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[Simon Küppers <simon.kueppers@xxxxxx>]

-    Run Pcbnew

+   Edit PCB

What about "Edit PCB Layout" orientiert "Edit PCB Design"? Sounds more professional imho. 


Am 29. August 2017 10:04:19 MESZ schrieb Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>:
>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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