[Slackdocs] images slackware:install

Gerardo Zamudio gerardo at gerardozamudio.net
Mon Aug 27 00:10:40 CEST 2012


Even if it's a text only install, sometimes the pictures are necessary in
case the installer changes or if the instructions are not very clear to the
reader.

On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 5:01 PM, Emilio <whiz at home.nl> wrote:

> Rodrigo Amorim Ferreira wrote:
>
>> Hi Eric,
>>
>> How about we see this in a "technical" way? My idea: put side by side,
>> both full color screenshot images and B&W screenshots (the images that
>> is already present in the SlackDocs Slackware install page).
>>
>> I think, we have plenty of space to do that in SlackDocs. And better, we
>> can attend "three types" of users: those who have color monitor, those
>> who don't have color monitor, and those with some kind of visual
>> disabilities.
>>
>> And to better highlight this, we can put some legend in every botton
>> part of the images(in text format in the page body). Something like
>> this:
>>
>> "Installation screen of the swap recognition from the '''setup''
>> Slackware installation tool, both in full color (left) and B&W (right).
>>
>> And, one thing that I think we are missing is just the image's legends.
>> I think we need to put a legend in every image present in the SlackDocs
>> pages, to help users to better understand the steps.
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> Best Regards.
>>
>> Rodrigo
>>
>> On Sun, 2012-08-26 at 15:47 -0400, Nocturnal Slacker wrote:
>>
>>> My thoughts are that the actual color screenies would be best. While we
>>> are sensitive to people with disabilities, this site cannot possibly
>>> modify all its content for every contingency. I'm sure you understand.
>>> Moreover, the color blind person would most likely be seeing those same
>>> images were they actually doing what the tutorial is teaching on their
>>> own systems.
>>>
>>> ~V. T. Eric Layton, Nocturnal Slacker
>>>
>>> On 08/26/2012 03:24 PM, Ian Cordasco wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 04:04:36PM -0300, Rodrigo Amorim Ferreira wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I think we can put color images in this tutorial. That way it will be
>>>>> better for readers. If users can see the actual Slackware 13.37
>>>>> installation images in this tutorial, exactly as they are seeing in the
>>>>> installation procedure, it will be the best for everyone.
>>>>>
>>>>>  Is it possible this could negatively affect any colorblind users that
>>>> might
>>>> come across this?
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>>  Seems to me overkill, what really would be an improvement is to give
> users a choice between a page with pictures and a  text only page. I think
> it is a little weird to represent a text only setup with pictures imho.
>
> Emilio
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