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[Simon Wells <swel024@xxxxxxxxx>]

As the normal is edit is there really a need of a pencil icon as
opposed to just having the magnifying glass on gerbview as its only a
viewer?



On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 9:22 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 7/6/2016 3:20 AM, Fabrizio Tappero wrote:
>> Dear All,
>> few years have passed since the last main Kicad icon restyling. In my
>> opinion, the current icons are serving us quite well except for very few
>> which could use a little face lift.
>>
>> The few icons that make me particularly itchy are the main Kicad icons
>> for which this very imposing pencil does not play very well. I know that
>> some of your really want a pencil to suggest that those tools are for
>> editing. The truth is that now a days icons can be a little more subtle.
>>
>> I'd like to propose these new set of icons for the main KiCad toolbar.
>> Please let me know what you think and please if there is anybody who
>> wants to help out please, now is the moment.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Fabrizio
>>
>
> Fabrizio,
>
> The symbol library editor bitmap is too generic.  We have two library
> editors, a symbol library editor and a footprint library editor.  Your
> proposed symbol library editor icon is ambiguous (it just an icon for a
> library metaphor).  If it had a symbol such as and op-amp superimposed
> over the top of the books, that may be more clear.  I may also need some
> edit metaphor (such as the pencil in the current icon) as well because
> it could be confused as library viewer rather than and editor.  Although
> our current icon is also ambiguous.  It looks like you are going to open
> a text editor.
>
> Your footprint library editor icon could be confusing as well.  Most PCB
> layout users are familiar with the concept of component footprints.
> It's what they do.  The human footprint may be more familiar to
> non-technical users but I don't think that is relevant for KiCad users.
> There is also no edit metaphor.  Perhaps you should use your symbol
> library editor icon with a component footprint and some edit metaphor
> (pencil?) superimposed over top of it for the footprint library editor icon.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wayne
>
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