Something that bewilders me

[owl]

Since when has a graphic with text on been called a 'macro'? And why? A macro is a baby program to create a specific series of commands, and it's really confusing when people start saying 'Nice macro' and I go 'What? Where? Oh, the picture.'


</grumpy old LJer>

Comments

[carrole.livejournal.com]

It's because we can see the text on your icon, dear. That's why. As opposed to those microtext icons. :P

I don't really know. It's a guess.

[owl]

Well, it's the first explanation I've ever heard. I'd have thought that macro text wouldn't need a name, being the default.

In my young day, tiny text hadn't been invented, people made icons you could actually read in those days. And it was better text. *bangs walking stick on floor* Now, where's the toilets?