On 10 September 2014 20:48, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 9/10/2014 1:54 PM, Tim Hutt wrote: > > On 10 September 2014 10:25, Javier Serrano > > <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > There is a big difference between commercial proprietary > > applications and FOSS applications with no paid labor > > > > > > Definitely true. I think part of the problem is that FOSS developers > > generally develop for themselves, and once someone becomes a developer > > they are hardly a new user! So features for new users don't get much > > attention. > > How are you defining a new user? Are you talking about someone who has > no idea how to design and lay out a printed circuit board or are you > talking about someone who is coming from another electronic design > application? Both ideally. The second is much easier of course. > Judging by some of you comments, it seems like the former. > I agree that KiCad usability could be improved but I am opposed to > adding nagware to the point where all of these things you have proposed > start getting in the way of me getting work done. Yeah, I would advocate a "dismiss all hints" button for experienced users so it doesn't get annoying. > 1. Good software has a manual. Great software doesn't need one. > > I disagree with you on this. The first thing I look for with any new > piece of software with a GUI is the list of keyboard short cuts. If the > I cannot get to the primary functionality of an application without > clicking and pointing, that application will have a short life span on > my computer. Pointing and clicking are only user friendly to users who > are stuck in that paradigm. Sorry, I'm missing what keyboard short-cuts have to do with manuals? > Every object in the schematic or board editor has a context menu > (assuming you know what the right mouse button is used for) that > contains all of the actions that can be performed on that object. > Embedded in the context menu for an object are the hot keys so you don't > have to keep using the context menu which is always slower because it > requires more steps. As it should be!
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