On Jun 7, 2014, at 11:01 AM, Jean-Paul Louis <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Jean-Pierre, > > Thanks for your prompt reply. > I did rebuild with the switch as you suggested, and it works for all the > menus items but one. > The kicad sub-menu stays without icons. > | > | > <PastedGraphic-4.png> <PastedGraphic-5.png> > > Maybe now I am asking for too much. > > Jean-Paul > AC9GH > > > > On Jun 7, 2014, at 10:15 AM, Jean-Paul Louis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Could this be a run-time config option (Preference setting) instead of a >> build option? >> That way we would please everyone. >> >> I know that OS X usually does not have those, but I like icons in menu, and >> I will live without it. >> Just looking at the manual, I was surprised no to have them, so I thought >> that it could have been an oversight. >> >> My $0.02, >> Jean-Paul >> AC9GH >> >> On Jun 7, 2014, at 7:11 AM, Nick Østergaard <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello >>> >>> I am no an OSX user, but I know that OSX generally don't use these >>> menu icons. It is also described in [1], see the section "Using Icons >>> in Menus". >>> >>> I have also seen in Gnome 3 that it has been removed. I cann't see the >>> menus in my Gnome setup, even though I try to enable it via gconf. >>> >>> I don't like this, I like the icons in the menu, they make it easier >>> to find the wanted menu entry by looking at these small pictograms. >>> IMO this is a matter of fact that some designers don't actually use >>> their computer. >>> >>> [1] >>> https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/userexperience/conceptual/applehiguidelines/Menus/Menus.html >>> >>> 2014-06-07 10:15 GMT+02:00 jp charras <[email protected]>: >>>> Le 07/06/2014 07:00, Jean-Paul Louis a écrit : >>>>> I did not pay attention to it until I reread the KiCad Manual tonight. >>>>> Here is the capture of the kicad menu on my Mac (OS X 10.9.3) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Here is the copy of the Manual. We can see that the Mac is missing the >>>>> Icons. I do not know if this is normal, or something that needs to be >>>>> sorted out by the KiCad OS X gurus. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jean-Paul >>>>> AC9GH >>>> >>>> This is optional. >>>> >>>> You can run cmake with option -DUSE_IMAGES_IN_MENUS=ON >>>> >>>> the default is OFF for OSX and ON for other systems (due to some OS X >>>> guru but not KiCad guru) >>>> >>>> I do not know if this is a bad or good option (I am not an OSX user). >>>> OSX users could give their opinion about this option. >>>> >>>> (see CMakeLists.txt, line 276) >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
