Re: Editing screenshots that use the Windows XP look

[John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

> above? Also, I am curious how others who are using the
> Windows XP look in their printed documents are
> handling the gradients and increased file size needed
> to make the screenshots look OK. 

Andrea...I capture XP images in Snagit and my image do look OK out of
the box...PNGs capture 16 million colors, enough to handle any
gradient. From your message, it seems that your problem is not
capturing them, but modifying them after capture.

I don'tr modify the graphics after capture..I make sure they are
acceptable prior to capture. As far as "...add/remove features that
aren't yet complete...", my position is that the image should reflect
what the user sees in the application, not only what I'd like them to see.

John Posada
Senior Technical Writer

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