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Le 23/01/2018 à 12:18, Maciej Sumiński a écrit :
> I am trying to find a better description for pin edition coupling in the
> symbol library editor (the rightmost button on the top toolbar). My
> proposal is in the attached patch, but perhaps one of our native English
> speakers can come up with a clearer description.
> 
> Cheers,
> Orson

Yes, this is a good proposal.

Unfortunately, it is not yet perfect.

For historical reasons, the tool that controls the multiunit pin edit mode enables this mode when it
is disabled (not activated), and disable the multiunit pin edit mode when it is activated.
(because a long time ago, multiunit parts with interchangeable units were 99% of symbols, and
disabling this multiunit pin edit mode (activating the tool) was useful for only 1% of symbols )

For instance, the sentence is not clear:
"Normally enabled for multiunit parts with interchangeable units."
If "Normally enabled" is related to the pin edit mode, this is true, but the tool is not in
activated state
If "Normally enabled" is related to the tool, the sentence is wrong.

Therefore it is really not easy to give a short and understandable explanation in a tooltip.
(unless changing the tool action)

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Jean-Pierre CHARRAS