I see some buggy icons, they contain a white background which makes them look funky. Could you please fix those? See attached.
2017-05-30 17:17 GMT+02:00 Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com>: > here you go. > > Fabrizio > > On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 4:05 PM, Nick Østergaard <oe.n...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I don't see any patches attached. >> >> 2017-05-30 14:54 GMT+02:00 Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com>: >> > Hello Wayne, >> > In attachment you can find a good review of approx 30 icons and a global >> > simplification of approx 30 icons. >> > I have also corrected some menu labels. >> > >> > Since there is a lot of corrected text that is very much related to >> > English, it would be great if you could review it before submitting it. >> > A >> > not so fun work but I think it will make kicad a much better tool. >> > >> > I think it would be recommendable to avoid "a" and "the" in button and >> > menu >> > tooltips. So that it way easier to understand what the button or tooltip >> > is >> > about. The use of singular plural is also inconsistent and I tried to >> > fix >> > it. Please Wayne feel free to make any changes you think is important. >> > >> > I have also notices that several menus are a little inconstant. I will >> > try >> > work on it since I think the current kicad UI is very usable but it >> > needs >> > to be more consistent. >> > >> > I have tried to fixed a lot of icons so that their meaning is more >> > immediate to understand. I have as well started a process of >> > simplification >> > of many redundant icons. I think it is important that we begin >> > simplifing >> > the kicad icon set because at the moment is really too large. >> > >> > Here below a detailed description of the changes. >> > >> > Cheers >> > Fabrizio >> > >> > >> > ### Deleted the following icons(deleted: svg, cpp and png): >> > edit_component >> > edit_part >> > move_text >> > rotate_field >> > rotate_glabel >> > rotate_module_cw >> > rotate_module_ccw >> > rotate_pin >> > rotatehlabel >> > many_good_icons >> > dismiss >> > move_track >> > move_track_segment >> > library2 >> > copy_button >> > copyblock >> > edit_sheet >> > icon_text >> > pagelayout_new >> > sch_new >> > rescue_pcbnew >> > schematic >> > pagelayout_load_default >> > gerbview_open_recent_ziparchive_files >> > gerbview_open_recent_drill_files >> > gerber_recent_files >> > pagelayout_recent >> > revert_pcbnew >> > >> > ### Lightly modified icons: >> > bom >> > autoplace_fields >> > flip_board >> > duplicate_module >> > delete >> > new_sch >> > new_pcb >> > new_component >> > general_deletions >> > reload >> > pagelayout_load >> > add_line >> > add_entry >> > add_tracks >> > add_tracks_and_vias >> > about >> > array_module >> > image >> > noconn >> > add_dashed_line.svg >> > add_bus.svg >> > scheamatic >> > resize_sheet >> > eeschema >> > netlist >> > pagelayout_load_default >> > datasheet >> > svg_file >> > pagelayout_normal_view_mode >> > pagelayout_special_view_mode >> > unknow >> > export >> > import >> > pcb_update >> > pcbnew >> > editor >> > edit >> > directory >> > browse_files >> > icon_gerbview_small >> > post_drill >> > >> > >> > >> > ### created few new icons that replace few icons used inproperly >> > (created >> > svg, cpp, png): >> > exchange >> > icon >> > drag >> > rescue >> > path >> > copy >> > new_generic >> > recent >> > pcbcalculator >> > >> > ### Corrected some label content. It is important here to be rigorus >> > about >> > it. Inkscape could >> > be a good tool that can be used as reference: >> > eescheam rightclick menu >> > cvpcb rightclick menu >> > pcbnew rightclick menu >> > libedit rightclick menu >> > icon tooltips >> > gerber and drill file menu >> > main kicad hotkey icon menu >> > fixes several tooltip phrases like "Opens a new schematic" into "Open >> > new >> > schematic sheet" >> > few more menues and sub menus here and there (see git log for details). >> > >> > Beside makes many icons more effective, this massive patch is trying to >> > rise the quality of the kicad UI. Few examples are: >> > write all words in a menu with capital letter. Tooltip sentence should >> > start with capital letter. >> > do not end a menu item is with a dot "." >> > do not use "the" or "a" when possible for both tooltip and menu item >> > use consistent and meaninguful text. "Set Language" is better than >> > "Language". >> > "Set grid origin" is better than "Set origin point for the grid" >> > limit use of "..." (this is a debatable issue) >> > etc. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > >
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