[Qgis-community-team] New screenshots

[Radim Blazek]

On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Alexandre Neto <senhor.neto at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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,

So that is probably currently the preferred system. Can you specify it
more precisely?
Gnome/KDE, theme, decorations...?

> 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).

If I take a screenshot, how should I fix the resolution? Is there a command?

Radim

> 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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