On Thu, 2011-06-23 at 07:15 +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-06-22 at 16:32 -0400, drew wrote:
> > On Wed, 2011-06-22 at 04:03 -0400, drew wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2011-06-16 at 12:19 +0200, Bernhard Dippold wrote:
> > > > Hi Jean, all,
> > > > 
> > > > Jean Hollis Weber schrieb:
> > > > > On Sun, 2011-05-22 at 08:14 +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
> > > > >> On Sat, 2011-05-21 at 16:35 +0200, Bernhard Dippold wrote:
> > > > >>> [...]
> > 
> > > A very simple start:
> > > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:GettingStartedGuideFrontCoverSimple.png
> > > 
> > > Note I dropped in a sub-title, in this case for Chapter 1. I did not use
> > > a very high compression setting on the PNG file, as this is for an
> > > example.
> > > 
> > > Jean had asked for a GIMP compatible file and the wiki will not
> > > accept .xcf files, so wrapped that in a zip file, here:
> > > 
> > > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:GettingStartedGuideFrontCoverSimple.zip
> > > 
> > > As I say - it is quite simple.
> > > 
> > 
> > Staying with the KISS principle:
> > 
> > Took the simple file, above, as the base, then adorning with graphical
> > element for the specific guide.
> > 
> > With the graphic would go where the sub-title is in the example.
> > 
> > Sound reasonable?
> > 
> > Alright - I see 4 guides that need covers.
> > 
> > Getting Started
> > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Lib0GettingStartedGuideSimple.png
> > 
> > Writer
> > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Lib0WriterGuideSimple.png
> > 
> > Calc
> > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Lib0CalcGuideSimple.png
> > 
> > Math
> > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Lib0MathGuideSimple.png
> > 
> > Did not push the source files for the moment, but they are separate
> > files also.
> > 
> > Thanks it for now,
> 
> 
> Thanks, Drew! Great start. BTW, Impress and Draw guides are coming
> soon. ;-)
> 
> Comments:
> (1) I like the icon-like symbols below the name of the guide, although
> the one for Writer seems a bit lurid with the blue against the green
> background. 

> (2) I would prefer the name of the guide to be a lot larger, though
> perhaps that's not necessary with the symbols. Will be interested to
> hear others' reactions.

> (3) I don't envision using these as title pages on individual published
> chapters, but only on covers of compiled books. However, a lower-res
> (and thus much smaller file size) version might work for chapters.

Yes - I thought about the lower res version for chapters - I would
generate each of the different graphics at say 90dpi and the the final
at same, and a much higher compression rate on the final. 

> Something for the docs team to think about!

And here is a slight variation of the Writer Guide cover then, with an
eye to your comments:

http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Lib0WriterGuideSimple.png

//drew



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