On 10/14/2014 4:43 PM, Brian Sidebotham wrote: > On 13 October 2014 17:22, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 10/12/2014 9:14 PM, Mark Roszko wrote: >>> Very minor but the main KiCAD window calls it "Schematic Library >>> Editor", eeschema calls it "Library Editor" and the window itself is >>> "Parts Library Editor". >>> >>> Can the name be standardized? >>> >>> It might be better to just call it "Component Library Editor" because >>> that's what the schematic symbols are called instead of Parts. Just >>> like PCB Footprint Editor is for Footprints. >>> >> >> The easy answer to your question is yes, the naming can and should be >> consistent. The hard part of your question is consistently what? This >> topic has been thoroughly discussed before. You will find there is >> really no consensus. Personally, I prefer symbol. When I think of >> parts or components, I think of the physical objects themselves. I >> don't actually place a resistor or an IC in a schematic. I place a >> symbolic representation of that component in my schematic. Dick's >> preference was part and he had valid justifications for his preference. >> He even renamed some of the Eeschema code object names from COMPONENT >> to PART. I really don't have a strong preference, that's why I never >> pushed the issue. I doubt you are going to get a consensus on this >> issue. You'll have to pick a term and live with the unhappy developers >> and users. Welcome to open source programming :). > > I think the manual should probably be the defacto standard, or at > least the first place to look in these inconsistency issues. The > manual uses component throughout and indeed Component name in the UI > Component properties dialog. All the screenshots show Component too. > If eeschema has changed these, they should be changed back. If a > change is made, it'll have to also be rippled through the > documentation which is a very heavy change and that in turn may cause > the translators a headache too. > > Part is not a good candidate because, as per the manual we already > have something designated a part and that is essentially the > individual "gates" in the multi-gate IC. I find the description of > parts per package a bit weird, it should really be "Number of parts > per component" and "Parts in component locked (cannot be swapped)"
Actually the term "Unit" is used for UI strings not parts. This is a case of the documentation lagging the code changes. I made that change a while ago in response to a bug report about naming consistency and confusing terminology. I believe I changed everything concerning components with multiple sub-units. If I missed anything, please let me know and I will fix it. > > Of course,it looks like the manual and editor are out-of-sync as the > library editor refers to parts as units and components as parts. It > can get so confusing when the two are not in sync! It'll take longer > to fix the documentation compared to fixing the code most likely. > > I would call it "Schematic Library Editor" or else "Component Library > Editor", the latter probably being more accurate. I fine with changing the UI strings to use the term component. > > I also don't have a strong opinion, but consistency is key. > > Best Regards, > > Brian. > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
