Re: Work in progress documentation design

[Allan Day <allanpday gmail com>]

Petr Kovar <pmkovar gnome org> wrote:
...
> > We're assuming that getting started was primarily intended to help
> > existing GNOME users migrate to GNOME 3, and that the majority will
> > have done so.
>
> What about users migrating from other environments and systems? Are we no
> longer interested in providing them with a good getting started experience?

I've already stated that I think that static images provide a good experience.

Arguing that documentation without video is substandard seems odd,
considering that the vast majority of GNOME's documentation is text
only.

> > But I'll reiterate what I said previously - I don't think that the
> > switch from video to static images is a significant downgrade.
>
> I don't see static images as a good replacement for videos. You'll be having
> hard time trying to explain some concepts without the help of animation.

Can you provide a list of concepts that you think can only be
communicated using video?

Allan