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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

I see some buggy icons, they contain a white background which makes
them look funky. Could you please fix those?  See attached.

2017-05-30 17:17 GMT+02:00 Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>:
> here you go.
>
> Fabrizio
>
> On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 4:05 PM, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I don't see any patches attached.
>>
>> 2017-05-30 14:54 GMT+02:00 Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> > Hello Wayne,
>> > In attachment you can find a good review of approx 30 icons and a global
>> > simplification of approx 30 icons.
>> > I have also corrected some menu labels.
>> >
>> > Since there is a lot of corrected text that is very much related to
>> > English, it would be great if you could review it before submitting it.
>> > A
>> > not so fun work but I think it will make kicad a much better tool.
>> >
>> > I think it would be recommendable to avoid "a" and "the" in button and
>> > menu
>> > tooltips. So that it way easier to understand what the button or tooltip
>> > is
>> > about. The use of singular plural is also inconsistent and I tried to
>> > fix
>> > it. Please Wayne feel free to make any changes you think is important.
>> >
>> > I have also notices that several menus are a little inconstant. I will
>> > try
>> > work on it since I think the current kicad UI is very usable but it
>> > needs
>> > to be more consistent.
>> >
>> > I have tried to fixed a lot of icons so that their meaning is more
>> > immediate to understand. I have as well started a process of
>> > simplification
>> > of many redundant icons. I think it is important that we begin
>> > simplifing
>> > the kicad icon set because at the moment is really too large.
>> >
>> > Here below a detailed description of the changes.
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> > Fabrizio
>> >
>> >
>> > ### Deleted the following icons(deleted: svg, cpp and png):
>> > edit_component
>> > edit_part
>> > move_text
>> > rotate_field
>> > rotate_glabel
>> > rotate_module_cw
>> > rotate_module_ccw
>> > rotate_pin
>> > rotatehlabel
>> > many_good_icons
>> > dismiss
>> > move_track
>> > move_track_segment
>> > library2
>> > copy_button
>> > copyblock
>> > edit_sheet
>> > icon_text
>> > pagelayout_new
>> > sch_new
>> > rescue_pcbnew
>> > schematic
>> > pagelayout_load_default
>> > gerbview_open_recent_ziparchive_files
>> > gerbview_open_recent_drill_files
>> > gerber_recent_files
>> > pagelayout_recent
>> > revert_pcbnew
>> >
>> > ### Lightly modified icons:
>> > bom
>> > autoplace_fields
>> > flip_board
>> > duplicate_module
>> > delete
>> > new_sch
>> > new_pcb
>> > new_component
>> > general_deletions
>> > reload
>> > pagelayout_load
>> > add_line
>> > add_entry
>> > add_tracks
>> > add_tracks_and_vias
>> > about
>> > array_module
>> > image
>> > noconn
>> > add_dashed_line.svg
>> > add_bus.svg
>> > scheamatic
>> > resize_sheet
>> > eeschema
>> > netlist
>> > pagelayout_load_default
>> > datasheet
>> > svg_file
>> > pagelayout_normal_view_mode
>> > pagelayout_special_view_mode
>> > unknow
>> > export
>> > import
>> > pcb_update
>> > pcbnew
>> > editor
>> > edit
>> > directory
>> > browse_files
>> > icon_gerbview_small
>> > post_drill
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ### created few new icons that replace few icons used inproperly
>> > (created
>> > svg, cpp, png):
>> > exchange
>> > icon
>> > drag
>> > rescue
>> > path
>> > copy
>> > new_generic
>> > recent
>> > pcbcalculator
>> >
>> > ### Corrected some label content. It is important here to be rigorus
>> > about
>> > it. Inkscape could
>> > be a good tool that can be used as reference:
>> > eescheam rightclick menu
>> > cvpcb rightclick menu
>> > pcbnew rightclick menu
>> > libedit rightclick menu
>> > icon tooltips
>> > gerber and drill file menu
>> > main kicad hotkey icon menu
>> > fixes several tooltip phrases like "Opens a new schematic" into "Open
>> > new
>> > schematic sheet"
>> > few more menues and sub menus here and there (see git log for details).
>> >
>> > Beside makes many icons more effective, this massive patch is trying to
>> > rise the quality of the kicad UI. Few examples are:
>> > write all words in a menu  with capital letter. Tooltip sentence should
>> > start with capital letter.
>> > do not end a menu item is with a dot "."
>> > do not use "the" or "a" when possible for both tooltip and menu item
>> > use consistent and meaninguful text. "Set Language" is better than
>> > "Language".
>> > "Set grid origin" is better than "Set origin point for the grid"
>> > limit use of "..." (this is a debatable issue)
>> > etc.
>> >
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