On Tue, 17 May 2005 14:37:29 +0100 Simos Xenitellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Indeed, do a guideline for an initial tour and I'll try to make a demo > in vnc2swf as well, just to compare how they > look and feel, and quantify the amount of extra work. > It will take a few days, because I'm busy with organizing other things right now. > > Some points to mention > a. In general getting people to redo the tutorial for their own > language is a difficult task, as they will have > to get the skills in doing it. See for example the screenshots for the > release notes of GNOME 2.10. There was different degrees > of quality and many did not manage to make them on time (ok, they had > to get garnome/jhbuild for these..) In fact, I once tried to understand the screenshots of the 2.8 release from a newbie's point of view. If you never worked with GNOME before, the meaning of many screenshots is not obvious. This is why I'd like to add proper descriptions (and a little bit of promotion). A nice example: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/teams/marketing/en/2004/two-eight-screenshots/html/scalable-gnibbles.png ( This isn't a game, isn't it? What about 3D ? ) Another one: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/teams/marketing/en/2004/two-eight-screenshots/html/nautilus-new-authentication-dialog.png ( Without knowledge of internet adresses, you may wonder why you have to log in to view your files? ) and the last: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/teams/marketing/en/2004/two-eight-screenshots/html/emel-kepada-jdub.jpg ( Is this a browser showing at a web mail account, a mail client with tabs, or something completely different? And you say, GNOME is easy? ) > b. The ideal situation is when one person can do the tutorials for > several languages, simply by switching between locales, > and not requiring much on understanding the local language. There has > been a request to the gtk+ people to allow for fast-switching > between locales without having to restart the program. If you find any > of the gtk+ people, chat with them if this is achievable, > as it will help in many ways the localisation teams. Ok, this point is > just for some hints, let's not divert attention away from the tutorial > issue... :) > c. Along with the SWF/AVI tutorial it's possible to add sound, as with > a person describing what's being done. The effect is marvelous, > though it's much more work. The main problem will be to find somebody with a good voice, and the proper equipment to record speech, I guess. But I agree: That would be amazing! :) > d. Another option is to create animated GIFs, perhaps as a way to > enhace screenshot-only presentations. Again, rougly speaking, > animated GIF<->Flash<->AVI. > Cheers, Claus -- marketing-list mailing list marketing-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list