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[Clemens Koller <cko@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello, Fabrizio!

On 2017-03-23 10:03, Fabrizio Tappero wrote:
> 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.
> 

In the 3 x 3 radio button matrix you can simply implement some horizontal+vertical alignment selection with a single click:
(use a monospaced font)

[ ] upper left   [ ] upper center   [ ] upper right
[ ] middle left  [ ] middle center  [ ] middle right
[ ] lower left   [ ] lower center   [ ] lower right

Regards,

Clemens


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