Do all our platforms have an OS default? If so, I agree: nuke the setting entirely.
> On 8 Feb 2018, at 17:42, Andrey Kuznetsov <kandre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > We agree, good job, 24->0 words! > No need to specify something that's already been set system wide. > > On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 8:06 AM, Andy Peters <de...@latke.net > <mailto:de...@latke.net>> wrote: > >> On Feb 8, 2018, at 3:42 AM, Jeff Young <j...@rokeby.ie >> <mailto:j...@rokeby.ie>> wrote: >> >> > … or "Set default text editor and PDF viewer programs to open files from >> > KiCad” >> >> +1 > > One could interpret “open files from KiCad” as being “Open files created by > KiCad.” > > The point I was trying to make, and perhaps wasn’t clear on, is that > applications should never modify operating-system defaults that affect other > applications. Thus saying “open files from (within) KiCad” is unnecessary, as > it is understood that this setting affects performing this operation from > within Kicad only. > > I suppose, further, that this whole thing about choosing which PDF viewer and > which text editor to use is completely unnecessary. Why _wouldn’t_ KiCad open > text files in the OS default text editor? Why _wouldn’t_ you want it to open > PDF files in the OS default PDF viewer? I set those defaults in the OS for a > reason, and I expect applications to uses those defaults. > > -a > > > > >> >> >>> On 8 Feb 2018, at 10:15, Andrey Kuznetsov <kandre...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:kandre...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Wow, that sentence is unnecessarily long. >>> >>> By rephrasing, you can cut that text in half. Also, why is text editor and >>> PDF viewer in the same context? Default text editor and default PDF viewer >>> do not open the same files, is this a context for a Group where those 2 are >>> defined, weird... >>> >>> Telling the user that he "may define" a"Default Text Editor" is redundant, >>> same for favorite, default is better, that's what is seen across many >>> programs, you define a default program to open files, you don't define a >>> favorite program. "These settings" redundant because you are in a settings >>> editor window, duhh. >>> >>> How about "Set default text editor and PDF viewer programs"? >>> >>> If you want to be more explicit: "Set default text editor and PDF viewer >>> programs for use by KiCad" or "Set default text editor and PDF viewer >>> programs to open files from KiCad" >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 8:23 AM, Andy Peters <de...@latke.net >>> <mailto:de...@latke.net>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> > On Feb 7, 2018, at 5:09 AM, Marco Ciampa <ciam...@libero.it >>> > <mailto:ciam...@libero.it>> wrote: >>> > >>> > Hello, >>> > I am not a native english, >>> >>> Your English is better than my Italian! >>> >>> > so I think it is better to ask even for small phrases: >>> > >>> > Here: >>> > >>> > #. type: Plain text >>> > #: kicad.adoc:246 >>> > msgid "" >>> > "You may define your favorite text editor and PDF viewer. These settings >>> > are " >>> > "used whenever you want to open a text or PDF file." >>> > >>> > I would have written it in a more esplicit way like: >>> > >>> > "You may define your favorite text editor and PDF viewer. These settings >>> > are " >>> > "used by KiCad whenever you want to open a text or PDF file from the >>> > inside " >>> > "of any of the KiCad tools." >>> > >>> > Comments? >>> >>> In general, I’m a fan of being as explicit and clear as possible. But, in >>> this case, I think the user should be aware that s/he’s setting something >>> from within Kicad, and as such that setting is only relevant when >>> interacting with a Kicad tool. >>> >>> -a > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> > > > > > -- > Remember The Past, Live The Present, Change The Future > Those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future > [JFK] > > kandre...@gmail.com <mailto:kandre...@gmail.com> > Live Long and Prosper, > Andrey > _______________________________________________ > 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
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