Would it be possible to automate the process? https://blog.codeship.com/automating-screenshots-in-documentation/
There is good prior art in this space for Python bots. Jared Morgan M: +61413005479 Google+ <https://plus.google.com/u/0/117309635670089895654/posts/p/pub> | Twitter <http://twitter.com/!#/jaredmorgs> | Facebook <http://facebook.com/jaredmorgs> On Fri, 21 Jun 2019 at 10:42, Ori Gudes <[email protected]> wrote: > Talking about “capturing screenshots of QGIS” I have been do it a lot > (lately) and would be interested to know about efficient ways to improve > this process. > > > > Thanks Ori > > > > > > > > *Dr. Ori Gudes* > *Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre* > Built Environment > > UNSW SYDNEY NSW 2052 AUSTRALIA > T: +61 (2) 93855255 > > > E: [email protected] > W: cityfutures.net.au <http://www.cityfutures.net.au/> > > > > *List of publications > <https://www.dropbox.com/s/dffaa4qzb1py5kj/Publications_Gudes26042019.pdf?dl=0> > * (updated April 2019) > > > > > > *From:* SeasonOfDocs <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of > *Andrew Jeffrey > *Sent:* Friday, 21 June 2019 10:31 AM > *To:* Cameron Shorter <[email protected]> > *Cc:* qgis-community <[email protected]>; Osgeolive < > [email protected]>; [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [SeasonOfDocs] [Qgis-community-team] [OSGeoLive 13.0] QGIS > 3.4 overview and quickstart overhaul > > > > Hi Cameron, > > > > Having a poke around on the Osgeo Live website and when it comes to > virtual machines all I can seem to find is V12.0. > > > > Is there a version 13 pre-release so that people interested in improving > the Quickstarts can use it for capturing screenshots of QGIS (or any app) > in the OS that the Ogeo live will be using? > > > > Thanks > > Andrew > > > > On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 9:31 PM Cameron Shorter <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Belinda and Liam, > > It was great to have breakfast with you this morning and discuss how you > might want to get involved in SeasonOfDocs. > > As promised, here is an email thread with ideas so far about updating > Quickstarts/Overviews for QGIS which will be a really good starting point > for you both (with your QGIS background). > > > > The How to Get started with OSGeoLive docs is halfway through > transitioning from an old system to new (sorry for the mess): > > Old: https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeoLive_AddProject#Documentation > > New: > https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeolive/wiki/How%20to%20document%20a%20project > > > > If you get stuck, which is highly likely, feel free to ask one of us CCed. > > > > Good luck, Cameron > > > > On Sat, 25 May 2019 at 06:20, Cameron Shorter <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Harrissou, my comments are inline: > > > > On Fri, 24 May 2019 at 19:48, DelazJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Nicolas, what's the deadline for the release? > > > > Our OSGeoLive schedule is here: > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kO6zzmLFfprZGgp5x7Sjwi-EVN6NTGDR4KXvFVtNpR0/edit?hl=en_GB&hl=en_GB#gid=0 > > English versions of Project Overviews and Quickstarts are to be updated > and reviewed by 9 July 2019 > > > > I think you hit two items that are not covered even in our official > documentation so tackling these would benefit to both docs: > > - the Overview: we have a list of features at [1] but it's also not fully > updated at the moment [2} > > - the Quickstart (something we don't have): but we neither finished > updating our screenshots [3] - some might already be available to pick in > the repo though. > > > > What I want to say, refering to our own undone changes, is that this is an > opportunity to fix two important features for both projects. > > > > I agree Harrissou, aligning QGIS and OSGeoLive core documentation would be > excellent. It is something I'm hoping we can trail in our SeasonOfDocs > initiative with QGIS and GeoNetwork, and later introduce to other OSGeo > projects. > > > > And afaics it doesn't require specific advanced skills, so I'd invite > people willing to help in documentation to give it a try. Could be a good > starting point. The visual changelogs might also help to find some main > features [4]. > > > > Yes, these are less complicated tasks and a good starting point. I've been > learning from tech writers that we should be careful to avoid words like > "easy", or "just do ....". Tasks which developers find easy (like using git > or RST) have a high barrier-to-entry for experienced writers (such as an > ex-English teacher who came to our last FOSS4G community day). > > > > Our Howto-write-OSGeoLive docs have become harder to follow as we have > been automating our build process. (I'm hoping we will improve this as part > of SeasonOfDocs). Links from: https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeolive > > > > > > About OSGeoLive, am I right that there's no html doc online and if i want > to view the docs I have to either run the dvd/usb/VM or build it myself as > explained in the ReadMe [5]? > > > > You can see docs from our latest release here: > http://live.osgeo.org/en/overview/overview.html > > > > Regarding the quickstart (*talking about the concept of quickstart since > I haven't seen the OSGeoLive's one and don't know if it duplicates things > we already have*), I wonder if it's not something we can consider having > next or within QGIS docs. There might be ways to bridge both resources, > actually just display on QGIS Docs website the quickstart from > OSGeoLive-Docs. Sphinx-gurus? And that would help QGIS documenters be more > concerned (talking about me at least) with OSGeoLive docs, bridge the > projects and there might be more advantages. > > > > Yes, I really like this idea, and would be interested to see how we can > pursue this. > > > > > > Regards, > > Harrissou > > > > [1] https://docs.qgis.org/3.4/en/docs/user_manual/preamble/features.html > > [2] https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/issues/2286 > > [3] https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/issues/2441 > > [4] https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/visualchangelogs.html > > [5] > https://github.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-doc#building-osgeolive-documentation > > > > Le jeu. 23 mai 2019 à 09:33, Nicolas Roelandt <[email protected]> a > écrit : > > Hi dear QGIS community members, > > > > OSGeoLive has reached alpha2 stage with QGIS 3.4.6 installed. [1] > > OSGeoLive 12.0 was with QGIS 2.18 and the current documentation was > written for this version. > > > > At OSGeoLive, we think that the new version of QGIS is a good opportunity > to rework on the QGIS overview [2] and quickstart [3] and reflects its new > functionnalities. So we are looking for volunteers to help us improve the > docs and take new screenshots. > > > > You can work directly on the files or interact in the dedicated ticket [4] > or within our mailing list [5]. > > > > Thanks for your help from the OSGeoLive Community. > > > > Yours sincerely, > > > > Nicolas Roelandt > > OSGeoLive PSC > > OSGeo-fr board > > OSGeo charter member > > > > [1] > http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/OSGeoLive-13-0-status-alpha2-td5405559.html > > [2] > https://github.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-doc/blob/master/doc/overview/qgis_overview.rst > > [3] > https://github.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-doc/blob/master/doc/quickstart/qgis_quickstart.rst > > [4] https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeolive/ticket/2136#ticket > > [5] [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-community-team mailing list for organizing community resources such > as documentation, translation etc.. > [email protected] > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-community-team > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-community-team mailing list for organizing community resources such > as documentation, translation etc.. > [email protected] > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-community-team > > > > > > > -- > > Cameron Shorter > > Technology Demystifier > > Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant > > > > M +61 (0) 419 142 254 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > SeasonOfDocs mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/seasonofdocs > > _______________________________________________ > SeasonOfDocs mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/seasonofdocs >
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