- Run Pcbnew + Edit PCB
What about "Edit PCB Layout" orientiert "Edit PCB Design"? Sounds more professional imho. Am 29. August 2017 10:04:19 MESZ schrieb Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com>: >Hi Wayne, >it sound good. >I think "Run" should go and I think "Edit Schematic" in place of "Run >Eeschema" is a great step up. > >The considerations about the use of the words "Symbol" and "Table" >sound >good too. > >I changed the patch accordingly and resubmitted here. Just as >reference, >this is what I came up with: > >- Run Eeschema >+ Edit Schematic > >- Run Library Editor >+ Edit Schematic Symbol > >- Run Pcbnew >+ Edit PCB > >- Run Footprint Editor >+ Edit PCB Footprint > >- Run Gerbview >+ View GERBER > >- Run Bitmap2Component >+ Convert Bitmap to Footprint > >- Run Pcb Calculator >+ Run PCB Calculator > >- Run Page Layout Editor >+ Edit Sheet Layout > >Wayne, please feel free to change the content of this patch as you >think it >is best. > >cheers >Fabrizio > > > > > >On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 9:00 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambau...@gmail.com> >wrote: > >> Fabrizio, >> >> I'm fine with the icon changes. The menu entry changes could use >some >> improvement. I'm not sure removing "Run" from the KiCad launcher >menu >> entries is a good idea. Generally (at least in most of the >applications >> that I've looked at), actions are used in menu string when the entry >is >> an action. I also think it's probably time to get rid of the old >> Eeschema/Pcbnew application names. Since KiCad normally runs in a >> single process, better menu entries might be "Edit Schematic" and >"Edit >> Board (or PCB)". New users aren't going to know what Eeschema and >> Pcbnew are. >> >> I would also would not refer to the footprint library "table" either. >> The word table seems to confuse users. I know we refer to it as a >table >> on the developers mailing list but I think users are more comfortable >> with "Manage Footprint Libraries". I am aware that I used table for >the >> symbol library table dialog menus entry but this is temporary. Once >I >> finish the symbol library table remapping code, this dialog will go >away >> and "Manage Symbol Libraries" will open the symbol library table edit >> dialog. >> >> The use of symbol was intentional so I would prefer that it not be >> changed. There was a discussion about this not too long ago and the >> consensus was that symbol made the most sense versus component or >part. >> I realize that component (and part) are used in the source code and >most >> of the UI strings but I would prefer that we change the UI strings to >> symbol for the stable 5 release rather than continue to use component >> and/or part. I will change the source when I get a chance so that >the >> terminology is coherent between the source and the UI strings. I >know >> we still have the module/footprint distinction in the Pcbnew source >but >> at least all of the UI strings are "footprint". >> >> Cheers, >> >> Wayne >> >> On 8/22/2017 5:47 PM, Fabrizio Tappero wrote: >> > Reminder. >> > >> > Regards >> > Fabrizio >> > >> > >> > On Aug 17, 2017 4:42 PM, "Fabrizio Tappero" ><fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com >> > <mailto:fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> > >> > Hello, >> > the following patch does the following: >> > 1) correct few pcbnew and eeschema menu text entries >> > 2) add the library table icon (minor look change) >> > 3) delete the redundant word "Run" into the KiCad - Tools menu >entry >> > >> > cheers >> > Fabrzio >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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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