On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 09:06:33AM -0400, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > On 3/22/2017 5:32 AM, Fabrizio Tappero wrote: > > hi guys, > > I am looking at some new icons that were introduced in kicad by the > > people who made the related functionalities and at the user experience > > in general. If any of you guys has any feedback about possible > > (aesthetic) UI improvements I would love to know. > > > > Specifically I am looking at this menu. > > > > Inline image 1 > > > > the section "Chip Name" is a part that I use a lot and I find a little > > "mysterious". Before going further with a possible patch to improve a > > little the usability of it I would like to know if there is any of you > > interesting in giving an opinion. I would love to know from the person > > who made it what exactly is the Chip Name section for. I feel it is not > > so evident to the user. > > I didn't design this but "Chip Name" is the component library name > associated with the schematic component using the current component > library search path. It really should read something like "Component > Library Name". In the not too distant future it should read "Component > Library Identifier" once the symbol library table code is complete.
Minor nitpick, but "library component name". One is a library of components, one is a component in such a library :) > > > > > cheers > > Fabrizio > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
