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Title:

Why are Guide image requirements so strict?

Text:

I am honestly ready to quit my first attempt at a guide. If I do so, it may be my last.
Issue #1 is being forced to make the images 800x600 pixels. Sorry, the window sized screen images I am going to use are not, and never will be, that size.
The cropping option makes no sense in a screen shot image in a Guide. You want the user to get only part of the graphical info?
The other option being to force them to download a fatbits image when less than 800x600 are available? I don't get it.
Maybe I am doing something wrong? I am using the Image drawer at the bottom of the guide window to upload the images, and it requires that they be 800x600...
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Note to self, break the bottom half (#2) out into a separate question tomorrow...
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Issue #2: Text - Not letting me paste in my guide text in a big chunk and edit into steps! I could do that in blogger for cryin' out loud, and it is busted beyond belief.
-Honestly, can I put in my own HTML by hand for a Guide, it would be much faster and easier (for me).
+Honestly, can I put in my own wiki text by hand for a Guide, it would be much faster and easier (for me).
And forcing me to use your dumb tool to input and order the steps will make me tear my hair out.
No wonder you have so few guides! This is why!
Note to self, put the image requirements in the FAQ.

Discussion Topic:

No

Status:

open

Edit by: Kyle Wiens

Title:

-Why are Guide image requirements so silly?
+Why are Guide image requirements so strict?

Text:

I am honestly ready to quit my first attempt at a guide.  If I do so, it may be my last.

Issue #1 is being forced to make the images 800x600 pixels.  Sorry, the window sized screen images I am going to use are not, and never will be, that size.

The cropping option makes no sense in a screen shot image in a Guide.  You want the user to get only part of the graphical info?

The other option being to force them to download a fatbits image when less than 800x600 are available?  I don't get it.

Maybe I am doing something wrong?  I am using the Image drawer at the bottom of the guide window to upload the images, and it requires that they be 800x600...

__________________

Note to self, break the bottom half (#2) out into a separate question tomorrow...

__________________

Issue #2: Text - Not letting me paste in my guide text in a big chunk and edit into steps!  I could do that in blogger for cryin' out loud, and it is busted beyond belief.

Honestly, can I put in my own HTML by hand for a Guide, it would be much faster and easier (for me).

And forcing me to use your dumb tool to input and order the steps will make me tear my hair out.

No wonder you have so few guides!  This is why!

Note to self, put the image requirements in the FAQ.

Discussion Topic:

No

Status:

open

Edit by: Kyle Wiens

Title:

Why are Guide image requirements so silly?

Text:

I am honestly ready to quit my first attempt at a guide.  If I do so, it may be my last.

Issue #1 is being forced to make the images 800x600 pixels.  Sorry, the window sized screen images I am going to use are not, and never will be, that size.

The cropping option makes no sense in a screen shot image in a Guide.  You want the user to get only part of the graphical info?

The other option being to force them to download a fatbits image when less than 800x600 are available?  I don't get it.

Maybe I am doing something wrong?  I am using the Image drawer at the bottom of the guide window to upload the images, and it requires that they be 800x600...

__________________

Note to self, break the bottom half (#2) out into a separate question tomorrow...

__________________

Issue #2: Text - Not letting me paste in my guide text in a big chunk and edit into steps!  I could do that in blogger for cryin' out loud, and it is busted beyond belief.

Honestly, can I put in my own HTML by hand for a Guide, it would be much faster and easier (for me).

And forcing me to use your dumb tool to input and order the steps will make me tear my hair out.

No wonder you have so few guides!  This is why!

Note to self, put the image requirements in the FAQ.

Discussion Topic:

No

Status:

open

Original post by: Dave

Title:

Why are Guide image requirements so silly?

Text:

I am honestly ready to quit my first attempt at a guide.  If I do so, it may be my last.

Issue #1 is being forced to make the images 800x600 pixels.  Sorry, the window sized screen images I am going to use are not, and never will be, that size.

The cropping option makes no sense in a screen shot image in a Guide.  You want the user to get only part of the graphical info?

The other option being to force them to download a fatbits image when less than 800x600 are available?  I don't get it.

Maybe I am doing something wrong?  I am using the Image drawer at the bottom of the guide window to upload the images, and it requires that they be 800x600...

__________________

Note to self, break the bottom half (#2) out into a separate question tomorrow...

__________________

Issue #2: Text - Not letting me paste in my guide text in a big chunk and edit into steps!  I could do that in blogger for cryin' out loud, and it is busted beyond belief.

Honestly, can I put in my own HTML by hand for a Guide, it would be much faster and easier (for me).

And forcing me to use your dumb tool to input and order the steps will make me tear my hair out.

No wonder you have so few guides!  This is why!

Note to self, put the image requirements in the FAQ.

Discussion Topic:

No

Status:

open