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[Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>]

gentle reminder

cheers
Fabrizio


On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 7:12 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> 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@
> gmail.com>>>
> >         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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