I second this. The biggest offender that I can see is the new library viewer icon. There are also a few images with a while border around them as well and the don't look very good with your typical grey toolbar color.
On 6/5/2017 8:09 AM, Nick Østergaard wrote: > 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 >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ 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