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Created 8 years ago, edited 8 years ago.
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Author:

Reves-Yosoy

Status:
Under dev. review

Score:

1149
1292 votes

Idea:

It would be very useful if we could atach an image to our ideas, this way, they'd be graphically explained and they would be easier to understand.

Comments:

2 years ago	Alexio	Just use https://www.draw.io and post a link to the saved XML file that can be edited by other community members.
2 years ago	LinuxDude101	Super idea!
2 years ago	wilkgr76	Come on, we can do it! Let's aim for 1500 votes!!
2 years ago	jetmint	6 years later... Are we there yet?
2 years ago	JesperE	Pictures are powerful tools for explaining, it should be well worth the security risks, since they should be manageable with size constraints and anti virus software. It is quite possible to avoid them all together by implementing an online drawing software such as eg literallycanvas in the forum (although this might put people of if they can't use their favourite graphics application) and only accept pictures from there. Or minimize them by only allowing frames with the actual content on other sites such as tumblr or youtube. Just me brainstorming here...
2 years ago	a52dragon	Image and video simulation. CONSIDER IT AN ACCESSIBILITY TOOL. Temple Grandin is an autistic with a PHD. In one of her books she speculates that 20 to 30 percent of the population thinks in images not words. I know that Linux purest are all about coding and the terminal and can understand and appreciate the passion. From what I have read and experienced about the Mint community is there desire to make things work well. While this is not my idea I could see this development accelerate the expansion of the Mint community. Any of you in the community I believe would embrace her desire to fine a simple and humane approach to solving what had been seen as unsolvable issues. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin Thank you Creators
2 years ago	Sir_Douglas	Users should be able to block graphics content so the risk would be optional.
2 years ago	mideal	Security risk? Why shouldn't the server be able to run a file consistancy or even a virus check? Any links (e.g. those from tiny.url) or qr codes posted somewhere are more dangerous.
2 years ago	shoemake	the security risk is too high. any imaginable payload can be stuffed into an image file.
2 years ago	AkaProfessorM	In a world seemingly obsessed with visual stymulii this is a no brainer!
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2 years ago	LarryAT	Allow more than one uploaded attachment. Really, it could be any kind of attachment: Video, Sound file, script/program [but, running in a sandbox ... how to avoid malware promulgation?]
2 years ago	Jon-Wilob	One picture worth a thousand words!
2 years ago	CristianSW	Realy good idea!!!
2 years ago	Anthony78110	Really good idea !
3 years ago	andrey81	Good idea!
3 years ago	fuzzyanalysis	Just use the tag, which works - see the examples below. It's probably even smarter not to implement this on linuxmint.com, for reasons of storage space and security.
3 years ago	gothicpreston	The user community are likely to stop using the community site if there is no feedback provided by the dev team or updates on progress where implementation is constrained by technical/funding issues. This deserves better communication from the team.
3 years ago	IsaacM	Good idea when necessary. Not always necessary
3 years ago	hdryovage	It could be a screen capture, sketched your idea, or used screen capture to help build the concept clarity; a screen capture submission may be easiest to ensure compatibility.
3 years ago	hdryovage	It could be a screen capture, sketched your idea, or used screen capture to help build the concept clarity; a screen capture submission may be easiest to ensure compatibility.
3 years ago	Afrothetics	Why not? We live in the GUI moment.
3 years ago	estani	why it has not been implemented yet? It can be useful..
3 years ago	d1g1t4Lnrg	Good Suggestion.
3 years ago	somyaranjan	I am Completely Agree with it.
3 years ago	niemuthj	I would agree becuasse some of the ideas out there are better to be shown via graphics then via text.
3 years ago	rjkeenerusa	This is a minor "nice to have" that distracts from improving the OS as a whole.
4 years ago	MELIFICA	Allons un petit effort tu m'écris en français et je te répond en patois!
4 years ago	jbitbang	I'd rather see something new. This time would be better spent tighting up mint python scripts etc if it were up to me. Though svg and html5 logins for cinnamon might fit in here. So I will shrug with my one cent.
