Re: Work in progress documentation design

Allan Day <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnome.documentation
Message-ID <CAC_wn4sEPdiCrfEJD8yH2MxHyYCCUN9U+hQqaqQ+bA1OAjwEuQ@mail.gmail.com>
Petr Kovar <[email protected]> wrote:
...
>> We're assuming that getting started was primarily intended to help
>> existing GNOME users migrate to GNOME 3, and that the majority will
>> have done so.
>
> What about users migrating from other environments and systems? Are we no
> longer interested in providing them with a good getting started experience?

I've already stated that I think that static images provide a good experience.

Arguing that documentation without video is substandard seems odd,
considering that the vast majority of GNOME's documentation is text
only.

>> But I'll reiterate what I said previously - I don't think that the
>> switch from video to static images is a significant downgrade.
>
> I don't see static images as a good replacement for videos. You'll be having
> hard time trying to explain some concepts without the help of animation.

Can you provide a list of concepts that you think can only be
communicated using video?

Allan
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