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[Michael Kavanagh <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I have attached an updated patch, reverting back to the "Append"
terminology. I will look into transitioning over to using "worksheet" but
this looks like a fairly big task.

Regards,
Michael

On 29 August 2017 at 09:35, Michael Kavanagh <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Hi Orson,
>
> I used that term because I felt it was more 'user friendly' than append. I
> shall attach an updated patch when I get the chance hopefully tonight.
>
> Following from Olivers message on "[PATCH] minor icon improvements", I
> noticed the KiCad manager uses the term "Worksheet layout editor" in the
> tooltip for the page layout editor in the main toolbar. Do people prefer
> the term "Page layout" or "worksheet"? I prefer the latter as in my opinion
> its more succinct and less likely to confuse "page layout" with "page
> settings". I can include the changes to using "worksheet" in the same patch
> if you think this is a good idea.
>
> Regards,
> Michael
>
> On 29 August 2017 at 08:16, Maciej Sumiński <maciej.suminski@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> Thank you for your contribution. I like the changes, but I would keep
>> 'Append' rather than 'Import'. In my opinion it is a better description
>> for the action.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Orson
>>
>> On 08/27/2017 11:12 PM, Michael Kavanagh wrote:
>> > Dear All,
>> > I am a university EEE student looking to start contributing to the KiCad
>> > project. I have little/no experience with such large coding projects so
>> am
>> > starting small. Through my summer internships I have gained some good
>> > experience with "Enterprise Class" EDA tools.
>> > Please find attached my first small patch with some UI improvements for
>> the
>> > page layout editor.
>> > Hopefully this is okay. Please let me know if there is anything I need
>> to
>> > change.
>> > Kind regards,
>> > Michael
>> >
>> >
>> >
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