[Digikam-devel] extragear/graphics/doc/digikamimageplugins

[Gerhard Kulzer]

SVN commit 540790 by gkulzer:

CCMAIL: digikam-devel at kde.org

png optimization and gimpv 2.3 script added

 M  +14 -7     README  


--- trunk/extragear/graphics/doc/digikamimageplugins/README #540789:540790
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 >>> How to Make Screenshot for Manual with Alpha Blending 3D Border <<<
 
-- Never use advanced color theme to make screenshots. Always use KDE default color.
+- Never use advanced color theme to make screenshots. Always use KDE default color and icon set.
 
-- Use KSnapshot for take a shot. Use region selection option for take only 
-  important area. Remove buttons and dialog hearder for limit image file size.
+- Use KSnapshot or Gimp Import to take a shot. Use region selection option to select only
+  important area. Remove buttons and dialog header to limit image file size.
   _ALWAYS use PNG file format to save image.
 
 - Open your screenshot in Gimp 2.0 and make operations below:
@@ -26,11 +26,18 @@
       -> Allow Resizing = On
    * Save target image in PNG with max compression (Compression Level = 9)
    
-Note : A gimp2.2 script from Gerhard Kulzer can be use to add Alpha Blending 3D Border around screenshots. 
+Note : A gimp2.[2,3] script from Gerhard Kulzer can be used to add Alpha Blending 3D Border around screenshots. 
        Always use default settings. Script can be downloaded from this url:
        
-http://digikam3rdparty.free.fr/Tools/printscreen-to-manual.scm
+http://digikam3rdparty.free.fr/Tools/printscreen-v2.2.scm
+http://digikam3rdparty.free.fr/Tools/printscreen-v2.3.scm
+
+!----------Important-------------!
+Since the documentation is very good it is also very demanding in terms of volume, 99% whereof are screenshots. In order to limit the byte count to the minimum the following command chain shall be used to reduce the png file size. A factor of 2-4 can be gained. From within the folder where the png reside issue this command (requires pngnq and optipng to be installed on the system):
+
+pngnq -s 1 ./*.png && optipng *-nq8.png && rename -f s/-nq8\.png/.png/ *-nq8.png
+
+
+Gilles Caulier <caulier dot gilles at free dot fr>
       
-Gilles Caulier <caulier dot gilles at free dot fr>      
-      
             
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