On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 05:59:00PM -0500, Chris Pavlina wrote: > On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 11:54:09PM +0100, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote: > > Why dont keep it dead simple, but still keeping the KiCAD brand? > > > > I suggest prefix every subprogram with kicad- and then use a either > > extremely well known abbreviation (PCB) or a descriptive english word. > > > > Examples: > > > > eeschema -> kicad-schematics > > pcbnew -> kicad-layouts > > 3d-viewer -> kicad-3d > > gerb-viewer -> kicad-gerbers > > whatever -> kicad-whatever > > .... > > > > Self explaining names that are easy to use standalone as well as names that > > will not make a new users scoff and works well as binary filenames. > > Yes, I like this. I was talking about the names in the UI, mostly - this > is a good companion to that. > > > > > I really dislike having entirely different names for the binary and the > > shortcut-key/desktop-shortcut like ubuntu and their decision to have > > "Document Viewer" as the name for evince etc. > > Agreed. >
Sorry for being so late... For what is worth my opinion, I strongly agree to both. BTW: apart from screenshots texts, search & replace can do miracles on all documentation in every language... -- Marco Ciampa I know a joke about UDP, but you might not get it. ------------------------ GNU/Linux User #78271 FSFE fellow #364 ------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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
