Re: screencasts

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 4:36 AM, Hans Chen <[email protected]> wrote:

> Cool! So here's the idea.
>
> The objective is not to teach users how to use activities, but rather to
> inform. Here are two examples from Apple and GNOME:
> Mac OS X - http://youtu.be/GdHo3bPAGP8
> GNOME Shell - http://youtu.be/t4fhsgZbgKk
>
> So for activities, instead of saying what they are etc., I wanted a video
> that showed how to use them. Here's my draft for the content (the text is
> just temporary to give you an idea):
>
>    - Intro
>    - Do you use your computer for multiple activities? Have you noticed
>    how messy things can get? (Screen: desktop with many opened application,
>    mouse cursor trying to find the right window)
>
> I think virtual desktop is also a solution to this problem and i dont
think this is activities main highlight. I think it helps to create
different desktop , like different desktop for work and entertainment

>
>    - Not anymore with KDE Activities
>    - Activities allow you to organize your computer activities (Screen:
>    Activity Manager)
>    - When you need some space for a task, just create a new activity
>    (Create new activity, change name of activity)
>    - Easily switch between your activities (Switch back to previous
>    activity)
>    - Customize your activities to fit your current task (Change icon of
>    activity, change wallpaper, add widget to desktop)
>    - And if you don't need an activity at the moment, simply pause it
>    (Pause an activity; for an extra nice touch, pause an activity called
>    "Video recording" or something similar and let the screencast "end" after
>    clicking it ;)
>    - Some outro
>
> My hope with the video is to give users an "aha - that's why I need
> activities" feeling. It's pretty much work (especially in my vision, since
> I wanted it to be as "professionally" as possible) but I'm sure it's
> possible to do.
>
> Well, that's what I had, feel free to comment.
>
> Hans
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 18:32, Ashwin Rajeev <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> I am interested. You can send me more details.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:31 PM, Hans Chen <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ashwin,
>>>
>>> I've had some ideas for a screencast of activities (in Plasma Desktop)
>>> for a long time, but never found the time to realize it. Does that sound
>>> interesting to you? I would be glad to share my thoughts if you want to
>>> hear them.
>>>
>>> With best regards,
>>> Hans Chen
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 17:13, Ashwin Rajeev <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>    I am Ashwin Rajeev ,CS student from India.
>>>>    i am interested in creating screencast. If any of your apps need
>>>> some screencast you can contact me
>>>>
>>>>
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