Comments on: Pretty Sells – Does it Relate to Screenshots? http://www.asp-shareware.org/blog/pretty-sells-does-it-relate-to-screenshots/ The World's #1 Trade Organization for Independent Software Developers and Vendors Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:43:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Pete http://www.asp-shareware.org/blog/pretty-sells-does-it-relate-to-screenshots/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Pete Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:04:06 +0000 http://www.asp-shareware.org/blog/?p=135#comment-210 Personally, I just ensure that my screenshot background is a neutral colour (eg, grey or white) rather than a desktop image and crop to provide a border of around 15px if the window produces a desktop shadow (eg, on Mac). A textured background of any kind distracts the viewer from what matters: your app's window or dialog. Personally, I just ensure that my screenshot background is a neutral colour (eg, grey or white) rather than a desktop image and crop to provide a border of around 15px if the window produces a desktop shadow (eg, on Mac).
A textured background of any kind distracts the viewer from what matters: your app’s window or dialog.

]]> By: javier rojas http://www.asp-shareware.org/blog/pretty-sells-does-it-relate-to-screenshots/comment-page-1/#comment-47 javier rojas Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:44:08 +0000 http://www.asp-shareware.org/blog/?p=135#comment-47 Agree, the wedding background is distracting. Agree, the wedding background is distracting.

]]> By: Andy Brice http://www.asp-shareware.org/blog/pretty-sells-does-it-relate-to-screenshots/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Andy Brice Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:30:05 +0000 http://www.asp-shareware.org/blog/?p=135#comment-44 Hi Milan, It is a fair point about 'dirty background'. I have actually turned off Aero for more recent screenshots and it is an improvement, e.g. see: http://www.perfecttableplan.com/help/410/windows/html/index.html?1_getting_started.htm I am not convinced about the wedding background or the reflection though - I think they are just distracting. Hi Milan,

It is a fair point about ‘dirty background’. I have actually turned off Aero for more recent screenshots and it is an improvement, e.g. see:
http://www.perfecttableplan.com/help/410/windows/html/index.html?1_getting_started.htm

I am not convinced about the wedding background or the reflection though – I think they are just distracting.

]]> By: Peter Štibraný http://www.asp-shareware.org/blog/pretty-sells-does-it-relate-to-screenshots/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Peter Štibraný Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:19:16 +0000 http://www.asp-shareware.org/blog/?p=135#comment-42 Hello Milan, very useful article, thank you very much. To be honest, I don't like last image very much, dark background and reflection is too much for me. I also recently went over all my screenshots and tried to make them look better. I added shadow to all thumbnails, and it made quite a difference (imho). -Peter Hello Milan,

very useful article, thank you very much. To be honest, I don’t like last image very much, dark background and reflection is too much for me. I also recently went over all my screenshots and tried to make them look better. I added shadow to all thumbnails, and it made quite a difference (imho).

-Peter

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