I think the in/out axis is more important than the left/right axis. So your suggestion would be an improvement.
> On 16 Jan 2018, at 11:40, Oliver Walters <oliver.henry.walt...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I think you are all correct. During my revamp of the icons I tried to achieve > two things: > > 1. Differentiate between import and export based on arrow direction > (generally import arrows are right to left, and export are left to right) > 2. Place import icons on the left, and export on the right (following the > "flow" outlined in 1) > > However this means that both arrows are effectively flowing "out of" the > document. > > I think that if the import icons are moved to the right hand side, then they > will then look like they are flowing "into" the document. > > Thoughts? > > On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 9:10 PM, Jeff Young <j...@rokeby.ie > <mailto:j...@rokeby.ie>> wrote: > FWIW, I also agree that the current import arrow is backwards. > > > On 16 Jan 2018, at 07:11, Marco Ciampa <ciam...@libero.it > > <mailto:ciam...@libero.it>> wrote: > > > > Hi Oliver, your thoughts? > > > > On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 09:09:48AM +0100, jp charras wrote: > >> Le 15/01/2018 à 08:51, Marco Ciampa a écrit : > >>> Hi Oliver, > >>> about the bikeshedding thing I am not even a developer and I have the > >>> audacity to say my thoughts about the icons!!! > >>> > >>> Follows my 0.0000002 euro cents > >>> > >>> My very humble opinion is that the import icon is not that clear and can > >>> be improved alot in this way: just change the direction and position of > >>> the arrow, the colour could stay as it is, it doesn't matter. > >>> > >>> I mean that the export icon is (almost) ok since it represent what I > >>> expect in an "export" icon: the "out" direction is clear: just describe > >>> an arrow that points _out_ of a document. > >>> > >>> Similarly the import icon should represent the "in" direction: and arrow > >>> that point _into_ a document, not another arrow pointing out of the same > >>> document but with a different color... > >> > >> I fully agree... > >> > >>> > >>> I mean (ascii art: see it with a monospaced font): > >>> > >>> Export: > >>> > >>> |--------| > >>> | | |\ > >>> | |---| \ > >>> | | \ > >>> | | / > >>> | |---| / > >>> | | |/ > >>> |--------| > >>> > >>> Import: > >>> > >>> |--------| > >>> | |\ | > >>> |---| \ | > >>> | \ | > >>> | / | > >>> |---| / | > >>> | |/ | > >>> |--------| > >>> > >>> > >>> I think this is much clearer... > >>> > >>> -- > >>> > >>> > >>> Marco Ciampa > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >> <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > >> <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >> <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >> <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> > > > > -- > > > > > > Marco Ciampa > > > > I know a joke about UDP, but you might not get it. > > > > ------------------------ > > > > GNU/Linux User #78271 > > FSFE fellow #364 > > > > ------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> > >
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