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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Chris!  You got to this before I had a chance to respond.  We
need to calm down and move forward with the stable 5 release.  Getting
hung up on icon details isn't going to get us anywhere.  I should have
pushed all of the off until v6.  Lesson learned.  Now that it's merged,
I will only accept minor tweaks to existing icons.  If you want to do
any significant icon changes, it will have to wait for v6.

On 01/16/2018 12:15 PM, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> Can't we quit this icon bickering? Opinions are like buttholes, you all
> have one and I'm not the least bit interested in seeing yours.
> 
> This thread is getting _exhausting_. Everyone stop replacing everyone's
> icons constantly, everyone stop nitpicking, everyone just go home and
> find something better to do. Maybe someday we'll be able to hire a
> graphic designer to overhaul our stuff - at which point we need to all
> agree that their word is law. Until then let's just be happy we _have_
> icons.

When I was your age, we didn't even have icons.  All we had were
characters and we liked it! Sorry, couldn't resist! :)

> 
> On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 10:57:12AM +0000, Jörg Hermann wrote:
>> A majority of participants on the ML found the new icons a step forward and we have a commit.
>> We won’t ever reach a point where we can satisfy everybody, so we must live with the democratic majority.
>> All concerns and inputs raised after the commit are sound, valid and wise and should be considered for V6.
>>
>> Again I ask, no beg, everybody to get V5 out of the door and not be distracted by minuscule details like icon design.
>>
>> Don’t get me wrong: UI design is IMPORTANT, icon design is ART and KNOWLEDGE, but in the bigger picture of the pile of work that represents the Kicad project as a whole, it is a rather minor feature. I feel this because Kicad is used by technical driven people, who usually don't care that much about aesthetics, as long as the knob gets the job done.
>>
>> My 2 ct.
>> Jörg
>>
>>
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