4 years ago	Bonz_Ink	Just get old school and ASCII it out. Imgur is pretty useful for this idea.
4 years ago	zantaz	a very useful idea ...
4 years ago	sserbanro	In my previous comment, I said that I'll try HTML. As you can see, the forum supports HTML tags, including A HREF, TARGET, BOLD, ITALIC, so you can use those to link to any image you want. That means, plainly, that you may use the IMG SRC tag, and point to the source (on the web, obviously!) Would be nice if we had available an option though, (buttons) when commenting, to add a link, image, video, like any forum allows (TinyMCE Editor).
4 years ago	sserbanro	As far as I see, people are confuse about this idea: The idea, means having the ability to UPLOAD an image on this site. Many people are refering to graphic software, which is something way different! The way the image is generated, is a whole different thing and it depends on many factors, such as the purpose of the image (what it serves for?), the graphic skills of the author, to name only the most important. So, we are speaking here about IMAGE HOSTING, and BANDWIDTH. I think it is difficult to solve this, since we're speaking of massive storage, which is pretty expensive, for the purpose! Instead, the ability to link to an image (video, etc.), would be easier to implement. I'll try a link here, HTML seemed to work earlier: Mint Forum
4 years ago	sujitnag	really surprise.
5 years ago	ssstylish	I support the idea of "One Mean Universal DVD Distribution with multiple desktop environments and codecs"
5 years ago	garthhh	we may be reinventing the wheel http://awwapp.com an example http://awwapp.com/draw.html#e7cf4c3e
5 years ago	chathura	That indeed is a better idea!!!
5 years ago	jharris1993	It would be a nice touch, but I think these folks have bigger fish to fry.
5 years ago	Benjamin1974	Would it be possible to say post a link to Youtube http://youtu.be/yy1zBcg4L8o or even image shack http://imageshack.us/photo/Kittens/228/1157850041941oq3.jpg/. Maybe even allow HTML 5 commands or somthing, to work in the comments line. Sorry if I'm outa line.
5 years ago	herbie643	Ifeel this is a great idea. It would be great when you are entering your idea there was a button to browse for the image (screenshot).
5 years ago	nagybalaazs	Great idea. I look forward to Innovate When implemented.
5 years ago	countjohn	That is a good idea. We are visual creatures and pictures speak volumes. This is why news stations spend fortunes on generating graphical representations of everything and anything they report on.
5 years ago	chuckythegeek	843 votes? Really?
5 years ago	Forseti	Yes it's good idea.
5 years ago	3xOSC	Come on, let's get timpster's idea going. Redshift isn't that good.
5 years ago	Qruqs	I see there is nothing one can do to prevent this from happening, since it is now considered. Well, as long as no external sites are used in the process, like I think someone suggested, because I've seen enough of stupid forums where there are more dead links to "posted" images than I care to count. And especially annoying are those who use such content in their signatures. Not all sites are available everywhere, for all to use. Link to the wrong host for images and the idea s(t)inks.
5 years ago	rm-rfconflict	pics speak a 1,000,000 words
5 years ago	rjtcm1	A Picture is sometimes worth a thousand words ...
5 years ago	kdane4	Great idea!! I fully support this.
5 years ago	mariosan	It´s OK. An image says better than 1000 words (Chine proverbial)
5 years ago	ecellingsworth	Well how about that. Instructions for putting images in comments and ideas are listed in the General Rules and Guidelines for Community Ideas and Tutorials tutorial. Who knew? I've submitted an idea for linking to this tutorial from the community site's home tab/page.
5 years ago	ecellingsworth	As commented by tpapastylianou, you can easily add images to your post with html tag. I've used the site postimage.org to host images, but others obviously exist. An alternative to implementing a wysiwyg editor interface would be a "Leaving Comments Guide" which could explain how to post images, rules for comments, etc. If such a page already exists, I couldn't find it.
5 years ago	quake0	768 votes! Why is this not implemented.
6 years ago	habanany	make sense
6 years ago	MiLeon	good idea +1. My english is not good enough to describe a idea or problem with right words
6 years ago	jesaisrien	It may well be useful in many situations. I can see how, when appropriate, it could be a powerful idea.
