Do we have a mechanism to take screenshots of localized LibreOffice GUI for
the localization of LibreOffice documentation?
Or do we have to follow a manual process?
Do we have a mechanism to take screenshots of localized LibreOffice GUI for
the localization of LibreOffice documentation?
Or do we have to follow a manual process?
Danishka,
Do we have a mechanism to take screenshots of localized LibreOffice GUI for
the localization of LibreOffice documentation?Or do we have to follow a manual process?
If you are using a Linux distro, I believe you can take a screenshot of the entire screen. If you are using a Mac or Windows, your screenshot can only include LO elements because of copyright permission/clearance issues. I use LInux so I am not well versed in the best methods of taking/editing screenshots.
If you use "Print Screen SysRq" key to take screenshots, you need a
graphics program that will "crop" the picture. LO's Draw has a crop
feature, but it will not work in this case. It only reduces the visible
part of the screenshot, but the entire screenshot is still embedded in
the document.
Gimp is one program that will reduce the size of the graphic
eliminating everything outside the area of the graphic chosen.
Linux and Mac have graphic programs that will take screenshots of
selected parts of the screen to the entire screen. I wonder is Windows
has programs that do this?
--Dan
I think the actual question was about whether there was a was to
automate taking screenshots from, say, a German UI to replace
screenshots from the English UI when translating or localizing the
documentation.
If I am correct in my interpretation of the question, then as far as I
know, there isn't any way to do it other than manually. Of course, it
would be possible to use linked graphics instead of embedded graphics
to perhaps make it easier for translators to replace one set of
screenshots with another -- once those screenshots had been prepared.
--Jean
I find that /Shutter/ works great to get a localized area, it acutally allow you to select the area you want a screenshot of.
John Hart
I find that Shutter works great to get a localized area, it actually allows you to select the area you want a screenshot of. I am using a Linux distro OS and /Shutter/ is a Linux application
John Hart
I think the actual question was about whether there was a was to
automate taking screenshots from, say, a German UI to replace
screenshots from the English UI when translating or localizing the
documentation.If I am correct in my interpretation of the question, then as far as I
know, there isn't any way to do it other than manually. Of course, it
would be possible to use linked graphics instead of embedded graphics
to perhaps make it easier for translators to replace one set of
screenshots with another -- once those screenshots had been prepared.
yes, this is what I want to know
thanks guys 
For screen captures for Windows, I employ TechSmith's Snagit 10. It can do all kinds of fancy editing and such. There are numerous others.
Gary