[Qgis-community-team] Documentation screenshots

[Anita Graser]

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 5:10 AM Alexandre Neto <senhor.neto at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I am not sure if the QGIS gui output inside a docker container is stable
> enough in all platforms. But a VM would be perfect for that
> Still, that implies another layer of work for documentation writers. So, I
> would prefer to allow adding/updating figures using the any desktop
> environment.
> Maybe we should change the writing guidelines saying that the screenshots
> should be done preferably using Desktop X. Instead of forcing it.
>

+1 I think lowering the bar is a good idea. I would appreciate the option
to use Win10 screenshots. I think taking screenshots can be a good first
step into documentation writing if it doesn't require setting up a
dedicated operating system ;-)

Regards,
Anita



>
> Alexandre Neto
>
> A seg, 27/08/2018, 18:32, Yves Jacolin <yjacolin at free.fr> escreveu:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Le 26/08/2018 à 08:08, matteo a écrit :
>> >> At the time we set this rule, I had enough free time to take care of
>> all
>> >> screenshots. Now, (Un)fortunately I don't. So I would prefer using my
>> >> time doing other stuff for the documentation.
>> > and that is perfectly reasonable ;)
>> And unfortunatly, there is other contributor in the same case.
>> >> I would say that the documenter should had screenshots in his own
>> >> Desktop environment (or use a VM to use Ubuntu)
>> >>
>> >> Then, either we get someone to replace them all, or we go with whatever
>> >> DE the person writing the docs used.
>> >>
>> >> Besides, Ubuntu has changed his Desktop manager from unity to gnome. I
>> >> will probably move to kubuntu. So we could think about using
>> >> preferentially any other desktop environment that suits our needs.
>> >>
>> >> Now a days I would not oppose to preferentially do windows 10
>> >> screenshots, as most our users would feel more comfortable, and we
>> might
>> >> more easily get some contributors.
>> > so then we agree: documenter uses his/her own DE. Maybe not super
>> > beautiful but it is also true that the differences are really really
>> small
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Matteo
>> Can't we try to use a QGIS docker image to use the same UI?
>>
>> Y.
>>
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