[Bug 425874] Re: "No screenshot available" handling

[Christoph Haas]

Hi, I'm the creator and admin of screenshots.debian.net. I've already
worked with Michael Vogt to get screenshot support running in Synaptic
which I think is a great feature.

I'll be happy to help you brand screenshots.debian.net to make it more
ubuntu-ish. Let me know which way you prefer.

(1) Should a missing screenshot return a dummy image? Or no image but just a 404 response? The dummy image has the big advantage to trivially integrate into any website by just using an IMG-SRC tag and always getting a valid image back.
(2) I could offer some kind of machine-readable information per package. Like a JSON response that would help you figure out if a certain screenshot is available and what its URLs are.
(3) Could you provide me with a dummy placeholder sized 160x120 (for the small thumbnail) and 800x600 (for the actual large screenshot)?
(4) As you can see on http://screenshots.debian.net/ ("Using our screenshots") there are a few URLs that can be used to retrieve screenshots and thumbnails. Any special preference on how the URLs for Ubuntu could look? I could imagine

 http://screenshots.debian.net/thumbnail/PACKAGENAME/ubuntu
 or
 http://screenshots.debian.net/thumbnail-ubuntu/PACKAGENAME
 instead of
 http://screenshots.debian.net/thumbnail/PACKAGENAME

and

 http://screenshots.debian.net/screenshot/PACKAGENAME/ubuntu
 or
  http://screenshots.debian.net/screenshot-ubuntu/PACKAGENAME
 instead of
 http://screenshots.debian.net/screenshot/PACKAGENAME

I'd appreciate a CC to haas at debian.org in case I miss any updated on
this bug report.

Christoph

-- 
"No screenshot available" handling
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/425874
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

-- 
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu-bugs at lists.ubuntu.com
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs