> > Michele, your assumption is somewhat optimistic, in that I don't view my > contribution as automatic and lifelong. I originally committed to produce a > selection of screenshots - at Jean's request - for a limited selection of > documents and I've enjoyed doing it, but I don't have infinite time to spend > on > this activity. You may certainly see me as an ad hoc resource, available on > request to perform a finite task, but please don't assume that I don't have a > life ;-) > > > Actually I should gain soon admin rights on my work PC which runs WindowsXP > > so I can switch to the XP Silver theme and give a hand with the screenshots: > > which program do you use to capture the screenshots? > > I produce screenshots by the standard Alt+PrintScreen, or PrintScreen as > necessary and then normalise them to 96 dpi in PaintShop Pro, or The GIMP. Any > text annotations are either taken from Help Tips and screen capture, or I > construct them in tables in Writer and then chop them out. Drawn elements such > as arrow lines are created in InkScape in a layer over an imported screenshot > and then I export the drawn layer back to PaintShop or The GIMP as a layer > over > the original image. This is necessary as bitmaps do not travel well between > InkScape and raster programs. > > > A summary of the new figures is given at the end of each changelog, in some > > cases I added some text in angle brackets <> describing what I would like. > [snip] > > Michele, I don't want to create any more screenshots until the documentation > is > stable. Constantly reacting to change is guaranteed to trigger my boredom > threshold and frankly I see no need for further change at this time. If and > when > consensus emerges regarding your proposed changes, and if you still want my > input, please awaken me from hibernation. :-) > > Peter HB >
:-) I did take your contribution for granted just because I cannot think of a chapter where the screenshots have been done by someone else. Of course I also find premature to start taking screenshots before it is even agreed if the restructuring will get the green light. I just wanted to give you a pre-warning. Now that you provided the instructions and that I have the chance to use the WindowsXP silver theme I will have a go. Some of the screenshots are really basic and even I should be able to create them. Cheers, Michele
