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[Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>]

editable timestamp could be good if it has some sort of "power user" usage.
Does it?



On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 12:12 AM, Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 11:53:40PM +0100, Clemens Koller 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!?)
>
> I'm struggling to think of a use for this. Maybe for power users, to
> jump quickly to the component in the raw sch file by searching for it -
> but why not just search for the reference?
>
> I wonder how many people would complain if I took that out.
>
> >
> > 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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