gEDA-bug: [ geda-Bugs-1841138 ] gschem: Component dialog buttons are confusing

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Bugs item #1841138, was opened at 2007-11-29 17:39
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Category: gschem
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Peter Brett (peter-b)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: gschem: Component dialog buttons are confusing

Initial Comment:
Currently, the component dialog has three buttons on the bottom row:

- OK
- Apply
- Close

It isn't immediately obvious what the 'OK' and 'Apply' buttons do, and ideally their captions should be changed to make it a little clearer.

One possibility would be:

- OK --> "Hide & Place"
- Apply --> "Place"

However, there is no consensus on the best captioning or behaviour of the buttons, and the last attempt to discuss it on the lists provoked an extended discussion.

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