[Qgis-community-team] New screenshots

[Alexandre Neto]

Some users manual versions ago (2.2 I think), it was considered that it
would be nice to have all screenshots using the same OS, because by that
time there were way to many different OS, zoom levels, etc..., And the
document just looked ugly and poorly formated.

By that time, I have volunteered myself and created/updated most
screenshots using ubuntu, also worked around some setting to stabilize the
images resolution to look good both on the site and in PDF (the reason
behind the 135 dpi recommendation). I have also maintained most of the
screenshots in the 2.6 and 2.8 version. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to do
it for 2.10, an probably wont have time to do it for 2.12 either.

Anyway, I believe that the guidelines are not all mandatory, and like
Richard said, better to have a screenshot with a different OS that not have
a screenshot at all. So I would recomend that people just create the
screenshots following as many guideline as they can. Later, if someone have
time for it, it can be updated for the "default" OS, resolution, etc...

Alexandre Neto

Radim Blazek <radim.blazek at gmail.com> escreveu no dia sex, 23/10/2015 às
09:22:

> Thanks for the info Richard,
>
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Richard Duivenvoorde <richard at duif.net>
> wrote:
> > On 23-10-15 09:49, Radim Blazek wrote:
> >> I want to make some new screenshots so I read guidelines first
> >>
> http://docs.qgis.org/2.8/en/docs/documentation_guidelines/README.html#add-new-screenshots
> >> where I found:
> >>
> >> "same environment for all the screen caps (same OS, same decoration,
> >> same font size)"
> >>
> >> It is impossible to satisfy such requirement for all screenshots,
> >> until there is somebody making all screenshots on the same system.
> >>
> >> So what are realistic guidelines? Is there some preferred
> >> OS/decoration/font or list of them? Should I just shoot what I have on
> >> screen now or I shouldn't contribute screenshots at all if I don't
> >> have the right OS?
> >
> > Hi Radim,
> >
> > "just do it" :-)
> >
> > I know for the training manual at a certain stage it was updated by one
> > person with a mac, so he could update all screenshots and we had a nice
> > and coherent view of screenshot styles.
> >
> > But I say: "we better have documentation with Linux screenshots then no
> > screenshots at all"
>
> could you please also update the guidelines in this sense so that
> others are not in doubts.
>
> Radim
>
> > Screenies can always be refined by somebody with the right font/os/deco.
> >
> > BUT if somebody is aware of certain guidelines (like the preferred sizes
> > of the dialog images or so)... please step forward and add it to the
> > above link.
> >
> > And, Radim, thanks for taking the time to do the documentation!!!!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Richard Duivenvoorde
> >
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