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[Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

You use way too many icons with identical silhouettes, which makes them
very difficult to tell apart at a glance. And lose the pencils, they
also don't add anything for quick recognition.

On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 09:05:55AM +0200, Константин Барановский wrote:
> I'm also working on new icons for a long time. You can find them in my
> branch:
> https://code.launchpad.net/~baranovskiykonstantin/kicad/+git/kicad
> 
> 
> 2017-02-11 1:10 GMT+02:00 Ben Hest <bombledmonk@xxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> > Not entirely sure which OS you are using, but LightShot [1] is fantastic
> > at being able take pictures of menus on Windows. (It works on Mac also)
> >
> > [1] https://app.prntscr.com/en/index.html
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 3:55 PM, John Beard <john.j.beard@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> And here are the same images with the changed icons highlighted, maybe
> >> not everyone loves spot-the-difference puzzles that much!
> >>
> >> Some icons are hidden in menus which I don't seem to be able to
> >> screenshot.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> John
> >>
> >> On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 5:37 AM, John Beard <john.j.beard@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I have a few tweaks to some icons in Pcbnew and Eeschema. These are
> >> > mostly minor tweaks that are intended to make the icons match a little
> >> > better and give a more uniform look and feel:
> >> >
> >> > https://code.launchpad.net/~john-j-beard/kicad/+git/kicad/+ref/icons
> >> >
> >> > * Pixel align a few icons to make then crisper when displayed
> >> > * Redraw all the zoom icons to be crisper and flatter. The zoom to fit
> >> > (Home) icon is now a sort of reticle rather than a pair of square
> >> > brackets as text.
> >> > * Redraw console icon to be flat to match other existing icons.
> >> > * Mute some very bright colours, especially the green-legged module
> >> > icons - use the zone icons as a guide for the colour brightness.
> >> >
> >> > Attached are screen shots of pcbnew and eeschema, where you can see
> >> > some of the icons.
> >> >
> >> > I know icons and UI subjects in general are very subjective and
> >> > personal, so I'd welcome input!
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> >
> >> > John
> >>
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> > -Ben
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