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[Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Guys,
I actually did propose to change the names of the kicad tools few years
ago.

I personally think:

- all kicad tools should be renamed with 100% priority to users. Hence, for
example, the schematic editor should be called "schematic editor".
- rename kicad itself would also be a good idea but as JP says, kicad is
actually good enough for me. Google will eventually find it out.
- please let's stop using capital letters in all his possible combinations,
I am pretty sure no kicad user knows if it is KiCad, Kicad or kicad.
- I strongly think "ki-something" or "kicad-something" should be avoided.
- I am actually not surprised that some brand name sells more than others.
Very few people would like his girlfriend to be called "Rotox"

cheers
Fabrizio




On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 11:51 AM, Marco Ciampa <ciampix@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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