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[Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi John,

Just an update on the opamp icon list.  These icons:

copycomponent.svg
edit_component.svg
edit_part.svg
import_cmp_from_lib.svg
save_part.svg
save_part_in_mem.svg

no longer exist.

Cheers,
Jeff.


> On 26 Jul 2018, at 09:33, 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 <mailto: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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