I have just pushed the patch with Jean-Pierre remark regarding pin numbering applied. Thank you all for comments.
Regards, Orson On 01/24/2018 05:07 PM, jp charras wrote: > 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 >> > >
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