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List:       kde-promo
Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] Release promotion guide - needs review
From:       Sebastian =?utf-8?q?K=C3=BCgler?= <sebas () kde ! nl>
Date:       2005-12-19 8:22:31
Message-ID: 200512190922.31961.sebas () kde ! nl
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On Monday 19 December 2005 09:10, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On Monday 19 December 2005 00:43, Sebastian Kügler wrote:
> > The thing I'm not sure about is the "Take screenshots without window
> > decoration", does that really make sense, wouldn't it make the
> > screenshots appear to abstract?
>
> the issue we have is that window decorations are highly configurable, both
> because distros tend to ship a custom window deco for their product and
> because you may run a KDE app outside of KDE. therefore the only part that
> we really control to any extent is the contents of the window, so we
> probably should only show that part ...
>
> it also keeps the focus on the UI itself, rather than the rest of the
> window decor.
>
> if one is taking a screenshot of multiple windows or the entire desktop,
> then window deocs make sense ... but otherwise i'd agree here that no
> window decos is a pragmatic solution.

That sounds sensible, I couldn't come up with a reason other than "takes more 
space than absolutely necessary" though.
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