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[Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>]

gentle reminder.



On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Fabrizio Tappero
<fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Wayne,
> reviewed the patch and re-submit here. Changes are:
>
> 1) "Edit PCB" is now "Edit PCB Layout"
> 2) "View GERBER" is now "View Gerber Files"
> 3) "Edit Schematic Symbol" is now "Manage Symbol Libraries"
> 4) "Edit Sheet Layout" is now "Edit Page Layout"
> 5) "Convert Bitmap to Footprint" is now "Convert Image"
>
> This should include all the suggestions in this email chain.
> Thanks a lot
> Fabrizio
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 5:00 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>
>> 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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