6 years ago	thyvon	I agree, you can¨hear¨ more in one picture than in a thousand words
6 years ago	MisterAndy	Oh! I see what you mean.
6 years ago	MisterAndy	Yes but what is your idea? !
6 years ago	gofer83	Great Idea! Should be implemented ASAP. One image can save 1000 words!
6 years ago	byt3r	as my physics teacher told me, graphics talk for themselves
6 years ago	bdheeman	+1
6 years ago	Praveer	UML type or Mind mapping type ... but we defiantly need some extra tools
6 years ago	Club17	Or... if can, once the idea was considered, every user increase the tree under a web program (or script) to build graphically the idea, like mental map. I have mind manager for the web, but runs only on windows.
6 years ago	andrei90	I suggest Mind Mapping the idea, it's easier to understand.
6 years ago	angagliano	Attaccare un immagine all'idea è ok....come accompagnare con i gesti le parole
6 years ago	mgstough	Either a sketch, image, diagram or linked audio or video file would be useful.
6 years ago	kazztan0325	Thanks, @sunewbie ! Since we can use 'CKEditor' to edit Biography on our Account details after updating website on 25 Aug 2011, it would be not difficult to build 'CKEditor' into the page for adding 'New Idea'.
6 years ago	sunewbie	@kazztan0325 @Tonya +1 +1 :)
6 years ago	Anleoje	I like it ;)
6 years ago	jayantr7	Right! A picture is worth 1000 words.
6 years ago	Redsandro	..and the ability to edit our comments in case we make a twypo. ;)
6 years ago	trollboy	I think this is a good idea as long as the bandwidth is available. There is nothing stopping us uploading sketches to an image sharing site and providing a link in the idea.
6 years ago	amrmax	great idea
6 years ago	ihends	why don't we??
6 years ago	obakfahad	I dont Understand what you are saying.
6 years ago	Okkarator	Simple and useful idea :)
6 years ago	blueXrider	Agree with Qruqs. Nothing like having a Miata shoved down your throat.
6 years ago	Qruqs	DynamicMan, as long as the one in charge is not forgetting about adding that line of HTML, then maybe I will promote this idea. Until that happens, however, I don't think so.
6 years ago	kazztan0325	Thank you, @Tonya!
6 years ago	Tonya	@kazztan0325 +1
7 years ago	kazztan0325	If we also be able to use WYSIWYG Editor Module for editing Ideas as editing Tutorials, it would be more useful for us.
7 years ago	wanda	+1.
7 years ago	Chen_q07	Great idea!
7 years ago	yves910	Cool idea, an image is more comprehensive for a no real english speaker
7 years ago	mysoomro	Nice idea. We should first make a good research on the idea we want to propose, then share it with the community.
7 years ago	andymuqsith	success idea,! www.fresh-school.blogspot.com
7 years ago	Mason-	Seeing as you can use HTML in your posts, I voted don't care. It's a great idea yes but technically you can already do it.
7 years ago	samriggs	excellent idea, I remember when ubuntu came out with the new software center they showed the mock ups through very sketches to give everyone an idea of what it would look like, it was great to see that instead of trying to explain it in 4 or 5 pages.
7 years ago	psyckers	Very cool idea
7 years ago	Xyie	@nomopo13 The idea is more targeted towards making sketches or images to give a more clear understanding of what an idea is saying. For example, a feature is desired, and the person makes a mock-up of what that feature might look like. There's no "rummaging through the internet looking for a picture," since you're /making/ the image. That's the desire behind it.
7 years ago	DynamicMan	@Qrugs That example is horrible, agreed. But it is a problem that is very easy to solve with about one line of HTML.
7 years ago	syncxz	i agree!!... an idea can be understood by a image
7 years ago	trendkill83	Great Idea
7 years ago	nomopo13	I dont like rummaging through the Internet looking for a stupid picture when i can much easier use word to explain what i was saying. I think that you should just use words because if a random picture comes up and you dont know what it means are you really going to sit there trying to figure out what it means?
7 years ago	akash211	Ya, this will be really helpful.
7 years ago	jtrag	I'm new to Linux Mint but so far I'm loving it! Excellent Distro! In regards to this idea, I think it's definitely a great idea that should be implemented asap as it will help to further develop and improve Linux Mint. Plus, a picture is worth a thousand words ;) -James
7 years ago	itbcn8	OR... we can use words to perfectly describe what we're thinking, a bit more of a challenge but worth it in the long run ;)
