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[Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, but you don't need to if they're obvious. If the schematic editor
is called "schematic editor" and you tell a user to edit their
schematic, they'll find the schematic editor. :P

On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 04:58:10PM +0100, Nick Østergaard wrote:
> I myself quite like that the apps have unique names and notngeneric names
> like PCB editor, because it makes it easier when talking about a specific
> name rather a description.
> 
> Den 02/02/2017 14.56 skrev "Chris Pavlina" <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> > I admit I'm getting self-indulgent here, this request is definitely a
> > bit "what Chris would do if made Dictator of KiCad", but... just testing
> > the waters here:
> >
> > What do people think about, for either the 5.0 or 6.0 release, ditching
> > the old application names, in favor of everything being one tool under
> > the "KiCad" roof:
> >
> > Eeschema    -> Schematic editor
> > Pcbnew      -> PCB editor, or Layout editor, or Board editor
> > Cvpcb       -> "Assign Footprints"
> > Pl Editor   -> Title block editor
> > Bitmap2Component    -> Remove as independent app, make "Import image" in
> >                        libedit and modedit
> >
> > I know this one is going to be controversial, but I don't really see the
> > point of these old names. They're... weird. Cvpcb - what does that even
> > mean? :P
> >
> > --
> > Chris
> >
> >
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