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Re: Wording change

 

Thank you, jp,

That was my initial reaction (in the links). Someone pointed out (in another link) that perhaps the other "Outline" could be changed to "Silkscreen" as that is what they said it affected.

Greg S.

> On Nov 19, 2017, at 6:06 AM, jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Le 18/11/2017 à 17:56, Greg Smith a écrit :
>> If I developed a (very very small) patch for this change, would it be potentially accepted?
>> 
>> There was a conversation on the forums about the wording: Use "Outline" instead of "Sketch" to be consistent and clear.
>> 
>> Greg S.
> Hi Greg,
> 
> First, English is not my mother tongue.
> Moreover, in Kicad, "Outline" "contour" and "Sketch" are translated in French by the same word
> ("contour").
> 
> However I am thinking "Outline" instead of "Sketch" is not a good idea, because "Outline" is already
> used in menus.
> "Sketch" is more something like "not filled" or "not solid" graphic lines in Kicad dialogs.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
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