7 years ago	Sol_Badguy	Excellent idea...
7 years ago	Qruqs	And here's an example of why I think this should be restricted in some way: http://community.linuxmint.com/idea/view/14 Try reading the entries on that page using 1024 × 768 resolution, when half the text vanishes on the right, and a good chunk of the large image, too. As the way the site is done, there are no scrollbars either.
7 years ago	grim	Totally agree, it would enrich this space!
7 years ago	andreylosev	+1 to what to what tpapastylianou said
7 years ago	DonK	Yes if it were simple to do.
7 years ago	nerjamartin	Great!!
7 years ago	itonggant	good idea
7 years ago	tpapastylianou	I just realised. You can use html in your posts anyway. So embedding pictures, links, etc, is all possible anyway. both in the idea bit, and in the comments. Example: writing <img src="http://www.mspmentor.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/msp_success_key.jpg"> yields this:
7 years ago	ross	yeah! i teach Art and English, i'm more often than not.. Stuck for words! I love this idea, my ideas are incredible, but without pictures sometimes.. i'm just dumb!
7 years ago	zaenal1234	+1= idea , very good.
7 years ago	francis_ty	I think this is not hard to achieve. Have the developers thought about this idea?
7 years ago	aiacomp	Good idea.
7 years ago	tpapastylianou	I think this is an excellent idea. However, I also agree with the 'storage/server' issue. Presumably you can get the same result by uploading your pic to imageshack and linking back here?
7 years ago	bluemeda	nais ide gan.. :ngacir
7 years ago	Ki3rk3gaard	MINTy fresh idea .
7 years ago	Moszer	agree
7 years ago	oco13	[en] To SDSys & ArmandiuxGS: If you write something in a non-english language, please translate it to english to make it more understandable to most users. [es] A SDSys & ArmandiuxGS: Si escribís/escriben algo en un idioma distinto al ingles, por favor traducidlo al inglés para hacerlo mas comprensible para la mayoría de usuarios. [eo] Al SDSys & ArmaniuxGS: Se vi skribus io en ne-angla lingvo, bonvolu traduku ĝin al angla lingvo pro fari ĝin pli komprenebla al plimulto d'uzantoj.
7 years ago	ArmandiuxGS	Me gustaría hacer garabatos para explicar mis ideas... A favor!
7 years ago	timloyal	Yeah and have a submittal which includes a link to picture or actual picture. I can read the computer diagrams very well I loved writing them in high school. People don't seem to use them anymore; but they do work.
7 years ago	Celtore	it would be a very good concept, considering a picture is worth a thousand words. If this were integrated, it could promote a better international connection for the community.
7 years ago	SDSys	Totalmente de acuerdo con vos.
7 years ago	bigfatpanda	totally agree with you :)
7 years ago	tanmays	Good idea. Pictures will break the barriers of language :)
7 years ago	LinuxWiz83	Wouldn't it just be better to just allow uploading images with thumbnails on your posts? I think it is a great idea but think it would be less bandwidth to just allow image uploading with thumbnails on the image.
8 years ago	rpezzopane	good idea, but with restrictions to avoid overloading the server.
8 years ago	kennethb	Sure it will help a lot, though it may bring the community maintainers some extra work :P
8 years ago	pirategeorges	I agree too. Graphics can help.
8 years ago	RickC998	I agree totally... often a graphic will show instantly something which could take ages to explain in writing.
8 years ago	jacobdb	agree totally, especially when you aren an native english speaker and don't know the words for certain things.
8 years ago	matti	I agree, nothing beats visuals when trying to make a point.
8 years ago	dragonias	good idea, I think it would help.
8 years ago	greatbigdragon	Probably for the same reason that I haven't been implanted with a new brain yet -- nobody wants to deal with the mess.
8 years ago	Kitsune22	I don't see why this hasn't been implanted already-- this would make the explanation process for ideas a lot simpler. Promoted.
8 years ago	yves910	It is a very good idea, especially for me with my very poor english.
8 years ago	trans	Along with the image it would be nice if the general description of the package is included in little detail apart from reviews would be a great help for newbies like me.
8 years ago	lineak	+1
8 years ago	Frank	Very nice idea
8 years ago	OliverBerlin	Good for people with a photographic memory.
8 years ago	VICTOR360	I Agreed Nice3 Idea!
8 years ago	baffle-boy	great idea!
8 years ago	linuxmint	I agree that it would be useful for some ideas.
