Re: [libreoffice-design] [Vote] Consistent theme for screenshots

On 07/07/2011 04:23 PM, Bernhard Dippold wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> there have been lots of mail in this thread [1] about the advantages 
> and disadvantaged of a recommendation for a consistent theme for 
> screenshots covering documentation screenshots as well as marketing 
> screenshots.
>
> During the discussion several people agreed on a proposal by Jean 
> compromising between readability on greylevel printing and branding 
> language compliance in colored online doc versions or marketing material.
>
> It is based on the Clearlooks theme (on GNOME, ports to KDE and 
> Windows XP available too) with a definite font with weight and size 
> (Liberation bold 11 pt for window titles) and adds a LibreOffice 
> palette color (Libre Green 2) for highlighted areas like windows headers.
>
> If you want to establish a recommendation to use this modified theme 
> for screenshots, please add "+1" here:
-1
> Others want to propose a broad variety of different themes on 
> screenshots in order to show the diversity of LibreOffice and it's 
> possibility to be installed on different platforms in the 
> documentation screenshots.
>
> They fear that new contributors might turn away when they find out, 
> that there is a recommendation how to create screenshots for 
> documentation and marketing.
>
> If you prefer a way without caring about recommendations, just 
> creating the screenshots you like, please add your "+1" here:
+1. I think we should follow the default themes for Windows and Mac OS X 
where the one unified theme for all Linux distros.

> A second question has been raised by Marc inside the thread:
> He asked for a unified cursor style to be included in thee package.
>
> His proposal: Use a standardized cursor theme like "OpenZone white" 
> for the screenshots and include this cursor in the theme for the colors.
>
> If you agree with him on the cursor/pointers, please sign here for a 
> second time with "+1":
-1. I think we can take screenshots without any cursors. Even if we end 
up deciding to have cursors, I vote for following default OS theme 
cursors (see my other vote above)
> On the other hand I think that most platforms provide similar pointers 
> and cursors, so this part doesn't need to be included in this voting. 
> I'd propose a more inclusive wiki page including a recommendation to 
> use a consistent cursor. "-1"
>
> So you have two votes - I hope you understand what I mean...
>
> Best regards
>
> Bernhard

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