Re: [Kicad-developers] terms clarification

Hi Andy, Thank you for your clear reply. I also worked for more than 40 years in the professional side of electronics, so I will say that I can be biased by that fact. I see that you’re using “symbol” and I agree wit that. The schematic use symbols. In my work life (mostly in two different

Re: [Kicad-developers] terms clarification

> On Nov 25, 2017, at 10:55 AM, Jean-Paul Louis wrote: > > Andy, > > I disagree with your statement that component and part are the same thing. > > A component is a term used for the generic part, like a 10k resistor, a 7474 > digital IC, a 741 op amp, etc.. > A part on

Re: [Kicad-developers] terms clarification

> Am 25.11.2017 um 18:55 schrieb Jean-Paul Louis: > Andy, > > I disagree with your statement that component and part are the same > thing. I can't see that Andy has stated that. I see more a different definition than yours about the difference of part and component. But I also disagree on the

Re: [Kicad-developers] terms clarification

Andy, I disagree with your statement that component and part are the same thing. A component is a term used for the generic part, like a 10k resistor, a 7474 digital IC, a 741 op amp, etc.. A part on the opposite side is a one to one relationship, unique to a single supplier. So you cannot

Re: [Kicad-developers] terms clarification

On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 09:15:12PM -0700, Andy Peters wrote: > > On Nov 22, 2017, at 7:53 AM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > > > > On 11/22/2017 08:42 AM, jp charras wrote: > >> Le 22/11/2017 à 14:28, Marco Ciampa a écrit : > >>> On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 08:14:02AM -0500, Wayne

Re: [Kicad-developers] terms clarification

> On Nov 22, 2017, at 7:53 AM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > > On 11/22/2017 08:42 AM, jp charras wrote: >> Le 22/11/2017 à 14:28, Marco Ciampa a écrit : >>> On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 08:14:02AM -0500, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: The devs discussed this some time ago and the

Re: [Kicad-developers] terms clarification

These are the accepted terms and should be used for UI strings. At some point when I have nothing better to do, I will update the source code terminology so that these two terms are used everywhere. On 11/22/2017 08:31 AM, Oliver Walters wrote: > +1 for "symbol" and "footprint" > > On Thu, Nov

Re: [Kicad-developers] terms clarification

On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 02:42:05PM +0100, jp charras wrote: > Le 22/11/2017 à 14:28, Marco Ciampa a écrit : > > On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 08:14:02AM -0500, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > >> The devs discussed this some time ago and the general consensus is that > >> symbol is the preferred term. I've

Re: [Kicad-developers] terms clarification

Le 22/11/2017 à 14:28, Marco Ciampa a écrit : > On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 08:14:02AM -0500, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: >> The devs discussed this some time ago and the general consensus is that >> symbol is the preferred term. I've already started converting the UI >> strings to use the term symbol.

Re: [Kicad-developers] terms clarification

I wonder if there is a distinction in naming an instance and its model, like object vs class in C++. On 11/22/2017 02:31 PM, Oliver Walters wrote: > +1 for "symbol" and "footprint" > > On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 12:28 AM, Marco Ciampa wrote: > >> On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at

Re: [Kicad-developers] terms clarification

+1 for "symbol" and "footprint" On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 12:28 AM, Marco Ciampa wrote: > On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 08:14:02AM -0500, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > > The devs discussed this some time ago and the general consensus is that > > symbol is the preferred term. I've already

Re: [Kicad-developers] terms clarification

On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 08:14:02AM -0500, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > The devs discussed this some time ago and the general consensus is that > symbol is the preferred term. I've already started converting the UI > strings to use the term symbol. I'm sure there are UI strings that I > missed. If

Re: [Kicad-developers] terms clarification

The devs discussed this some time ago and the general consensus is that symbol is the preferred term. I've already started converting the UI strings to use the term symbol. I'm sure there are UI strings that I missed. If you find them, please let me know so I can correct them. Cheers, Wayne

[Kicad-developers] terms clarification

Hello devs, sorry for boring with (what seems to be) trivial things... In the KiCad program the terms "part" and "component" are used extensively in a way that seems to be equivalent. Are these terms really synonimous? If this is the case, why not settle for _one_ term to semplify life to