[documentation] Free beta screencapture software for Drupal Documentation

[Addison Berry]

Hey Kent,

That is a very cool offer.  One thing to keep in mind though:

The reason we don't have a lot of screenies in the handbook is that  
displaying images require the page to be at Full HTML input format  
(which can present a security issue if given to everyone).  Once a  
page is on this format only site admins can edit the page - normal  
users, who create pages, and handbook maintainers, who create and  
edit, won't be able to touch them anymore.  So, while pics are great,  
they limit the number of people who can help and therefor need to be  
used carefully.

This is a discussion that comes up regularly with regard to theme  
projects since folks often want to have a screencap of their theme.   
Right now a site admin has to change the format and then if the  
project author wants to edit the page they have to create an issue to  
get it temporarily turned off while they edit.  You can probably find  
discussion about this in the webmaster or infra maillist archives.

- Addi

On Jun 1, 2007, at 6:11 PM, Kent Bye wrote:

> Greetings.
>
> I've noticed that there aren't a lot of screencap pictures in the
> Handbook, and I think this an area that could use a lot of attention
> since a pictures are worth a 1000 words and an annotated picture is
> worth even more.
>
> I have a connection with the ComicLife developers who have an  
> amazingly
> streamlined screencapture program called "Skitch."
>
> The lead developer is willing to give out 5-10 free beta copies of
> Skitch to the Drupal documentation people who use a Mac (
> http://plasq.com/skitch ).
>
> It makes it super easy and fast to take a screencapture of a page,
> annotate it and upload it to your favorite photo sharing site or  
> save it
> to your desktop.
>
> Here's a 5-minute screencast overview of what it can do:
> http://blip.tv/file/get/Kentbye_tech-SkitchScreencaptureDemo880.mov
>
> You can e-mail me at kent at kentbye.com if you're interested in  
> getting a
> copy of it, and I'll give you details for e-mailing the lead  
> developer.
>
> I've found that it is an excellent tool for helping me grok code, and
> make mini-tutorials for people.
>
> Here are some example ways I've used it:
>
> Adding Sort via Argument Handler & Visualizing $View Object
> http://groups.drupal.org/node/4203
> http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=511839300&size=l
>
> Install MPlayer on Mac Terminal
> http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dczgjp36_76gsmn9s
>
> AHAH_Forms jQuery UI
> http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dczgjp36_48ctkpt3
>
>
> So just let me know if you're interested and I'll tell you who to e- 
> mail
> with a Username/Password for the beta version
>
> Thanks!
> -Kent.
>
>
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