Warning - Triangle
Error - cross (X) or "stop" sign - cross is possibly clearer.

As others have mentioned, making sure a screen reader can also work is important

bryanren20hrs 16mins ago

bryanren

20hrs 16mins ago

I have been wanting to build this for some of our vendor applications that I can find a pulse for.
+ up / good
0 issues / marginal / out of tolerance
- down

TNCaver19hrs 44mins ago

19hrs 44mins ago

That's phase two for this project: availability heartbeats for all the third-party services my employer uses.

There are no solutions, only trade-offs.
- Thomas Sowell

A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
- Calvin (Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes)

jochance18hrs 47mins ago

jochance

18hrs 47mins ago

I'd do checkmark = green, ! = yellow, and triangle hazard = red.

SeattleC++18hrs 25mins ago

SeattleC++

18hrs 25mins ago

traffic light

Jalapeno Bob17hrs 56mins ago

Jalapeno Bob

17hrs 56mins ago

My choices are:

Critical Error - A red letter X
Warning - A yellow triangle with an exclamation point (!)
A green checkmark for "all OK"
A "men working" icon for busy, but no report
A blue question mark for no status whatsoever

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