Werd, I mean Word™
The status quo of testers is to always submit screenshots of their errors in Word. WTF? Seriously people, it's called WORD, not...oh..I dunno...what would be a good name for a program that you could save images in...PAINT? That's right people, Paint...mang. Sans your ability to download the excellent Paint.NET, the original version is still available in your Windows Accessories folder. Saving objects in the inappropriate format can lead to data loss. In Word the image is usually difficult to see and needs to be further manipulated so you can actually see what the test intended to show you. Fortunately, Word does a good job of keeping the original data object in tact, so I'm able to recreate the image in a more friendly image format.
Screenshots are images not documents. Treat them as such.
July 11th, 2008 - 13:06
While agree with you in most cases, there are times where this can be appropriate… for instance when the screenshot is accompanied by an explanation.
July 11th, 2008 - 14:44
Right, Like if you weren’t using any sort of Bug tracking software, which I happen to know you use! No excuse for you, you lazy bastard. Now I have to blog about you.