[drupal-docs] video documentation samples; take one.

[Kieran Lal]

Wow!  This is fantastic.  It's really a big step forward in making 
things easier for end users to understand.

I am really looking forward to seeing the rest of the videos.   A 
couple of comments.  You might want to consider turning off some of the 
blocks so there isnt' so much for the users to have to focus on.  Also, 
the mouse movements before the logon were distracting so you'll have to 
be fluid and smooth.  You also want to give us a chance for our eyes to 
adjust to the new area of focus and read the surrounding text.

Thanks for considering doing videos on how my navigation tutorial.  
It's really a gratifying acknowledgment.  This is what is so exciting 
about working in open source, you never know what interesting 
collaboration is going to happen next.

Cheers,
Kieran
On Mar 25, 2005, at 3:08 PM, Ian Ward wrote:

> Hey All,
>
> Two sample video documentation presentations are available here:
>
> http://www.developmentseed.org/viddoc/createaccount.html
> http://www.developmentseed.org/viddoc/postingtotheblog.html
> (Internet Explorer Required, we're working on this)
>
> Quicktime Format, will work outside of IE:
>
> http://www.developmentseed.org/viddoc/createaccountqt.html
> http://www.developmentseed.org/viddoc/postingtotheblogqt.html (this 
> one is uploading as I send this...up in 5 mins.)
>
> Please note the script for this video is not meant to be final, nor is 
> the audio cut final.  What we'd like everyone to look at in these 
> videos is the overall visual presentation, including use of text 
> boxes, what is referenced w/ those text boxes, etc. to get more 
> initial ideas before solidifying a general format for the videos.  
> Also, please comment on the style/tone of the audio.  What will help?  
> Talking slower, talking less, etc?
> One question/scenario we have is that a node creation page, such as 
> /node/add/blog will appear different for a user with node admin 
> privileges as compared to a user without node admin privileges.  Does 
> this merit creating two videos?  Or, if we do one video and show what 
> an admin would see on a node/add/blog page, essentially will a user 
> get overwhelmed?  How to deal w/ this?  Is it dealt with well through 
> the use of popup boxes?
>
> Finally, these videos deal with fairly simple subjects.  Once the 
> format is agreed on, we can redo these and make the below video 
> presentations and create videos on more complex subjects like 
> navigation and explaining all htmlArea functions.
> Other notes...we need to write exact scripts for each video in order 
> to decide what video is linked to which, for example, when signing up 
> for a user account, should that be the same or separate video from 
> adjusting "my account" settings?  If separate, should we even talk 
> about changing password immediately after creating a new account 
> because it is a common task a user may want to do immediately to avoid 
> forgetting login?
>
> Outline of presentations:
>
> -User Registration
>
> -Adjust "my settings"
>
> -Create content: (linked to default workflow, input formats)
>   -blog entry
>   -story
>   -page (linked to creating custom navigation and managing url aliases)
>   -book
>   -event
>
> -Default workflow settings and examples
>
> -Input format settings and examples
>
> -Navigation (based off Kieran's navigation tutorial, and which could 
> include:)
>   -How to interview users of your site
>   -How to design your site so information is grouped the way your 
> users think it should be grouped
>   -All the parts of a Drupal site involved in navigation
>   -How to change the navigation in your theme
>   -How to create a special home page that doesn't have your theme on it
>   -How to create blocks
>   -How to create menus and menu items
>   -How to show blocks only for certain pages, or types of users
>   -How to show blocks based on events, such as logging in.
>   -How to set default navigation for uncategorized content on your site
>
> -Send a private message
>
> -htmlArea demo
>
> -Configure a CivicSpace site
>
> -Subscribe to an RSS feed on a CS website using a common news 
> aggregator app.
>
> It may make sense to put together a flow chart to help show the 
> relationships between each videos, like the Create New Account demo 
> is:
> see also Adjust 'My Account' Settings
> and for administrators 'My Account' settings is see also: User 
> Configuration
> and User Configuration is see also: User Permissions
> etc. etc.
> We should add to the above list of possible video presentations then 
> map out the actual number of videos which need to be made, etc.
>
> Thanks,
> Ian and Eric
>
>
> -- 
> Ian Ward
> Development Seed
> Director of Technology Development
> ian at developmentseed.org
> developmentseedperu (skype)
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> Fax. 1.806.214.6218
>
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