Agree.
When I translateed Getting Started Guide 6.0 from English to Simplified Chinese in 2019, I have to find the source files of those small icons, which is very troublesome. At 2020-06-25 15:22:17, "Steve (GMail)" <stevemfanning...@gmail.com> wrote: >All, > >First, many apologies if this topic has been discussed before in this >mailing list. I have a suspicion that it may have been, but I could not >locate the thread. > >The Calc Guide contains many cases where a small image is included in a >text paragraph, showing the icon that appears on a toolbar button >mentioned in the paragraph. My view is that these images are undesirable >for the following reasons: >I assume that they are included to help the user to identify the >relevant icon on his screen. However, given that the user is able to >customize his / her copy of LO by selecting from one of many icon sets >(via the Tools > Options > LibreOffice > View dialog), I think that in >many cases the images may hinder a user rather than help. We are in >danger of confusing and delaying him / her by showing an image of an >icon that is not displayed on his / her screen.Because these images are >inevitably taller than the normal line of text, they often cause extra >white space to appear within text paragraphs which I think is ugly and >does not improve readability. >I am not convinced that such images embedded in paragraphs provide the >reader with any useful information or context and would prefer not to >use them. Instead I would make sure that every reference to a toolbar >item names the button correctly and consistently. By correctly, I mean >that we use exactly the name that appears in the button’s tooltip when >using the English(US) version of Calc (omitting any mention of shortcut >key sequences). > >Would anybody object if these images were to be removed when we produce >the 7.0 Calc Guide? > >Regards, > >Steve >-- >To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >Problems? >https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ >Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
