No matter what they are called, it should be *one* thing. Currently there seems to be a few options.
Schematic items - symbol / chip / component PCB item - footprint / module / package On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Chris Pavlina <pavlina.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Are we calling them "symbols" now? Internally they are called with > "components" or "parts" depending on whether they are on a schematic... > > On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 03:25:03PM +1300, Simon Wells wrote: > > just a slight segue.... is it not better to refer to symbols rather > > than components? as with the footprints being seperated from the > > symbols i don't see the justification for calling it a component (will > > also require renaming other stuff) > > > > On 23 March 2017 at 12:12, Chris Pavlina <pavlina.ch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 11:53:40PM +0100, Clemens Koller wrote: > > >> Hello, Fabrizio! > > >> > > >> The horizontal + vertical justify radio buttons could possibly be > improved by showing the alignment visually as it's done in [1] by using a 3 > x 3 radio button matrix. It can also reduce the number of clicks to 1 to > adjust hor + vert simultaneously. > > >> > > >> The timestamp is not human readable. It seems strange to me to dump > it as hex-number on the UI. (WTF!?) > > > > > > I'm struggling to think of a use for this. Maybe for power users, to > > > jump quickly to the component in the raw sch file by searching for it - > > > but why not just search for the reference? > > > > > > I wonder how many people would complain if I took that out. > > > > > >> > > >> The Component/Chip Name thingy seems to be lost a bit on the lower > left. Maybe some sorting of the elements based on the usage/setup procedure > as well as logic dependency could do some good. > > >> > > >> Regards, > > >> > > >> Clemens > > >> > > >> [1] https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/File:WG9-9.png > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On 2017-03-22 10:32, Fabrizio Tappero wrote: > > >> > hi guys, > > >> > I am looking at some new icons that were introduced in kicad by the > people who made the related functionalities and at the user experience in > general. If any of you guys has any feedback about possible (aesthetic) UI > improvements I would love to know. > > >> > > > >> > Specifically I am looking at this menu. > > >> > > > >> > Inline image 1 > > >> > > > >> > the section "Chip Name" is a part that I use a lot and I find a > little "mysterious". Before going further with a possible patch to improve > a little the usability of it I would like to know if there is any of you > interesting in giving an opinion. I would love to know from the person who > made it what exactly is the Chip Name section for. I feel it is not so > evident to the user. > > >> > > > >> > cheers > > >> > Fabrizio > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > >> > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > >> > > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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