Buchan Milne posted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, excerpted below, on Thu, 09 Oct 2003 16:41:52 +0200:
> Rob wrote: >> On Thursday 09 October 2003 08:35, Buchan Milne wrote: >> >>>Make the policy that all application screenshots should: >>>- -be of only the application (no desktop) >>>- -not have window decorations >>>- -use MandrakeGalaxy widget theme/style if applicable >>>http://ranger.dnsalias.com/mandrake/screenshots/imgseek2.png >> >> >> I think the lack of window decorations might be a little >> confusing to the kind of users who'd benefit most from >> screenshots. Maybe require the use of the MandrakeGalaxy window >> decorations too? > > But that requires the user to use one of the window managers that has > MandrakeGalaxy decorations ... > > Of course, it would be a bit less effort (since none of the mainstream > screenshot tools has an option to not use the decorations) to include them. IMO, application window only, but submitter's choice of window decorations are fine. Screen shots at the various Linux sites use various decorations, and it doesn't seem to cause any problems. The same goes for color scheme. Any scheme should be allowed. Linux isn't Windows, where there's only one shipped window manager, and even Windows has color schemes. Therefore, it shouldn't be a problem. Anyone confused by it, well, this is Linux, not Windows. One of the benefits of Linux is the amount of customization one can do. In fact, before I moved from MSWormOS myself, that was one of the things that impressed me with Linux -- the huge amount of customization visible in the various screen shots I laid eyes on. In fact, I'm guessing what could actually happen is that users may see decorations they like and club, etc. may need to dedicate a new forum to questions about how to get the effect seen in screenshot X. <g> One interesting possibility would be to collect this information and make it available at an appropriate club or whatever URL, where one could take a look at the screenshots online as well, even if included in the distrib. Thus, we'd have for a description of a shot, say, of kmail, if I took it: KMail, main screen, KDE environment, Custom color scheme, Keramik style, Redmond decorations. This online version would be quite handy for folks wishing to take a look at what was available with Mandrake before switching, as well, and could produce a substantial number of new users! I know I'd like to send a couple folks to visit, as they consider me a computer guru, but are a bit hesitant to take up Linux currently. That might get them interested, then I could let them borrow a "live" CD, then.. -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
