From 04ec18b196c3b909b90b3b8d13943e810dd41ef8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matchu Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 19:27:01 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] update image mode faq for public release --- app/views/static/image_mode.html.haml | 55 +++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-) diff --git a/app/views/static/image_mode.html.haml b/app/views/static/image_mode.html.haml index 74bdeb18..e6068ddc 100644 --- a/app/views/static/image_mode.html.haml +++ b/app/views/static/image_mode.html.haml @@ -1,11 +1,8 @@ - title 'Welcome to Image Mode!' :markdown - Thank you so much for helping to support Dress to Impress! From the data on - the site to the funds that keep it running, none of it happens without you. - - Here's a quick breakdown of Image Mode, its beta status, and what that means - for you. + Yay! Image Mode! Our servers can handle Image Mode because of [your generous + donations][donate]. Thanks for all you do. What is Image Mode? ------------------- @@ -33,26 +30,10 @@ ------------------------------------- This means that some of the images you're trying to view haven't been - converted yet. They're waiting in line to be converted, and, in order to keep - the site stable, **the server will not convert any more images until the - upgrade is ready**. So, in actuality, waiting will do you no good. - - **Once we're out of beta, however, that message shouldn't stay up for very long at - all.** Once the images are done converting, they will appear, and the message - will disappear. Once we finish converting the thousands of Flash files - already in our database, the conversion line will almost always be very short. - - The main reason that Image Mode is not ready for the public yet, and the - reason we're raising money for a server upgrade, is that **we're not done - converting all of the customization Flash files to images**. There are over - 100,000 to convert, and each one can take up to 10 seconds or so. We have, - however, converted a lot of them already. However, we've also discovered that, - when we do the conversion process, we have unacceptable amounts of downtime. - You may have run into some of it during the past few weeks. So, the converters - are off until the upgrade. - - **Remember, this is just a preview of Image Mode.** You pretty much won't have - all of the images you want until the upgrade is all done. + converted yet. They're waiting in line to be converted. These days, that line + is pretty darn short, so the message shouldn't stay up for too long at all. + Just wait patiently for the magic SWF converters to run, and you should be + good to go :) How do I download an image? @@ -78,14 +59,32 @@ Impress in general, so is not recommended. + This image doesn't quite look right. + ------------------------------------ + + If part of your image looks a little off, like something is missing or is + transparent when it shouldn't be, hit the "Broken image?" link beneath the + Flash/Image mode switcher. Choose the image that seems broken, and report it. + The SWF converters will get on it as soon as they can. Thanks for your help! + + Please note that, because our SWF converters use open-source software instead + of Adobe's software, some SWF files that use more complex features may not + come out right, no matter how many times we convert them. Usually this involves + fancy blur effects: Ghost pets, for example, have a sharp blue silhouette behind + them instead of a blue glow. There's not much we can do about that for the + time being. Most of them are okay, but if an image is just plain unusable…well, + that's what Flash mode is for! + + What do I do if I find a problem? Have a suggestion? Just want to talk? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - Email me at . Report Image Mode problems and broken - images, ask questions, give me cool ideas, or just say whatever you want. - That's what I'm here for. + Email me at . Report Image Mode bugs, ask questions, + give me cool ideas, or just say whatever you want. That's what I'm here for. Thanks again! Enjoy Image Mode! ------------------------------- + [donate]: #{donate_path} +