[Fwd: Re: Taking screenshots for manuals]

[Claude Paroz <claude 2xlibre net>]

This might be useful information to include in the GDP styleguide
http://library.gnome.org/devel/gdp-style-guide/stable/screenshot-1.html.en

Claude

-------- Message transféré --------
> De: Frederic Peters <fpeters gnome org>
> À: gnome-i18n gnome org
> Sujet: Re: Taking screenshots for manuals
> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:46:28 +0200
> 
> Kenneth Nielsen wrote:
> 
> > > Another thing I'd like to point about screenshots is the need to
> > > disable subpixel hinting.
> > 
> > What does that mean and how do I do that?
> 
> In the Fonts tab of Appearance Preferences, you can choose a special
> rendering for the text, subpixel smoothing gives really good results
> on LCD screens but is tied to particular screen settings (it depends
> on the ordering of subpixels).
> 
> Thus a capture using subpixel hinting, when viewed on another screen,
> would have its text blurry and strangely colorised.
> 
> On the contrary the "Best shapes" and "Best contrast" settings are
> independent of whatever screen type is used, this is why it is
> preferred to use them.
> 
> 
> 
>         Frederic
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