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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

2018-01-06 14:15 GMT+01:00 Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx>:

> +1
>
> And I like Oliver’s proposed icons.  I’d suggest two further changes
> though:
>
> 1) The schematic icon (which Oliver didn’t change) should really use the
> default colours (dark red symbols, green wires).  Then there’s a stronger
> tie-in with the libedit icon.
>
> 2) I think I’d drop the dimensions from the modedit icon, and change the
> pad colour to the default (yellow).
>

The default pad color is not yellow, that is only what you see for THT
pads. Default pad color is green for bottom and red for top copper


>
> 3) Projects should use the current New Project icon, rather than the
> application icon.
>

I have considered to submit a patch for this for some time, but I guess it
is an appropiate time to do this with a major version bump.


>
> 4) Both the New Project and New Project from Template icons should get
> yellow “new” star.
>
> 5) New Footprint in modedit also needs the star, and the star on New
> Symbol in libedit made more prominent.
>
> Cheers,
> Jeff.
>
>
> On 6 Jan 2018, at 12:30, Oliver Walters <oliver.henry.walters@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> I think there is a need to tweak the libedit and modedit icons, as
> identified below:
>
> <Selection_006.png>
>
> <Selection_007.png>
>
> 1. The blue 'textured' background is out of place with the other icons
> 2. They are very cluttered and hard to read
> 3. Weirdly specific callout of dimensions and part names (out of character
> with other icons)
>
> Further, I think that the pcbnew icon could be adjusted slightly to make
> it look a bit more like a PCB
>
> Even as someone who uses KiCad on a regular basis I find myself double
> checking which icon I am about to click on (and still getting it wrong half
> of the time).
>
> Below is a **suggestion** of some improvements. I am not trying to back
> my own horse here, I'd be happy for anyone else to suggest a better design
> for any of these. But I feel that changing these icons would be a good
> improvement to make before the v5 release. There have been many people
> complaining about these icons in particular, both here and on the user
> forums.
>
> <Selection_008.png>
>
> Is this a worthwhile endeavor, or are people attached to the weird blue
> icons?
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