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[Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Guys,
could we please go ahead and get this:
https://code.launchpad.net/~john-j-beard/kicad/+git/kicad/+ref/icons

and the icon in attachment into the next KiCad version.

cheers
Fabrizio


On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 1:20 PM, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>
> Den 16/02/2017 12.25 skrev "Chris Pavlina" <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 11:47:27AM +0100, Fabrizio Tappero wrote:
> > Hi Guys,
> > I totally agree with you John. If you think you want to go ahead and
> review
> > Konstantin icons and submit small groups of new and improved icons, I
> think
> > that would be a terrific idea.
> >
> > I just would like you to be a little "sensitive" on the fact that
> whatever
> > improvement on kiCad looks is totally welcome but it would be great if it
> > could come gradually. The KiCad documentation (in all its languages) is
> not
> > really ready for a totally new icon look.
>
> The documentation build system really needs to have an automated way to
> pull bitmaps for icons directly from the source repository...
>
>
> It doesn't really need to. The screenshots also need to be updated at the
> same time and that is not trivial to automate. I think it is easier to
> manually check when you manually update the icons.
>
> There is nothing won by automation here.
>
>
> >
> > I think it would be totally great if we could first go ahead with the
> > submission of this
> > https://code.launchpad.net/~john-j-beard/kicad/+git/kicad/+ref/icons
> >
> > plus the icon in attachment.
> >
> > this is just my 2c.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Fabrizio
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 6:35 PM, John Beard <john.j.beard@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I think Konstantin's icons are a more complete and homegenous set -
> > > I'd rather see those go in first. If there is still any use for my
> > > icons after that, I can rebase on top of that.
> > >
> > > He and I have talked about rebasing his branch into a simpler set of
> > > smaller patches (eg. just zoom icons) for easier review, since I think
> > > icons can easily attracts lots of comment, and getting bogged down in
> > > talking about colours of vias when the zoom icons are fine would be
> > > frustrating!
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 12:37 AM, Fabrizio Tappero
> > > <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > Hi Wayne,
> > > > John metion that his changes are on the tip of this branch:
> > > >
> > > > https://code.launchpad.net/~john-j-beard/kicad/+git/kicad/+ref/icons
> > > >
> > > > Also, would you please be so kind to include this icon in
> attachment. I
> > > have
> > > > some problem is generating the patch for it.
> > > >
> > > > thank you
> > > > Fabrizio
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 3:39 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <
> stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Where do we stand on this?  I think these changes should be
> committed.
> > > >> If there are no objections, please send a patch to the dev list so
> I can
> > > >> merge it.
> > > >>
> > > >> On 2/10/2017 4:37 PM, John Beard 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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