Screen Shots
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Screen shots for the documentation should be done in a specific way. | Screen shots for the documentation should be done in a specific way. | ||
− | + | '''basics:''' | |
* Use "Clearlooks" with "Tango" icons for the screenshots (Windows/Mac users use "blue-ish" styles, please) | * Use "Clearlooks" with "Tango" icons for the screenshots (Windows/Mac users use "blue-ish" styles, please) | ||
* Png format only | * Png format only | ||
* Let's do smart screenshots! A group panel screenshot with no groups in it is meaningless! | * Let's do smart screenshots! A group panel screenshot with no groups in it is meaningless! | ||
− | partial vs. full window | + | '''partial vs. full window:''' |
* Do not use windows decoration / GUI items if they are not needed. | * Do not use windows decoration / GUI items if they are not needed. | ||
* Usage of post production tools (blur the non subject areas of the screenshot, text annotations etc.) are welcome. | * Usage of post production tools (blur the non subject areas of the screenshot, text annotations etc.) are welcome. | ||
− | + | '''appearence in text:''' | |
* Images should be shown in full size when possible. Only if the image takes too much space it might be thumbnailed. | * Images should be shown in full size when possible. Only if the image takes too much space it might be thumbnailed. | ||
* Position: Right align for images if they are near the text - that way they do not interrupt text flow. Center images for "standalone" ones. | * Position: Right align for images if they are near the text - that way they do not interrupt text flow. Center images for "standalone" ones. | ||
− | + | '''naming:''' | |
* Uploaded images should have a proper name. | * Uploaded images should have a proper name. | ||
* Images have to be categorized to be found easily. | * Images have to be categorized to be found easily. | ||
− | + | '''samples / sifz source:''' | |
* When creating sample files showing the effects of the layer's parameter modifications a sifz file must be provided to be sure that the same figure can be rendered again if the window decoration or gui layout is significatively different. Use a meaning name like the screen shot image files (see above). | * When creating sample files showing the effects of the layer's parameter modifications a sifz file must be provided to be sure that the same figure can be rendered again if the window decoration or gui layout is significatively different. Use a meaning name like the screen shot image files (see above). | ||
We are currently discussing this at the Forum [http://synfig.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1123]. | We are currently discussing this at the Forum [http://synfig.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1123]. |
Revision as of 14:07, 20 April 2010
Screen shots for the documentation should be done in a specific way.
basics:
- Use "Clearlooks" with "Tango" icons for the screenshots (Windows/Mac users use "blue-ish" styles, please)
- Png format only
- Let's do smart screenshots! A group panel screenshot with no groups in it is meaningless!
partial vs. full window:
- Do not use windows decoration / GUI items if they are not needed.
- Usage of post production tools (blur the non subject areas of the screenshot, text annotations etc.) are welcome.
appearence in text:
- Images should be shown in full size when possible. Only if the image takes too much space it might be thumbnailed.
- Position: Right align for images if they are near the text - that way they do not interrupt text flow. Center images for "standalone" ones.
naming:
- Uploaded images should have a proper name.
- Images have to be categorized to be found easily.
samples / sifz source:
- When creating sample files showing the effects of the layer's parameter modifications a sifz file must be provided to be sure that the same figure can be rendered again if the window decoration or gui layout is significatively different. Use a meaning name like the screen shot image files (see above).
We are currently discussing this at the Forum [1].