Are we calling them "symbols" now? Internally they are called with "components" or "parts" depending on whether they are on a schematic...
On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 03:25:03PM +1300, Simon Wells wrote: > just a slight segue.... is it not better to refer to symbols rather > than components? as with the footprints being seperated from the > symbols i don't see the justification for calling it a component (will > also require renaming other stuff) > > On 23 March 2017 at 12:12, Chris Pavlina <pavlina.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 11:53:40PM +0100, Clemens Koller wrote: > >> Hello, Fabrizio! > >> > >> The horizontal + vertical justify radio buttons could possibly be improved > >> by showing the alignment visually as it's done in [1] by using a 3 x 3 > >> radio button matrix. It can also reduce the number of clicks to 1 to > >> adjust hor + vert simultaneously. > >> > >> The timestamp is not human readable. It seems strange to me to dump it as > >> hex-number on the UI. (WTF!?) > > > > I'm struggling to think of a use for this. Maybe for power users, to > > jump quickly to the component in the raw sch file by searching for it - > > but why not just search for the reference? > > > > I wonder how many people would complain if I took that out. > > > >> > >> The Component/Chip Name thingy seems to be lost a bit on the lower left. > >> Maybe some sorting of the elements based on the usage/setup procedure as > >> well as logic dependency could do some good. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Clemens > >> > >> [1] https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/File:WG9-9.png > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 2017-03-22 10:32, 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. > >> > > >> > cheers > >> > Fabrizio > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
