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[Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx>]

The function is always the same: save as many sheets as there are.  The only question is how to communicate that to the user.

Your reply sounds like a vote for (a)(ii), although you weren’t specific about the tooltip side of things.

Cheers,
Jeff.


> On 13 Jan 2018, at 19:23, Andrey Kuznetsov <kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> What is the problem with saving ALL schematics in the project that have been edited, whether it's a 1 sheet or heirarchy sheet project?
> Are there times when you only want to save that sheet but not the other sheets? If yes, then maybe add 2 save buttons, save and save all, if not then just the save all button
> 
> I am against using schematic icon with a disk, too much complexity!
> 
> You should simply use:
> Disk icon for Save
> and/or
> Multi-Disk icon for Save All
> 
> There is no purpose in indicating that you want to save a schematic in a schematic application when calling for a Save.
> 
> On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 3:15 AM, Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:jeff@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> The eeschema Save button’s tooltip reads “save schematic project” (emphasis mine).  Because of that, it got the project-with-superimposed-disk in the recent icon update.  I don’t think either of those is optimal.
> 
> There are 3 distinct concepts:
> 
> 1) Kicad projects (containing schematics, PCBs, gerbers, etc.)
> 2) A hierarchy of schematic sheets
> 3) A single schematic sheet
> 
> The differentiation between (2) and (3) is a bit confusing because the eeschema window only deals with (2) while we represent schemas in the file-system at (3).
> 
> But we should make every effort not to conflate (1) with (2).  I think the word “project” should be reserved for use in the context of (1).
> 
> So I can see 4 options for the eeschema Save option:
> 
> a) sidestep the issue and go with the arrow-to-disk icon (a la pcbnew)
> b) use a schematic-with-superimposed-disk icon
> c) use a stacked-schematic-with-superimposed-disk icon (a la the hierarchical-sheet-tool icon)
> d) context-sensitive schematic or stacked-schematic icon
> 
> And a few for the tooltip:
> 
> i) use “save all schematics in hierarchy”
> ii) use “save schematic(s)” 
> iii) make it context-sensitive, reading either “save schematic” or “save all schematics in hierarchy”
> 
> Personally, I think context-sensitivity is appropriate for the tool-tip, but not the icon.  So I’d be inclined to go with (b) or (c) and (iii).
> 
> As an aside, project files (*.pro) are still using the application icon, rather than the Project icon.  That makes the New Project / New Project from Template / Open Project icons harder to understand.
> 
> Cheers,
> Jeff.
> 
> BTW: I’m happy to help fix up any of these issues….
> 
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