***BOGO*** Re: What's the easiest method to reference screen shots in the new screenshots group?

[GerardJan <gertjanvinkje@xxxxxxxxx>]

Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T wrote:
> Ken Whiton wrote:
>> *-* On Wed, 27 Aug 2008, at 04:59:44 +0200,
>> *-* In Article kNmdnfb38NqnXinVnZ2dnUVZ_sninZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx,
>> *-* GerardJan wrote
>> *-* About Subject: Re: What's the easiest method to reference screen 
>> shots in the new screenshots group?
>>
>>> Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T wrote:
>>
>>            [ ... ]
>>
>>>> Oh well just make reference and hope they can find.
>>
>>> Yes, Phillip, I think you have right...
>>> There needs to be a method to shrink your screenshot, I have one of
>>> those flatscreens of 1440x1024 pixels, that would be way too much to
>>> include in a message, or am I wrong again ?
>>
>>       I can think of at least two suggestions:
>>
>>       1. If all you need to show is a portion of the screen, use an
>>          image editing program to crop the unneeded portion(s) before
>>          posting.
>>
>>       2. If you do need to show the entire screen, some image editing
>>          programs (e.g., the GIMP) can "scale" images to different
>>          sizes.  In the case of your 1440x1024 screen, it could be
>>          scaled to 1080x768 or to 720x512, just to give a couple of
>>          examples.
>>
>>                                          Ken Whiton
>>
>>      FIDO: 1:132/152
>> InterNet: kenwhiton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (remove the obvious to reply)
> 
> 
> What I am really trying to do is when I need to make a reference to a 
> Post say a screenshot about a a menu choice in Preferences in answering 
> a question. I just want to insert a reference to go to:
> 
> news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.support.screenshots
> 
> and view post named in reference to this question.
> 
> In communicator day doing the above would either drop you into that 
> group when the link was clicked. Or if you were not subscribed it would 
> subscribe you.
> 
> This no long appears to work.
> 
> I tried peter's method and it does actually bring you to exact message 
> but it shows screens full of header information.
> 
> His method is while in your screenshot right click and choose copy 
> location.
> 
> Apparently there is no easy way to get people to the group.
> 
> 

My main task with my last job was being a webprogrammer, so I know /The 
Gimp/ quite well...

sincerely

-- 
GJ
http://GerardJan.Vinkesteijn.info
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