Le 19/11/2017 à 16:36, Greg Smith a écrit :
> Thank you, jp,
> 
> That was my initial reaction (in the links). Someone pointed out (in another 
> link) that perhaps the other "Outline" could be changed to "Silkscreen" as 
> that is what they said it affected.

It depends on the context:
Outline can be board outline (edge cut), or footprint outline (graphic lines) 
(not always the
silkscreen)

> 
> Greg S.
> 
>> On Nov 19, 2017, at 6:06 AM, jp charras <jp.char...@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>>
>>> Le 18/11/2017 à 17:56, Greg Smith a écrit :
>>> If I developed a (very very small) patch for this change, would it be 
>>> potentially accepted?
>>>
>>> There was a conversation on the forums about the wording: Use "Outline" 
>>> instead of "Sketch" to be consistent and clear.
>>>
>>> Greg S.
>> Hi Greg,
>>
>> First, English is not my mother tongue.
>> Moreover, in Kicad, "Outline" "contour" and "Sketch" are translated in 
>> French by the same word
>> ("contour").
>>
>> However I am thinking "Outline" instead of "Sketch" is not a good idea, 
>> because "Outline" is already
>> used in menus.
>> "Sketch" is more something like "not filled" or "not solid" graphic lines in 
>> Kicad dialogs.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
>>


-- 
Jean-Pierre CHARRAS

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