On Mon, Jul 25, 2005 at 11:37:03AM -0300, bulia byak wrote:

On 7/25/05, Khiraly <khiraly123@...240...> wrote:

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Just a little remark: The release note would be more attractive (and more fun to read) if it is illustrated by images of the apropriate feature.

Sure, see http://inkscape.org/screenshots/index.php

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I think many users (who dont have programming skills) are able to take screenshots, and complement the release note with it.

I did ask for screenshots, but the response wasn't exactly overwhelming...

Khiraly, would you be willing to invest some time into generating some screenshots for the screenshot page?

I think you're definitely right that including some screenshots in the release notes would make it much nicer to read. However, it's a bit too late to make changes; I just locked down the page this morning...

However...

Last release, I wrote an article that summarized the changes in prose form, and included some screenshots, that people really enjoyed seeing. Sadly, I won't have time to do that this time, but I would definitely encourage others to do this!

It's pretty straightforward to do, too: Just review the Release Notes page, play around with the features described, and make some screenshots, then write up a paragraph or so per item with your take on it. You don't have to cover everything in the release notes, just the features that you find most interesting. I think that around 1000 words and half a dozen images would make a good article.

You can get these write-ups published pretty easily, too, and get your name out in the press. :-) Newsforge, OSNews, Footsteps, and many other sites have been willing to publish articles on Inkscape, no prob. If you've never written an article for publication, I would really encourage you to do it; it's not too hard, and it's very gratifying to see your name in print, plus it _really_ help Inkscape a lot. :-)

It would be nice to see this time instead of one article summarizing everything, to have a series of short ones: one article on the new text features, one on the tile clones, one on extensions, etc.

Anyway, while I don't have time to write these myself, I would be more than happy to give guidance, contacts, editing assistance, etc. as needed.

Bryce