Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-19 Thread Andrew Montag
@Throsten, That looks very nice! > http://www.foopics.com/showfull/16beca358a02ee94ec0e59c9c41be57a -Andrew On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > On 05/18/2012 06:21 PM, Tony Pursell wrote: > >> Numbers are best because we only have a Tex markup for a numbered list >> that

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-18 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On 05/18/2012 06:21 PM, Tony Pursell wrote: Numbers are best because we only have a Tex markup for a numbered list that might be used to cross refer to a graphic. I also think that there may be less problems with translation. (Here's the start of the alphabet in Welsh, for instance: A B C CH D

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-18 Thread Tony Pursell
On 18 May 2012 15:26, Hannie Dumoleyn wrote: > Op 18-05-12 14:09, Thorsten Wilms schreef: > > On 05/18/2012 12:02 AM, Andrew Montag wrote: >> >>> >>> http://ubuntuone.com/**1mVxryxD97EPVryco0o9p4 >>> Here I would need to point out several things: the

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-18 Thread Hannie Dumoleyn
Op 18-05-12 14:09, Thorsten Wilms schreef: On 05/18/2012 12:02 AM, Andrew Montag wrote: http://ubuntuone.com/1mVxryxD97EPVryco0o9p4 Here I would need to point out several things: the *Files* button, the *More* button, and the, *Download file* button. http://ubuntuone.com/1fD5OExwPwLUDAp6i7ddpJ

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-18 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On 05/18/2012 12:02 AM, Andrew Montag wrote: http://ubuntuone.com/1mVxryxD97EPVryco0o9p4 Here I would need to point out several things: the *Files* button, the *More* button, and the, *Download file* button. http://ubuntuone.com/1fD5OExwPwLUDAp6i7ddpJ This one could use the *Share folder* butto

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-17 Thread John Cave
tu-manual@lists.launchpad.net >Sent: Thursday, 17 May 2012 10:02 PM >Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting > > >Hannie and Kevin,  > > >Here are some examples of where highlighting may be useful. > > >http://ubuntuone.com/1mVxryxD97EPVryco0o9p4 >

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-17 Thread Patrick Dickey
I would say definitely in cases where there are a lot of different buttons/locations to look at on the screen. Or in cases where the right button/location isn't obvious. Something like in Thunderbird, if you want to point out the Send/Receive button, or a folder. Or in a situation where you could

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-17 Thread Andrew Montag
Hannie and Kevin, Here are some examples of where highlighting may be useful. http://ubuntuone.com/1mVxryxD97EPVryco0o9p4 Here I would need to point out several things: the *Files* button, the *More * button, and the, *Download file* button. http://ubuntuone.com/1fD5OExwPwLUDAp6i7ddpJ This one c

[Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-17 Thread Andrew Montag
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 5:44 AM, herat gandhi wrote: > Hello, > I think you want something like this: > https://www.dropbox.com/s/8hwe2c3m1hpy3qk/ubuntu-manual.pdf > > Yes, that is what I had in mind. Their's sometimes uses both boxes and arrows, which is a bit cluttered. (page 20) The numberin

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-17 Thread herat gandhi
Hello, I think you want something like this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8hwe2c3m1hpy3qk/ubuntu-manual.pdf On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Tony Pursell wrote: > > > On 17 May 2012 08:37, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > >> On 05/16/2012 07:21 PM, Andrew Montag wrote: >> >>> I think it may be useful to hig

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-17 Thread Tony Pursell
On 17 May 2012 08:37, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > On 05/16/2012 07:21 PM, Andrew Montag wrote: > >> I think it may be useful to highlight portions of screenshots. We could >> put an orange oval around text or a button, or maybe blur or grey all >> but one section of the screenshot to draw the readers

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-17 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On 05/16/2012 07:21 PM, Andrew Montag wrote: I think it may be useful to highlight portions of screenshots. We could put an orange oval around text or a button, or maybe blur or grey all but one section of the screenshot to draw the readers attention to it. One could perhaps differentiate betwe

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-17 Thread Hannie Dumoleyn
5:21 AM *Subject:* [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting I think it may be useful to highlight portions of screenshots. We could put an orange oval around text or a button, or maybe blur or grey all but one section of the screenshot to draw the readers atte

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-16 Thread Hannie Dumoleyn
Hi Andrew, Personally I think this is a good idea. One can also add arrows, balloons etc. to further explain a detail of the image, but only when it is really an improvement, otherwise it will become messy. If the screenshot is in the right resolution I think technically there is nog problem.

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-16 Thread Andrew Montag
een. A circle > points users to exactly the right place. May I suggest ubuntu orange for > the circle? > > Just my opinion, > John C > > -- > *From:* Andrew Montag > *To:* ubuntu-manual@lists.launchpad.net > *Sent:* Thursday, 17 May

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-16 Thread Tom Cantara
Hi, everyone! My name is Tom Cantara. I was part of the very first Ubuntu Manual team, and enjoyed the experience. I've been inactive since then, mainly due to my job, but I still follow the project. Hopefully I will return to a more active role in the future. The idea of screenshot

[Ubuntu-manual] Screenshot highlighting

2012-05-16 Thread Andrew Montag
I think it may be useful to highlight portions of screenshots. We could put an orange oval around text or a button, or maybe blur or grey all but one section of the screenshot to draw the readers attention to it. The only problem would be doing it so that it looks good and is consistent. Thoughts?