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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Fabrizio,

Did you submit a revised patch with the suggestions that I made?  I just
looked in the mailing list archives and all I see is the original patch.

Cheers,

Wayne

On 9/12/2017 8:57 AM, Fabrizio Tappero wrote:
> gentle reminder 
> 
> cheers
> Fabrizio
> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 7:12 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto: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 <mailto: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>
>     <mailto: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>>
>     >         > <mailto: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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