Using Screenshots

[Phil Bull]

Hi Jordan,

On Sun, 2007-07-29 at 13:26 -0700, Jordan Mantha wrote:
> I don't think we do, I think mostly because we haven't really
> encouraged their use. Even though  "a picture is worth a thousand
> words" sometimes it's more like "a picture is worth a thousand
> headaches" :-)  The two big problems with screenshots are translation
> and having to make sure that the UI has been frozen before the
> screenshots are finalized. According to GutsyReleaseSchedule the
> String Freeze is *before* the Final Artwork Deadline and Beta Release
> so our screenshots could easily need to be redone after the String
> Freeze.

Ah, that's more of a pain than I thought.

> To me the key is to be careful with screenshots. Balance the added
> clarity to the documentation (which can be significant) with the
> "cost" it's going to take to maintain the screenshot.

While I agree that screenshots should be used sparingly because of the
maintainability issue, I think it might be necessary to introduce a
couple this release cycle. Especially, I can see people having problems
finding the Network Manager icon...

Thanks,

Phil

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