The previous post, Deconstructing Screenbook Maker, ended with the
following question:

Is there a real advantage to creating the slideshow pages
automatically?

Let's list the pros and cons:

Advantages to automating with Leo:

- Full control over process.

- Maximal scripting flexibility

- Ability to add @x nodes if useful to guide the process.

- Independence from Screenbook Maker.

Advantages to using Screenbook Maker:

- Screen shots tools.

- Can add callout graphics.

- Can package many files into a single screenbook.

- Uses sophisticated stylesheets and other tools like xslt.

- Tested.

I have no clear intuition about which might (eventually) be the best
course of action.

However, there are two ways forward without resolving this question:

1. I'll play with Screenbook Maker to learn its strengths.  Screenbook
Maker might be good enough as it is.  However, I'm lazy enough to try
other approaches :-)

2. We (meaning I and anyone else who is interested) could design a
suite of Screenbook-like tutorials using a Leo outline.  This outline
would be like a movie storyboard:  each node would give the words to
be used an a description (in words or as an outline) of what we want
the corresponding screenshot to look like.

All comments welcome.

Edward

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