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[jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 24/01/2018 à 16:33, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit :
> Orson,
> 
> Looks fine to me.  I'm not sure how clear the icon will be to users but
> it makes more sense to me than the current icon.  The wording definitely
> makes more sense.  Thanks for fixing this.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Wayne>
> On 1/24/2018 9:28 AM, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
>> I attach a patch that hopefully describes the mode a bit clearer. There
>> is also a new icon to reflect the new logic behind the patch (see the
>> attached imaged for comparison: left is the old icon, right is the
>> proposed icon).
>>
>> Regards,
>> Orson
>>


Looks also fine to me.

However, the sentence:
"Synchronized pin edit mode propagates all pin changes to other units"
should be something like:
"Synchronized pin edit mode propagates all pin changes but pin number change to other units"

Because pin number is specific to each unit.

>> On 01/23/2018 05:09 PM, jp charras wrote:
>>> Le 23/01/2018 à 16:55, Maciej Sumiński a écrit :
>>>> On 01/23/2018 04:35 PM, jp charras wrote:
>>>>> 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)
>>>>
>>>> Good point Jean-Pierre. I think the way forward is to rename the button
>>>> from "Disable synchronized pin edit mode" to "Synchronized pin edit
>>>> mode", so the button enabled will represent the active state. Removing
>>>> negations will make the description very clear. We can still keep it
>>>> enabled by default for multi-unit parts with interchangeable units.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Orson
>>>
>>> For me, renaming the button (and slightly changing the icon look to avoid mistakes: the main issue
>>> between versions 4 and 5 and old docs) is the less bad way.
>>>
>>> (I don't know a good way)
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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