A challenge was made to me tonight based on some suggestions that I had made in the meeting and so...true to my word I am stepping up to the plate and making those suggestions known.
For those that have no idea what I am talking about, Kin has created a cheat sheet that could be handed out at InstallFest's, etc. This one is starting with OpenOffice.org Writer but there are more to come and for anyone who is interested, please get involved, at any level and help create more. One of the suggestions I made was based having a set of standards or guidelines on how the cheat sheets should be done. While not wanting to stifle anyones desire, I have found that when doing documentation, templates, etc. it sometimes helps to have a set of standard to maintain a common look and feel and a sense of consistency when creating the product. It helps eliminate some questions and provides some "structure" to what is being done. That being said, feedback is always good and based on that feedback the "structure", standards or whatever you want to call them can also be changed. Below are some direct suggestions that I made, but are definitely open to constructive comments: * Screen shots: Should be done at a consistent screen resolution. AT work we "unofficially" use 800 x 600 which seems to be quite common. * Resolution: I would say an absolute minimum of 150dpi, but more likely use a 300dpi. Usually a higher the resolution will give you a better quality image when it comes to print and 300 seems to be the standard nowadays. * Fonts: One or two common fonts that are preferably open source. Usually you will have one for titles and one for text. Usually there is never more than 3 or 4 as an absolute max. * Layout: Standardized layout with consistent margins, etc . to give the same look and feel between different topics. Obviously some stuff may not fit in the space provided so start with a base and adapt as necessary. These are just a few ideas, but are by no means definitive. I would welcome feedback on this as I am sure Kin would as well. I would highly encourage everyone to get involved at whatever level you re comfortable. You investment doesn;t have to be huge, but every little bit helps to move things along. You don't to be an artist or a orgrammer or do anything fancy if thas not your bag. Even if you are just interested in writting content I am sure any help would be appreciated. _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
