On Fri, 2004-08-27 at 23:33, Paul W. Frields wrote:
> 1. PNG format. Is that too obvious?
No Paul, it needs saying!
> 2. No wider than 500 pixels. If your graphic is larger than that, use
> GIMP (Image -> Scale Image) or mogrify to scale the image to no wider
> than 500 pixels.
> 3. Graphics should be included as <figure> I think.
With full alternatives to make it work in html.
<figure float="0" id="fig1007">
<title>Block and Inline graphics</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata
id="fig10-7"
fileref="images/fig10-7.png"
format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Two graphics, one as a block, one as an inline.</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
>
> 4. Graphics should not be included unless you absolutely *cannot* get
> along without it. There's no reason to include repetitive screenshots of
> parts of the interface that are easily explained in a sentence.
> (Example: anaconda runs several progress bars when it computes package
> dependencies, writes an install image to the drive, etc.... those don't
> need to be screenshotted. Wait, is that a real word?)
+1 (accessibility)
>
> --
> Paul W. Frields, RHCE
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Regards DaveP.
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