On Sun, Jan 07, 2018 at 01:01:08AM +0000, Andrey Kuznetsov wrote: > FYI, the 5th and last icons from the left do not convey what they are about. > > Perhaps you could add the word "Gerber" at the top portion of the icon and > remove that stupid magnifying glass.
I agree, remove the magnifying glass and hand it to me --- I'll need it to read the full words you want in the icons... > > The worksheet layout shouldn't have a schematic in gray color in it, why is > there a schematic in an empty worksheet layout editor? It's not a schematic > editor... > I'm not sure what the best icon would look like to represent a worksheet > layout editor. > > On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 4:24 PM, Oliver Walters < > oliver.henry.walt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have attached a patchset which performs the following: > > > > 1. Revert libedit icon to previous version > > 2. Revert modedit icon to previous version > > 3. Updates pcbnew icon to look more like a PCB > > 4. Update colors of eeschema icon > > 5. Various (almost imperceptible) tweaks to a number of icons to fix > > graphic alignment issues > > > > Here is a screenshot of the updated icons: > > > > > > [image: Inline image 2] > > > > > > [image: Inline image 1] > > > > On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 8:34 AM, Oliver Walters < > > oliver.henry.walt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On 7 Jan 2018 05:04, "Chris Pavlina" <pavlina.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> I wish we had something resembling a policy for icons. It seems like > >> someone always wants to change them. We had decent icons for these > >> _before_, and then someone submitted new ones, and they were accepted > >> because... I don't know? Many of the new icons are really ambiguous and > >> kind of useless. Shouldn't have been merged. > >> > >> > >> This is why I'm pushing for *a* change and not *my* change, I remember > >> how the argument went last time, before they were silently merged. > >> > >> I also note that there is a lack of consistency between similar icons. > >> e.g. there are many icons which incorporate an arrow but the style/shape of > >> the arrows varies. > >> > >> For the record, I like these proposed ones. They bring back the ability > >> to recognize them at a glance. > >> > >> On Sat, Jan 06, 2018 at 05:52:49PM +0000, kristoffer Ödmark wrote: > >> > I would love to see improved icons, I still never get used to them so i > >> read > >> > the tooltip, newer know which one is pcb and which one is module editor. > >> > > >> > Luckily most of the time I only need to double click the kicad_pcb file > >> > anyway :) > >> > > >> > > >> > On 2018-01-06 15:08, Nick Østergaard wrote: > >> > > 2018-01-06 14:15 GMT+01:00 Jeff Young <j...@rokeby.ie > >> > > <mailto:j...@rokeby.ie>>: > >> > > > >> > > +1 > >> > > > >> > > And I like Oliver’s proposed icons. I’d suggest two further > >> > > changes though: > >> > > > >> > > 1) The schematic icon (which Oliver didn’t change) should really > >> > > use the default colours (dark red symbols, green wires). Then > >> > > there’s a stronger tie-in with the libedit icon. > >> > > > >> > > 2) I think I’d drop the dimensions from the modedit icon, and > >> > > change the pad colour to the default (yellow). > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > The default pad color is not yellow, that is only what you see for THT > >> > > pads. Default pad color is green for bottom and red for top copper > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > 3) Projects should use the current New Project icon, rather than > >> > > the application icon. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > I have considered to submit a patch for this for some time, but I > >> guess > >> > > it is an appropiate time to do this with a major version bump. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > 4) Both the New Project and New Project from Template icons should > >> > > get yellow “new” star. > >> > > > >> > > 5) New Footprint in modedit also needs the star, and the star on > >> > > New Symbol in libedit made more prominent. > >> > > > >> > > Cheers, > >> > > Jeff. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > On 6 Jan 2018, at 12:30, Oliver Walters > >> > > > <oliver.henry.walt...@gmail.com > >> > > > <mailto:oliver.henry.walt...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > > I think there is a need to tweak the libedit and modedit icons, > >> > > > as identified below: > >> > > > > >> > > > <Selection_006.png> > >> > > > > >> > > > <Selection_007.png> > >> > > > > >> > > > 1. The blue 'textured' background is out of place with the other > >> > > > icons > >> > > > 2. They are very cluttered and hard to read > >> > > > 3. Weirdly specific callout of dimensions and part names (out of > >> > > > character with other icons) > >> > > > > >> > > > Further, I think that the pcbnew icon could be adjusted slightly > >> > > > to make it look a bit more like a PCB > >> > > > > >> > > > Even as someone who uses KiCad on a regular basis I find myself > >> > > > double checking which icon I am about to click on (and still > >> > > > getting it wrong half of the time). > >> > > > > >> > > > Below is a /**suggestion**/ of some improvements. I am not > >> trying > >> > > > to back my own horse here, I'd be happy for anyone else to > >> > > > suggest a better design for any of these. But I feel that > >> > > > changing these icons would be a good improvement to make before > >> > > > the v5 release. There have been many people complaining about > >> > > > these icons in particular, both here and on the user forums. > >> > > > > >> > > > <Selection_008.png> > >> > > > > >> > > > Is this a worthwhile endeavor, or are people attached to the > >> > > > weird blue icons? > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >> > > > <https://launchpad.net/%7Ekicad-developers> > >> > > > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > >> > > > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > >> > > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >> > > > <https://launchpad.net/%7Ekicad-developers> > >> > > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >> > > > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >> > > <https://launchpad.net/%7Ekicad-developers> > >> > > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > >> > > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > >> > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >> > > <https://launchpad.net/%7Ekicad-developers> > >> > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >> > > <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 > > > > > > > -- > Remember The Past, Live The Present, Change The Future > Those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the > future [JFK] > > kandre...@gmail.com > Live Long and Prosper, > Andrey _______________________________________________ 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
