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Improve images and screenshots
I suppose we could do a better job at keeping images consistent with each other in a single document, and updated with the latest KiCad version. My proposals:
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Icons can be exported directly from the KiCad sources. Currently they are either mixed with screenshots under
src/<DOCUMENT>/images/or in a separatesrc/<DOCUMENT>/images/icons. Proposal: move all of them undersrc/iconsto avoid duplication and make sure they keep their original name. -
The screenshots are usually arbitrary, so updating them while keeping the meaning isn't easy. Proposal: use always the same example project, like the hackRF demo. Or a specific board commited here, with all features. That's lot of work.
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Screenshots have names like
100000000000010700000125A4376EBBthat probably date from the ODT export. We could give them proper names.Maybe try to name them with instructions on how they where made like
eeschema-hackrf-con1-contextmenu.png. -
The PDF output sometimes has image DPI inconsistencies that @ciampix addressed in src/AUTHORS_README.adoc, someone should have a look at it.
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Minor subject: OS and window manager inconsistencies.
What are your ideas on these and other subjects?