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Re: [PATH] better kicad and eeschema menu entries and labels

 

Thanks Sean,
would you be kind enough to suggest any improvements if any is needed.
If not I'd like to ask somebody to push this patch in the main stream
so that I start working on Cvpcb and other apps.

thanks
Fabrizio


On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 12:42 AM, Sean Silva <chisophugis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm not an expert in menu item usability, but I am a native English speaker.
> These labels/entries seem like a nice improvement over the existing ones.
>
> -- Sean Silva
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:45 PM, Fabrizio Tappero
> <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>> I tried to adjust the KiCad and eeschema menu entries and labels following
>> a little how a gui program normally is. It would be great if this patch
>> could be reviewed by e native English speaker who is a little familiar with
>> menu entry usability. (e.g better to say "KiCad User Manual" instead of
>> "Help" or "Manual")
>> I have tried to shorten button hints making them more direct and without
>> articles like "Insert Pin" instead of "Insert a Pin".
>>
>> If we can find some consensus, I will work on pcbnew and other gui too.
>>
>> thank you
>> Fabrizio
>> PS the accellerator for the kicad and eeschema user manual Ctrl-H does not
>> seem to work for me (but it might be a linux thing)
>>
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