quick start screenshots

[Myriam Schweingruber]

Hi all,

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:51, Valorie Zimmerman
<valorie.zimmerman at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 10:12 PM, pete daniels
> <pete at guerrillatechsupport.com> wrote:
>> On Saturday, August 14, 2010 04:09:24 am Valorie Zimmerman wrote:
>>> Some are obviously not KDE, for sure. I think having a few Ubuntu
>>> screenies scattered about is fine, but most should be from KDE. I'll
>>> try to do some, too
>>>
>>> Anyone wanting to contribute screenshots, please be sure they are as
>>> accurate and attractive (such as having most covers, etc.) as
>>> possible. Also, this can be done in the UserBase, since all the images
>>> will have to be re-uploaded anyway!
>>>
>>> Valorie
>>
>> Sounds good. I just got home (it's midnight on Saturday here), tomorrow I'll
>> make up some screenshots so they're ready to go once the guide gets uploaded
>> onto UserBase.
>>
>> Of the three user accounts I have on various machines of mine, one has a dark
>> green theme, one's black and red, and one's "stock" KDE defaults. I'll mostly
>> do the screenshots from my demo (default) account, but I'll try to spice it up
>> a little with some shots from my other machines, unless anyone has an
>> objection. I also like the idea of keeping a couple Ubuntu shots (or generally
>> non-KDE; can anyone do some Windows screenshots?). Sort of visually
>> reinforcing that "this is versatile software and can be used in a lot of
>> different places."

Please, only make KDE screnshots with the default Oxygen theme for the
Quick Start Guide. Remember, it is for First Time users, don't confuse
them too much. We can add a section for other platforms with
screenshots later, but I don't think it should be in the QuickStart
Guide.

> Allrighty everybody, the new page is at
> http://userbase.kde.org/Amarok/QuickStartGuide

Hey, thanks a lot :)

> and it looks dreadful,
> which is to be expected. I removed the TOC, because Userbase should
> generate its own, based on headings. So I assume instead of all the
> span and font size crap, we'll need to put in actual headings, such as
> h1, h2, h3. As HTML is meant to be.

Userbase.kde.org uses Mediawiki, so I got rid of most of the HTML code
so far, as it is unnecessary and rather cluttering, rendering the
editing rather tedious. For more information about Mediawiki editing
style, please see here: http://userbase.kde.org/Help:Editing or
directly on the Mediawiki Portal:
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents

Please also respect the Editing guidelines for Userbase:
http://userbase.kde.org/UserBase/Guidelines

> And as predicted, the images are missing. However, there are
> file-names to help people remember what they are.
>
> The old Google Doc is still all there so we can consult it.

I am not sure this should still be used, especially not for editing.
The wiki is much better suited for collaborative editing than Google
Docs anyway, as it has a proper history function which is more
comfortable than the one in the Google Docs.

> But now is the time to cut all the fat, please. This is a Quick Start Guide, to
> get the new user off to a good start. I agree with Pete that a nice
> variety of images would be good, including Windows. I'm sure
> Nitrostemp can give us some if we specify what we want (he's in
> #amarok).

Not in the QuickStart Guide. I would rather opt for a Screenshots
section on other Desktops/Operating Systems/Other KDE themes. See my
concerns above.

> Verbiage that is cut can possibly be re-used in the full Manual -- and
> I want to start that soonest.

Oh yes, this is indeed rather long and detailed, it sure is an very
good start for a Handbook, but not really quick :) How about
continuing the work on the Handbook based on this in the Wiki?


Regards, Myriam.

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