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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 8/29/2017 12:44 PM, Simon Küppers wrote:
> -    Run Pcbnew
> 
> +   Edit PCB
> 
> What about "Edit PCB Layout" orientiert "Edit PCB Design"? Sounds more
> professional imho.

I'm fine with "Edit PCB Layout".

> 
> 
> 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 <mailto: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>
>         > <mailto: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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