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[Marco Ciampa <ciampix@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 05:59:00PM -0500, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 11:54:09PM +0100, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
> > Why dont keep it dead simple, but still keeping the KiCAD brand?
> > 
> > I suggest prefix every subprogram with kicad- and then use a either
> > extremely well known abbreviation (PCB) or a descriptive english word.
> > 
> > Examples:
> > 
> > eeschema    -> kicad-schematics
> > pcbnew      -> kicad-layouts
> > 3d-viewer   -> kicad-3d
> > gerb-viewer -> kicad-gerbers
> > whatever    -> kicad-whatever
> > ....
> > 
> > Self explaining names that are easy to use standalone as well as names that
> > will not make a new users scoff and works well as binary filenames.
> 
> Yes, I like this. I was talking about the names in the UI, mostly - this
> is a good companion to that.
> 
> > 
> > I really dislike having entirely different names for the binary and the
> > shortcut-key/desktop-shortcut like ubuntu and their decision to have
> > "Document Viewer" as the name for evince etc.
> 
> Agreed.
> 

Sorry for being so late...

For what is worth my opinion, I strongly agree to both.

BTW: apart from screenshots texts, search & replace can do miracles on
all documentation in every language...

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Marco Ciampa

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