Thank you for point it out. I am on it.
cheers Fabrizio On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 6:40 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambau...@gmail.com> wrote: > I second this. The biggest offender that I can see is the new library > viewer icon. There are also a few images with a while border around > them as well and the don't look very good with your typical grey toolbar > color. > > On 6/5/2017 8:09 AM, Nick Østergaard wrote: > > I see some buggy icons, they contain a white background which makes > > them look funky. Could you please fix those? See attached. > > > > 2017-05-30 17:17 GMT+02:00 Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com > >: > >> here you go. > >> > >> Fabrizio > >> > >> On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 4:05 PM, Nick Østergaard <oe.n...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> I don't see any patches attached. > >>> > >>> 2017-05-30 14:54 GMT+02:00 Fabrizio Tappero < > fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com>: > >>>> Hello Wayne, > >>>> In attachment you can find a good review of approx 30 icons and a > global > >>>> simplification of approx 30 icons. > >>>> I have also corrected some menu labels. > >>>> > >>>> Since there is a lot of corrected text that is very much related to > >>>> English, it would be great if you could review it before submitting > it. > >>>> A > >>>> not so fun work but I think it will make kicad a much better tool. > >>>> > >>>> I think it would be recommendable to avoid "a" and "the" in button and > >>>> menu > >>>> tooltips. So that it way easier to understand what the button or > tooltip > >>>> is > >>>> about. The use of singular plural is also inconsistent and I tried to > >>>> fix > >>>> it. Please Wayne feel free to make any changes you think is important. > >>>> > >>>> I have also notices that several menus are a little inconstant. I will > >>>> try > >>>> work on it since I think the current kicad UI is very usable but it > >>>> needs > >>>> to be more consistent. > >>>> > >>>> I have tried to fixed a lot of icons so that their meaning is more > >>>> immediate to understand. I have as well started a process of > >>>> simplification > >>>> of many redundant icons. I think it is important that we begin > >>>> simplifing > >>>> the kicad icon set because at the moment is really too large. > >>>> > >>>> Here below a detailed description of the changes. > >>>> > >>>> Cheers > >>>> Fabrizio > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ### Deleted the following icons(deleted: svg, cpp and png): > >>>> edit_component > >>>> edit_part > >>>> move_text > >>>> rotate_field > >>>> rotate_glabel > >>>> rotate_module_cw > >>>> rotate_module_ccw > >>>> rotate_pin > >>>> rotatehlabel > >>>> many_good_icons > >>>> dismiss > >>>> move_track > >>>> move_track_segment > >>>> library2 > >>>> copy_button > >>>> copyblock > >>>> edit_sheet > >>>> icon_text > >>>> pagelayout_new > >>>> sch_new > >>>> rescue_pcbnew > >>>> schematic > >>>> pagelayout_load_default > >>>> gerbview_open_recent_ziparchive_files > >>>> gerbview_open_recent_drill_files > >>>> gerber_recent_files > >>>> pagelayout_recent > >>>> revert_pcbnew > >>>> > >>>> ### Lightly modified icons: > >>>> bom > >>>> autoplace_fields > >>>> flip_board > >>>> duplicate_module > >>>> delete > >>>> new_sch > >>>> new_pcb > >>>> new_component > >>>> general_deletions > >>>> reload > >>>> pagelayout_load > >>>> add_line > >>>> add_entry > >>>> add_tracks > >>>> add_tracks_and_vias > >>>> about > >>>> array_module > >>>> image > >>>> noconn > >>>> add_dashed_line.svg > >>>> add_bus.svg > >>>> scheamatic > >>>> resize_sheet > >>>> eeschema > >>>> netlist > >>>> pagelayout_load_default > >>>> datasheet > >>>> svg_file > >>>> pagelayout_normal_view_mode > >>>> pagelayout_special_view_mode > >>>> unknow > >>>> export > >>>> import > >>>> pcb_update > >>>> pcbnew > >>>> editor > >>>> edit > >>>> directory > >>>> browse_files > >>>> icon_gerbview_small > >>>> post_drill > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ### created few new icons that replace few icons used inproperly > >>>> (created > >>>> svg, cpp, png): > >>>> exchange > >>>> icon > >>>> drag > >>>> rescue > >>>> path > >>>> copy > >>>> new_generic > >>>> recent > >>>> pcbcalculator > >>>> > >>>> ### Corrected some label content. It is important here to be rigorus > >>>> about > >>>> it. Inkscape could > >>>> be a good tool that can be used as reference: > >>>> eescheam rightclick menu > >>>> cvpcb rightclick menu > >>>> pcbnew rightclick menu > >>>> libedit rightclick menu > >>>> icon tooltips > >>>> gerber and drill file menu > >>>> main kicad hotkey icon menu > >>>> fixes several tooltip phrases like "Opens a new schematic" into "Open > >>>> new > >>>> schematic sheet" > >>>> few more menues and sub menus here and there (see git log for > details). > >>>> > >>>> Beside makes many icons more effective, this massive patch is trying > to > >>>> rise the quality of the kicad UI. Few examples are: > >>>> write all words in a menu with capital letter. Tooltip sentence > should > >>>> start with capital letter. > >>>> do not end a menu item is with a dot "." > >>>> do not use "the" or "a" when possible for both tooltip and menu item > >>>> use consistent and meaninguful text. "Set Language" is better than > >>>> "Language". > >>>> "Set grid origin" is better than "Set origin point for the grid" > >>>> limit use of "..." (this is a debatable issue) > >>>> etc. > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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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