Le 24/01/2018 à 16:33, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit : > Orson, > > Looks fine to me. I'm not sure how clear the icon will be to users but > it makes more sense to me than the current icon. The wording definitely > makes more sense. Thanks for fixing this. > > Cheers, > > Wayne> > On 1/24/2018 9:28 AM, Maciej Sumiński wrote: >> I attach a patch that hopefully describes the mode a bit clearer. There >> is also a new icon to reflect the new logic behind the patch (see the >> attached imaged for comparison: left is the old icon, right is the >> proposed icon). >> >> Regards, >> Orson >>
Looks also fine to me. However, the sentence: "Synchronized pin edit mode propagates all pin changes to other units" should be something like: "Synchronized pin edit mode propagates all pin changes but pin number change to other units" Because pin number is specific to each unit. >> On 01/23/2018 05:09 PM, jp charras wrote: >>> Le 23/01/2018 à 16:55, Maciej Sumiński a écrit : >>>> On 01/23/2018 04:35 PM, jp charras wrote: >>>>> Le 23/01/2018 à 12:18, Maciej Sumiński a écrit : >>>>>> I am trying to find a better description for pin edition coupling in the >>>>>> symbol library editor (the rightmost button on the top toolbar). My >>>>>> proposal is in the attached patch, but perhaps one of our native English >>>>>> speakers can come up with a clearer description. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Orson >>>>> >>>>> Yes, this is a good proposal. >>>>> >>>>> Unfortunately, it is not yet perfect. >>>>> >>>>> For historical reasons, the tool that controls the multiunit pin edit >>>>> mode enables this mode when it >>>>> is disabled (not activated), and disable the multiunit pin edit mode when >>>>> it is activated. >>>>> (because a long time ago, multiunit parts with interchangeable units were >>>>> 99% of symbols, and >>>>> disabling this multiunit pin edit mode (activating the tool) was useful >>>>> for only 1% of symbols ) >>>>> >>>>> For instance, the sentence is not clear: >>>>> "Normally enabled for multiunit parts with interchangeable units." >>>>> If "Normally enabled" is related to the pin edit mode, this is true, but >>>>> the tool is not in >>>>> activated state >>>>> If "Normally enabled" is related to the tool, the sentence is wrong. >>>>> >>>>> Therefore it is really not easy to give a short and understandable >>>>> explanation in a tooltip. >>>>> (unless changing the tool action) >>>> >>>> Good point Jean-Pierre. I think the way forward is to rename the button >>>> from "Disable synchronized pin edit mode" to "Synchronized pin edit >>>> mode", so the button enabled will represent the active state. Removing >>>> negations will make the description very clear. We can still keep it >>>> enabled by default for multi-unit parts with interchangeable units. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Orson >>> >>> For me, renaming the button (and slightly changing the icon look to avoid >>> mistakes: the main issue >>> between versions 4 and 5 and old docs) is the less bad way. >>> >>> (I don't know a good way) >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- Jean-Pierre CHARRAS _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
