[Zope] Screen Shots for Zope Products

[THoffman@indtech.wa.gov.au]

Actually just a decent description of the Product, and how it works
would be great. There are a number of Zope Products on the zope.org
that have such a minimal description or none at all.

See ya

Tim

On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 08:54, Ausum Studio wrote:
> I agree with Mike.
> As an open source community, it is probable that most of the total
available
> man-hours are spent developing stuff instead of figuring out marketing
> stratregies.
> For a typical software vendor instead, marketing IS what makes the company
> run, and as a result - as we all know- several dollars are used to be
> provided for the task.
> And as long as we don't have any community-generated marketing task force,
> we should at least to encourage the inclusion of screenshots from those
> products that rely heavily on its user interface, having in mind all the
> good reasons already mentioned here.
> We know Zope rocks. If a picture helps me to evangelize a new
> developer/end_user/student/housewife/astronaut soul, why not to go for it?
> :)
> 
> 
> Ausum
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Doanh Tran" <mtran@shufflemasterrd.com>
> To: "Andy McKay" <andy@agmweb.ca>
> Cc: "tom smith" <tom@othermedia.com>; <zope@zope.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 1:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Zope] Screen Shots for Zope Products
> 
> 
> > Adding screenshots to a product help users narrow down their choices on
> which
> > product best suite their needs.  Especially for those who are new to
Zope.
> > Furthermore, screenshots allow users to have a better understaning on a
> > product's presentation, ease of use, and functionalities.  A great
example
> > for this is ZPhoto Slides.  ZPhoto Slides includes detail screens shots
on
> > how easy it to use the tool,  It gives an over view of the entire
product
> > functionalities, and even a live demon.  Those kind of things are hard
to
> > visualize from a product descriptions.
> >
> > You and many other have spent a great amount of time creating wonderful
> > products.  Like Tom said,  why not capture those beautiful qualities and
> > include them in your product. It helps promote the use of your product
and
> > thus promote the use and adaption of Zope.
> >
> > Well, I am just trying to give some inputs from a Zope's user
perspective.
> > I did not mean to bothered those who write products or  critized any
> > individual work, just giving some feedbacks.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > (...)
> 
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