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Re: [RFC] Op-amp symbol icons
No, looks like I just missed deleting it.
> On 28 Jul 2018, at 23:01, John Beard <john.j.beard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi Jeff,
>
> Thanks for the heads up, makes life easier with fewer icons!
>
> Looks like bitmaps_png/sources/edit_component.svg still exists,
> though. Is that intentional?
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> Cheers,
>
> John
>
> On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 11:39 AM, Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi John,
>>
>> Just an update on the opamp icon list. These icons:
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>> 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:
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>> 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:
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>> 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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