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[Eldar Khayrullin <eldar.khayrullin@xxxxxxx>]

Hello.
Maybe it is right to use "Actions" instead "Run" in menu entry.

В Вторник, 29 авг. 2017 в 11:05 , Fabrizio Tappero 
<fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx> написал:
> Hi Wayne,
> it sound good.
> I think "Run" should go and I think "Edit Schematic" in place of "Run 
> Eeschema" is a great step up.
>
> The considerations about the use of the words "Symbol" and "Table" 
> sound good too.
>
> I changed the patch accordingly and resubmitted here. Just as 
> reference, this is what I came up with:
>
> -    Run Eeschema
> +   Edit Schematic
>
> -    Run Library Editor
> +   Edit Schematic Symbol
>
> -    Run Pcbnew
> +   Edit PCB
>
> -    Run Footprint Editor
> +   Edit PCB Footprint
>
> -    Run Gerbview
> +   View GERBER
>
> -    Run Bitmap2Component
> +   Convert Bitmap to Footprint
>
> -    Run Pcb Calculator
> +   Run PCB Calculator
>
> -    Run Page Layout Editor
> +   Edit Sheet Layout
>
> Wayne, please feel free to change the content of this patch as you 
> think it is best.
>
> cheers
> Fabrizio
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 9:00 PM, Wayne Stambaugh 
> <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 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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