<div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> I do not know the intent or the desired outcome of the authors of<br> "<a href="http://screenshots.debian.net" target="_blank">screenshots.debian.net</a>", but drawing a conclusion from the URL I assume the<br> desire was to offer Debian users a method to showcase their desktop.<br></blockquote><div>No. In fact, it's a repository of <i>application</i> screenshots. It's intended to give you some general impression about an app before you install it, nothing more. I already complained about the name in a parallel thread.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> * The most pressing issue is screenshots may not be current and reflect what<br> is being offered. In addition, there is no easy method (?) to expire an<br> image and/or contact the submitter.<br></blockquote><div>Outdated screenshots of an app will be quicky updated by fans of this application. Expiring an image is a matter of one click (and admin review, which is very swift at the moment). Moreover, screenshot requests from client apps can be made (or already are) version-specific, e.g. Lucid users will see the screenshot for the version they have and not the version from Maverick repo.<br> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> * The Software Centre is package centric and in reality a package may be an<br> aggregate of several functional deliverables. Theme packages are a good<br> example of this.<br></blockquote><div>Synaptic is package-centric. Software Center is more application-centric and I hope it will improve over time. And I've never seen anyone posting screencasts of their themes - only screenshots.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> * In today’s world a graphic image is just one way to deliver information.<br> The current solution does not support alternatives such as videos in the<br> form of a screen cast.<br></blockquote><div>The intention of screenshot is to quickly give an impression about the application. It's faster and less bandwidth-consuming (read: cheaper) to install the app than to watch a screencast of it.<br> <br></div>Respectfully,<br>--<br>Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff<br></div>