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

[Geoff]

Well David, I am happy to defer to your experience, however the 
screenshots contain GnuCash labels in the same language, so I am not 
sure how that works?

I'll clean them up this week.

Stay tuned.

Geoff
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On 11/10/2022 10:02 pm, David T. wrote:
> GnuCash is a multilingual application that is translated into a bunch of 
> languages. None of that can happen with your screen shots. You simply 
> *must* remove the text embedded in images, so that users in other 
> languages can translate the wiki into their language of choice.
> 
> Not to mention users with low visual acuity, who use readers of text to 
> listen to what is written.
> 
> You're leaving all these users out of your approach.
> 
> David T.
> On Oct 11, 2022, at 1:16 PM, Geoff <cleanoutmyshed at gmail.com 
> <mailto:cleanoutmyshed at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Well, I'm not so sure about this one.  I think it depends upon an
>     individual's learning style**.  Some people love to devour text, others
>     delight in visuals.
> 
>     My personal preference, as I said in a previous reply, is to try and
>     show the entire workflow from left to right.  Granted the pink text is a
>     bit loud, and could be toned down as "captions".
> 
>     Coincidentally, they are the only text you can actually read unaided
>     when viewing on a phone.
> 
>     I'll keep this in mind for the next one.
> 
>     Thanks once again.
> 
>     Regards
> 
>     Geoff
>     =====
>     ** Yes I know that not everyone agrees with this theory, but it works
>     for me:-
>     https://www.google.com.au/search?q=learning+styles+debunked  <https://www.google.com.au/search?q=learning+styles+debunked>
> 
>     On 11/10/2022 6:59 pm, David T. wrote:
> 
>         Further comment on your screenshots: it is infinitely better to put
>         instructional text as actual text in the wiki page, rather than
>         embedding in the screenshot itself. I'd ask you to edit those
>         screenshots to remove the text. The circling is IMHO okay; the
>         text, not.
> 
>         So,
> 
>         Click New Account
> 
>         [Image of main window with New button circled)]
> 
> 
>         Put "Amazon.com <http://Amazon.com> <http://Amazon.com
>         <http://Amazon.com>>, Inc." (or whatever description you
>         wish) into the "Account name" field
> 
>         Choose "Stock" as Account type
> 
>         [Image of New account window with circles)]
> 
> 
>         Click on the "Select" button for the "Security/Currency" field
> 
>         Choose "NASDAQ" as type and "(AMZN) Amazon" as security
> 
>         Set Parent Account to an account in the Assets branch of your chart
> 
>         Click "Ok"
> 
> 
> 
>         David T.
>         On Oct 11, 2022, at 10:37 AM, "David T. via gnucash-user"
>         <gnucash-user at gnucash.org <mailto:gnucash-user at gnucash.org>> 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, 8:07 AM, at 8:07 AM, Geoff
>         <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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