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[anatoly techtonik <techtonik@xxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

>From https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-
docs/+bug/1573025/comments/5

> Screenshots add to the maintenance burden, and the desktop guide only
contains a few screenshots. We simply don't have the resources to
include screenshots everywhere.

This is very unfortunate, because people read visual information several
magnitudes times faster. I sense three problem with the maintenance of
screens:

1. new versions of software are released
2. referenced software getting replaced with alternatives
3. no place to upload screens

Replacing old screens is not needed - just a link needs to be updated.


The solution to this problem is to augment docs with some https://screens.ubuntu.com/ CDN where people with Ubuntu logins can upload and review screens for software distributed with Ubuntu. Making this CDN available will also allow people to implement search for bug targets using screens shots.

** Affects: ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1650335

Title:
  easy screens maintenance strategy

Status in ubuntu-docs package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  From https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-
  docs/+bug/1573025/comments/5

  > Screenshots add to the maintenance burden, and the desktop guide
  only contains a few screenshots. We simply don't have the resources to
  include screenshots everywhere.

  This is very unfortunate, because people read visual information
  several magnitudes times faster. I sense three problem with the
  maintenance of screens:

  1. new versions of software are released
  2. referenced software getting replaced with alternatives
  3. no place to upload screens

  Replacing old screens is not needed - just a link needs to be updated.

  
  The solution to this problem is to augment docs with some https://screens.ubuntu.com/ CDN where people with Ubuntu logins can upload and review screens for software distributed with Ubuntu. Making this CDN available will also allow people to implement search for bug targets using screens shots.

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