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[Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Clemens,
what do you exactly mean by a 3x3 radio button matrix?
The thing is bugging me the most is the ambiguity of button that says
"Test" and the one that says "Select" which by the way I use very often.




On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 11:53 PM, Clemens Koller <cko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello, Fabrizio!
>
> The horizontal + vertical justify radio buttons could possibly be improved
> by showing the alignment visually as it's done in [1] by using a 3 x 3
> radio button matrix. It can also reduce the number of clicks to 1 to adjust
> hor + vert simultaneously.
>
> The timestamp is not human readable. It seems strange to me to dump it as
> hex-number on the UI. (WTF!?)
>
> The Component/Chip Name thingy seems to be lost a bit on the lower left.
> Maybe some sorting of the elements based on the usage/setup procedure as
> well as logic dependency could do some good.
>
> Regards,
>
> Clemens
>
> [1] https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/File:WG9-9.png
>
>
>
>
> On 2017-03-22 10:32, Fabrizio Tappero wrote:
> > hi guys,
> > I am looking at some new icons that were introduced in kicad by the
> people who made the related functionalities and at the user experience in
> general. If any of you guys has any feedback about possible (aesthetic) UI
> improvements I would love to know.
> >
> > Specifically I am looking at this menu.
> >
> > Inline image 1
> >
> > the section "Chip Name" is a part that I use a lot and I find a little
> "mysterious". Before going further with a possible patch to improve a
> little the usability of it I would like to know if there is any of you
> interesting in giving an opinion. I would love to know from the person who
> made it what exactly is the Chip Name section for. I feel it is not so
> evident to the user.
> >
> > cheers
> > Fabrizio
> >
> >
> >
> >
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