[GNC] Using GnuCash Wiki: Add Stock Page: Screenshots Added

[Geoff]

Hmmm, I've just had a look at this on my phone.

As soon as you switch to a small screen device, *everything* in the Wiki 
switches to "minuscule text" mode, it's certainly not caused by my 
screenshots.

A cursory inspection of the HTML headers shows that the Wiki framework 
seems to be a "legacy" version of MediaWiki that is oblivious of the 
device it is rendering on, (unlike, say, Wikipedia itself); but we won't 
solve that problem overnight...


As to separating the images, my thinking is:-
* GnuCash is very much a desktop application
* GnuCash is generally more usable in Landscape mode
* Old monitors are Landscape oriented
* Modern monitors are even more stretched to Landscape

So, by my logic, a typical GnuCash Wiki reader will be more comfortable 
with a wide screen approach rather than a (scrolling) deep screen 
approach.  Keeping the screenshots in a single, wide image makes it 
easier to follow the workflow and see the complete story in one glance.

But, hey, it's a Wiki.  I'm sure that the next person who comes along 
(average edits are ~4 years apart) will have different views again.

Thanks again for the review.

Regards

Geoff
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On 11/10/2022 8:35 pm, David T. wrote:
> I'm opening the page on Android devices in Chrome.
> 
> I still feel that each of the windows should be placed in a separate 
> image, in the actual instructional sequence.
> 
> David T.
> On Oct 11, 2022, at 11:05 AM, Geoff <cleanoutmyshed at gmail.com 
> <mailto:cleanoutmyshed at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi David
> 
>     Thanks for the review.
> 
>     I tested this (on Windows) in Firefox, Chrome, and Edge; and (if the
>     window wasn't wide enough) all browsers just created a horizontal slide
>     bar and kept the original (non-minuscule) text size.
> 
>     What browser and operating system are you using?
> 
>     I did look at the Help, however the requirements to edit it are rather
>     daunting, so I am starting my very modest contributions in the Wiki.
> 
>     Regards
> 
>     Geoff
>     =====
> 
>     On 11/10/2022 6:33 pm, David T. wrote:
> 
>         Geoff,
> 
>         As it's a wiki, you just go for it.
> 
>         I was going to do just that, because your image width causes the
>         browser
>         page to shrink everything else on screen, making it incredibly
>         hard for
>         old eyes to read the (now miniscule) text.
> 
>         But, you've aggregated all the steps into one wide image. If I were
>         going to enter this, I'd have separate screen shots of each
>         dialog, and
>         I'd put them next to the steps they illustrate. That way,
>         there's less
>         opportunity for confusion, and the page will display better.
> 
>         I'm also wondering why this clear information isn't in the Help
>         (or if
>         it is, where it is)...
> 
>         David T.
>         On Oct 11, 2022, at 8:07 AM, Geoff <cleanoutmyshed at gmail.com
>         <mailto:cleanoutmyshed at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>         Folks
> 
>         Thanks to assistance from John & David C, and inspiration from James
>         Baxter, I have revised and updated the "Add Stock" page on the
>         "Using
>         GnuCash" Wiki to include some screenshots to make the process
>         clearer
>         for new and unfamiliar users.
> 
>         https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Stocks/add_stock
>         <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Stocks/add_stock>
>         <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Stocks/add_stock
>         <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Stocks/add_stock>>
> 
>         https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Using_GnuCash
>         <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Using_GnuCash>
>         <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Using_GnuCash
>         <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Using_GnuCash>>
> 
>         This is my first Wiki update - is there a peer review process,
>         or do we
>         just go for it?
> 
>         :--))
> 
>         Thanks
> 
>         Geoff
>         =====
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