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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Fabrizio,

I'm fine with the icon changes.  The menu entry changes could use some
improvement.  I'm not sure removing "Run" from the KiCad launcher menu
entries is a good idea.  Generally (at least in most of the applications
that I've looked at), actions are used in menu string when the entry is
an action.  I also think it's probably time to get rid of the old
Eeschema/Pcbnew application names.  Since KiCad normally runs in a
single process, better menu entries might be "Edit Schematic" and "Edit
Board (or PCB)".  New users aren't going to know what Eeschema and
Pcbnew are.

I would also would not refer to the footprint library "table" either.
The word table seems to confuse users.  I know we refer to it as a table
on the developers mailing list but I think users are more comfortable
with "Manage Footprint Libraries".  I am aware that I used table for the
symbol library table dialog menus entry but this is temporary.  Once I
finish the symbol library table remapping code, this dialog will go away
and "Manage Symbol Libraries" will open the symbol library table edit
dialog.

The use of symbol was intentional so I would prefer that it not be
changed.  There was a discussion about this not too long ago and the
consensus was that symbol made the most sense versus component or part.
I realize that component (and part) are used in the source code and most
of the UI strings but I would prefer that we change the UI strings to
symbol for the stable 5 release rather than continue to use component
and/or part.  I will change the source when I get a chance so that the
terminology is coherent between the source and the UI strings.  I know
we still have the module/footprint distinction in the Pcbnew source but
at least all of the UI strings are "footprint".

Cheers,

Wayne

On 8/22/2017 5:47 PM, Fabrizio Tappero wrote:
> Reminder.
> 
> Regards
> Fabrizio
> 
> 
> On Aug 17, 2017 4:42 PM, "Fabrizio Tappero" <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>     Hello,
>     the following patch does the following:
>     1) correct few pcbnew and eeschema menu text entries
>     2) add the library table icon (minor look change)
>     3) delete the redundant word "Run" into the KiCad - Tools menu entry
> 
>     cheers
>     Fabrzio
> 
> 
> 
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