8 years ago	justin	This would be very helpful in explaining some ideas.
8 years ago	carlp101	Good idea.
8 years ago	poltiser	what about basket ported to mint gnome? it would be interesting... needs to be rewritten because of its support limited to kde only...
8 years ago	omagus	sometimes picture is moe explainable
8 years ago	johnsossa	I agree, attachments would be nice & helpful. Make sure GIMP is used.
8 years ago	davedarkblade	Very nice idea
8 years ago	Minko	I agree
8 years ago	sojabob	I agree, it would be useful.
8 years ago	Daybreak	I agree!
8 years ago	mintNewbie	pic w/0 text describes anything..text+pic will expains everythg...wit pic helps on understdg..usefull if provided too...i agreed..
8 years ago	Renzoku	Well, we are talking about expressing our ideas. So being more abitious we may use a formatting tool or type to express it (wiki, pdf).
8 years ago	BigBug	would be useful. A picture says more than thousand words
8 years ago	categgs	Yes, great idea.
8 years ago	jatwood	Agreed, good idea.
8 years ago	acoromi	good idea
8 years ago	Obi1	Is a must, pics make explanations so much simpler.
8 years ago	Eskat0n	Good idea
8 years ago	siavash	I like the idea.
8 years ago	jargonn	Out of the box Mint is exactly what the casual user wants, by using visual teaching aids it would be much easier to reach many more across borders, cultures, etc...
8 years ago	fredbird67	Excellent idea.
8 years ago	pengythai	Agreed
8 years ago	beatbox72	this is a must have, if u ask me.Some of us suffers from dyslectic disorder and will understand things easier with pictures anytime..thnx
8 years ago	BrianT	Agreed, especially seeing that the same language isn't the same language for all. One persons node is another persons xml tag, that kind of thing.
8 years ago	FrostyC	agree, this would make depiction of an idea much quicker & more efficient.
8 years ago	Fr3d	Graphic to help describe the idea. Sound good to me.
8 years ago	GrayWizardLinux	yes!
8 years ago	Napster	Yup :)
8 years ago	saltyp	agreed
8 years ago	Mutiny32	Agreed. This actual idea needs to be able to be extrapolated upon better.
8 years ago	phllbit	try dia, freemind, kdissert,labyrinth, planfacile, semantik, view your mind, all available in the software manager.
8 years ago	bebex	agreed too
8 years ago	Fugy	Agreed
8 years ago	Gramps	Sometimes a picture is worth a 1,000 words, Good Idea
8 years ago	8bit	Agreed.
8 years ago	andydch	Agreed
8 years ago	dandate2	demoted
8 years ago	jgrino72	I conquer I mean concur
8 years ago	cafepreto	Concordo
8 years ago	doc54	Ottimo, magari una foto.
8 years ago	TerminusEst	Agreed
8 years ago	6andalf	Agreed
8 years ago	qwer	Agreed
8 years ago	vpakovic	I am not good in drawing, so I would not bee able to explain anything (or I could not be understood)?
8 years ago	pigusek	Of course, this could be useful. Agree
8 years ago	MasterTaxton	A picture is worth a thousand words, after all.
8 years ago	SpideyWebber	A mind map picture produced from within LM would be great
8 years ago	gemini	Agreed
8 years ago	ibm450	agreed
8 years ago	johanduc	An image can say more than thousand words....I agree
8 years ago	Az4x4	Great Idea!
8 years ago	premamotion	I agree, this is nice!
8 years ago	syeef	I agree. This is the basic need.
8 years ago	Andrewsjp	Scanned images of pencil sketches would be helpful for many.
8 years ago	AgingTechnogeek	Graphical representations are often very helpful in getting others to see your ideas the way yo do.
8 years ago	murshed	I Agree
8 years ago	dawgdoc	I had an instructor in Vet School, orthopedic surgery, tell some of us that we should subscribe to a certain journal because it had a high picture to text ratio; which he thought those of us from West Tennessee needed.
8 years ago	Teucca	good idea
8 years ago	masdel	A picture is worth a thousand words :)
8 years ago	Griz	Excellent suggestion.
8 years ago	dresden	+1
8 years ago	Garda	I too think this is a good idea. Promoted.
8 years ago	Pariah	picture pages are always useful :D
8 years ago	metelci	Agreed.
8 years ago	digitxp	Until then, an option is always to post a link...
8 years ago	NineDegrees	I cant see anyone disagreeing with this idea. Its practically a necessity.
8 years ago	OldMarcus	Good idea, providing you can draw. ;)
8 years ago	indieinvader	+1
8 years ago	rekik	Very good idea
8 years ago	vrkalak	+1 Strong agreement.
8 years ago	thychamp	agree
8 years ago	werito	true i agree too
8 years ago	SeanBest	Solid idea.
8 years ago	clem	Agreed.
8 years ago	holyguyver	I agree, attachments would be nice & helpful.

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