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Re: [RFC] Op-amp symbol icons

 

OK, that is style 6.

Note that the opamp is a bit taller in 6B. This is because the versions
with the 2px output lead have the body 0.5px lower to keep alignment. The
alternative remedy is 6D, where the - is moved down 1px.

Cheers,

John

On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 9:58 AM, Andrey Kuznetsov <kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Can you do B4 body and C2 or B2 +-? except make sure +- don't look like
> they're touching the body.
>
> On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 1:33 AM, Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> Most other icons use a heavier pen width (see the DeMorgan symbols, pin
>> graphics, etc.), which would favour the B column.
>>
>> I like the wider stance of the input pins in row 4.
>>
>> BTW, the new black-and-white 16x16 icons for the dialog buttons also
>> suffer from slight blurryness.  I don’t know if they’re worth fixing or
>> not, but if you’re so inclined….
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jeff.
>>
>>
>> On 25 Jul 2018, at 15:05, John Beard <john.j.beard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> The pixel alignment of the op-amp icons looks a bit fuzzy compared to
>> the other newer icons. These are not the only misaligned icons, but
>> they are a very prominent set of them.
>>
>> The problem is that both:
>>
>> 1) The lines are not on the pixel grid
>> 2) The lines are not a whole number of pixels wide.
>>
>> If this *were* to be changed so horizontal lines are sharp, the icons
>> have to be modified. However, going up to 2px or down to 1px line
>> width changes the feel a bit.
>>
>> Attached are some options (for the full size op-amp icons at 26px). If
>> a consensus or executive decision ever emerges, I will produce a patch
>> for the op-amp icons in that style.
>>
>> Personally, my "vote" is 2A, or 5A for icons where the symbol is
>> smaller, like "copycomponent".
>>
>> List of icons affected for reference:
>>
>> add_component.svg
>> copycomponent.svg
>> edit_cmp_symb_links.svg
>> edit_comp_footprint.svg
>> edit_comp_ref.svg
>> edit_comp_value.svg
>> edit_component.svg
>> edit_part.svg
>> export_part.svg
>> field_properties.svg
>> hidden_pin.svg
>> icon_libedit.svg
>> import_cmp_from_lib.svg
>> import_part.svg
>> libedit.svg
>> new_component.svg
>> new_cvpcb.svg
>> part_properties.svg
>> save_part.svg
>> save_part_in_mem.svg
>>
>> Yours, bike-sheddingly,
>>
>> John
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