Re: [libreoffice-design] Screenshots for LibreOffice documentation

On 07/07/2011 04:59 AM, David Nelson wrote:

> I somehow *feel* that Microsoft would be much less likely to succeed in such hypothetical action 
> in European courts.

It doesn't matter if Microsoft wins or loses the judicial decision.
What matters is if the defendants have the cash to pay for their legal
fees.  Legal fees that could have been avoided by not using Microsoft's
alleged intellectual property in the first place.

> feeling that it is not especially beneficial to ensure that all screenshots look identical (in 
> terms of the theme used). 

I'm going to argue that consistency of theme is important. Especially
for a new user.

A change in colouration is usually interpreted as being a change of
data. When the colouration changes simply as a result of a change of
theme, that simply introduces noise into the content.

In a similar vein, the same window manager, and set of utilities should
be used. At the best of times, people can be tripped up by the simplest,
most trivial differences between what they see on their screen, and what
screenshots show. Throw in a mixture of window managers, and you are
begging for them to be tripped up.

Consider the difference in function and appearance of the default file
manager for Xfce(Thunar) and KDE (Konquer). Compare both of those with
Windows (Explorer).

> Nor do I personally feel it's particularly beneficial to ensure that
all screenshots be taken using a theme based on colors from the
LibreOffice Design/Marketing pallet.

That is called branding. Something that helps establish, and identify
the product.  Something that needs to be consistently adhered to, even
when one can't understand the requirement for doing so.

jonathon
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