Bug#869813: gnome-software: please add more screenshots

[Matthias Klumpp]

Hi!

2017-07-26 18:43 GMT+02:00 Byron <byron.sharman at skybeam.com>:
> Package: gnome-software
> Version: 3.22.5-1
> Severity: wishlist
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> When simply browsing through GNOME Software, I've found that many applications
> lack screenshots. For example, most of the packages in the "Productivity"
> section lack screenshots.
>
> I only request that more screenshots be added because for many people seeing
> the program in action is the key influence on their decision to install the
> program or not.

This is not an issue with GNOME Software, but something you can rise
with the respective projects directly.
For example, you can ask the "Pingus" developers to add a
<screenshots/> tag to their metainfo file, and as soon as they do the
screenshots will show up in the software center.

See https://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/docs/chap-Quickstart.html#qsr-app-screenshots-info
for details on that.

There is nothing we can do about this in GS itself, which is why I am
closing the bug here, but there is a lot individual projects can do to
improve the situation. So, when you notice a missing screenshot where
you think one was really valuable, please file a bug about this at the
upstream project (or the respective Debian package for the
application). That way, the request for adding a screenshot reaches
the right recipient and can be resolved easily.

Thank you and kind regards,
    Matthias

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