On Aug 12, 2013 3:25 PM, "Rob Weir" <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 7:49 PM, Alexandro Colorado <j...@oooes.org> wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 6:33 PM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > > > >> On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 1:35 AM, Alexandro Colorado <j...@oooes.org> wrote: > >> > I think the image structure on the website is a bit messy, there has been > >> > some cleanup done by kschenk but I think there is still a lot of clean up > >> > work to be done. > >> > > >> > For example, the new logo, was simply draged and drop to the AOOLogos > >> > folder with a huge name. I understand the name was needed to identify it > >> > between the rest of the competitive logos. But now that is selected, the > >> > current name is unecessary long. > >> > > >> > Apache_OpenOffice_Logo_ChrisR_selected_2013-06_optim_300w.png< > >> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/openoffice/ooo-site/trunk/content/images/AOO_logos/Apache_OpenOffice_Logo_ChrisR_selected_2013-06_optim_300w.png?view=log > >> > > >> > > >> > >> Right. That work is incomplete. I checked it in originally, after > >> the logo vote, so we could start working on the product integration > >> immediately. But note that the above logo is not the one we actually > >> used in AOO 4.0 !! > >> > >> The one we actually used is this one: > >> > >> > >> > >> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/openoffice/branding/Apache_OpenOffice_Logo_ChrisR_selected_2013-06_Inkscape_kg.svg > >> > >> This was Chris R's contest logo with some minor technical changes. > >> Kevin G. used this and generated the PNG/JPG files for AOO 4.0, which > >> I helped check in. > >> > >> My intent was to take that SVG and rename it to "master-logo-40.svg" > >> > > > > Again I think we do need a convention for a "logo.svg" as opposed to > > ending with a logo-30.svg logo-40.svg logo-50.svg. An just incrementally > > replace with the future logos as we update the SVG. > > > > Here's the complication: The old logos are still relevant some some > purposes. For example, the PMC receives ongoing requests to approve > use of the old OpenOffice.org logo. Why would that happen? Often it > is a request by publishers who are making an e-book version of an > older print book. If their original request did not include the > e-book rights then they come back to us (and owners of every other > image they use) to request additional permissions. > > So it may be possible, going forward, to store logos as SVN revisions > under the same name. But we cannot retroactively do this with > pre-Apache logos. And even if we could, this is harder for users of > the logo to access. It is much easier to have something like > logo-330.svg available via HTTP. > > Of course you can have a hybrid approach: > > 1) When a new logo is introduced, svn copy the old one into a > /old-logos directory with a new descriptive name. This preserves the > version history. > > 2) New logo then is checked in as a new revision of logo-master.svg.
or do as I am used to new logo is checked in as logo-master.png and logo-4.x.png this way we have history and actual logo. and most important the links never change. rgds jan i > > Regards, > > -Rob > > > > > > > >> or something clean like that. However, I have not had any luck > >> getting this logo to load into Inkscape or Adobe Illustrator. I get > >> errors. And I have not had any luck getting Kevin to send a version > >> that will load. > >> > >> So we're stuck right now with a logo that does load into Inkscape, but > >> is slightly different than the one we used in AOO 4.0. > >> > > > >> > At the same time we have old logos which had been untouch. I think the > >> > webdevs have small understanding of a svn is builted so that the files > >> are > >> > updated without having different versions laying arround. Over this > >> > example, ooo-logo.png and > >> > AOO4_website_logo.png< > >> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/openoffice/ooo-site/trunk/content/images/AOO_logos/AOO4_website_logo.png?view=log > >> >exist. > >> > > >> > All these proliferation of logos, usually will built up to become > >> > incredibly messy to work. I suggest to put the information such as > >> author, > >> > version, status, etc. on the comments of the commit and not on the > >> > filename. Likewise to take the time to look for the source of the image, > >> > since there is an SVG/ folder to link the source of them, and finally if > >> > there are different images (sizes) to have a common convention. > >> > > >> > >> A more logical naming scheme would be good, I agree. But this has > >> been waiting for resolution of which SVG we should actually be using. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> -Rob > >> > >> > >> > If you want to review the images please go here: > >> > > >> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/openoffice/ooo-site/trunk/content/images/AOO_logos/ > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Alexandro Colorado > >> > Apache OpenOffice Contributor > >> > http://www.openoffice.org > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Alexandro Colorado > > Apache OpenOffice Contributor > > http://www.openoffice.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >
