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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey John,

Are you sure the new icons aren't on the right?  The ones on the left
look blurry to me.  Either may eyes are totally gone or the icons on the
right are the aligned ones.

Cheers,

Wayne

On 3/19/2019 3:43 PM, John Beard wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I plan to pixel align the module icons in Pcbnew, as they are
> currently blurry (and not even consistently blurry) - they're probably
> the worst offenders left for blurriness. Getting these aligned at 26px
> will be a good step towards hiDPI-aware scalable icons, as they will
> also be aligned at 2x resolution.
> 
> However, due to a quirk of the number 26, it's impossible to have the
> current fat-ish pins, keep the pins and module centred in the icon,
> and have 3 pins to a side, and keep them all pixel aligned (which is
> why even the most-sharp current icon has blurry middle pins). So the
> pins are now a bit skinnier. Hence a quick check that these icons are
> acceptable.
> 
> Comparison image attached (new icons on left). I haven't changed any
> metaphors or the pin colours.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> John
> 
> 
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