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Welcome to the Wiki Standards! This is where discussion and documentation of the standards and guidelines for how bootleg articles should be written take place. Don't forget to include your wiki signature if you add commentary here, and have fun!
= Table of Contents =
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= Wiki standards / Guidelines =
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This template serves as a marker for others to look at and rectify if needed.▼
== Bootleg article formatting (perpetually
=== Bootleg Infobox ===
When you are copying and pasting this Infobox bootleg template, remove the comments (and the newlines after them) after you have filled the necessary parameters in.
It is advised that you do not include a newline after the Infobox bootleg template, as you will end up with an annoying bar at the top of the article.
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=== The article itself ===
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'''(Bootleg name)''' (also known as (other name(s) if any) is a bootleg (describe bootleg here (e.g. (reference original_os from infobox) edition, live (ditto) CD, etc), which was created by (reference creator from infobox). It released on (reference release_date from infobox), and was added to the archive on (reference archiveadd from infobox)
== Description ==
The bootleg is a modified (reference original_os from infobox) ISO. (Specify any integrations the bootleg comes with. For example, the DriverPacks version, RyanVM, etc). It comes with its own boot selector (if any). (Describe the purpose of the bootleg and what is added and what is removed, in brief). It comes with its own autorun (if any), and WPI (if any).
== Changes from (reference original_os from infobox) ==
(This section, along with Software, and Notes, should be split into 3 sections.)
(In here there will be the subsections Minor changes, Changes in pre-desktop procedures, and Look and feel.
== Software ==
(If there is absolutely no software bundled, then it's optional. Most of the time, it isn't.)
== Notes ==
(If there is nothing to note, then it's optional.)
== Gallery ==
(The gallery goes here. For themes, and other miscellanea, put them in their own sub-sections.
To see how to properly create the gallery where all screenshots of the bootleg are, see the Bootleg Gallery section.
▲(The gallery goes here. For themes, and other miscellanea, put them in their own sub-sections. "How To Capture Screenshots For Your Bootlegs: A Guide Concerning Labels And Places To Capture" also notes on this.)
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==== Infobox parameters, particularly... ====
===== forked_from =====
* Usually, they will be in the SVCPACK folder, but be sure to check <code>SVCPACK.INF</code>. It may be especially important if it's in a different folder (CatalogSubDir entry), the specific order of installing programs (SetupHotfixesToRun section), product catalogs (ProductCatalogsToInstall section) etc.
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To create a gallery in the Source Editor, just expand the Advanced section and click the Gallery button next to the "Insert" label, and fill everything out. The procedures to do this are covered below.
Do we really count [[Linux]] as bootlegs? its crusty, sure but bootleg? that's debatable [[User:Yellows111|yellows111]] ([[User talk:Yellows111|talk]]) 12:55, 4 January 2023 (UTC)▼
: Counter-point: [[Windows 12 Lite]] exists, so i'm not sure what to say about this topic. Huh. [[User:Yellows111|yellows111]] ([[User talk:Yellows111|talk]]) 16:03, 4 January 2023 (UTC)▼
For Visual Editor users, click the Insert dropdown, then expand it by clicking More, then click Gallery. This is not recommended, as it may prove to be inefficient since there doesn't appear to be an option to add images in bulk.
== Screenshot Criteria Discussion ==▼
=== Version 1 ===▼
* If stock assets are used, do not bother capturing, if filler is needed, then this clause can be changed to "use the template image of File:X_Y_(Stock)"▼
* <s>A gallery must not use the same image as the infobox's screenshot parameter</s> No longer affected with recent changes.▼
* Never use the same image twice (EXCEPT the infobox image). Doing such will break galleries. Nobody wants that.▼
* by [[User:Yellows111|yellows111]] ([[User talk:Yellows111|talk]]) 13:31, 1 February 2023 (UTC)▼
All screenshots '''must''' be captured in PNG format , taken from a VM screen (doesn't matter how you get a VM running) and if the screenshot is taken from a hypervisor, be cropped to just the VM screen (for obvious reasons).▼
== Template Standards ==▼
* If you use an image for the love of all crust in the sky PLEASE make your file references have a empty link parameter. (<nowiki>[[File:whatever.png|link=]]</nowiki>)▼
* Not doing the above makes the template image able to be clicked on and thus previewed by MediaViewer. This makes for a bad user experience where the first image can be a random icon.▼
[[User:Yellows111|yellows111]] ([[User talk:Yellows111|talk]]) 13:38, 1 February 2023 (UTC)▼
You can use the hypervisor's screenshot function if it has it, and any hypervisor that is applicable for testing the bootleg. Although you ''can'' just use the Install Any OS VMs (or soon,
▲All screenshots '''must''' be captured in PNG format, taken from a VM screen (doesn't matter how you get a VM running) and if the screenshot is taken from a hypervisor, be cropped to just the VM screen (for obvious reasons).
▲You can use the hypervisor's screenshot function if it has it, and any hypervisor for testing the bootleg. Although you ''can'' just use the Install Any OS VMs (or soon, crusttest, but it's still in development stages right now and will be useful for later), using a virtual machine is highly recommended, as you don't have to deal with distractions and disruptions from any potential troublemakers, and you get a higher quality picture as it's not compressed by the CollabVM server itself.
=== Labeling your screenshots and formatting it in its own gallery ===
<code>XP Magart Redivo 2010 DJ KHALED theme.png</code>
<code>Vista X360 Ganja Edition Desktop.png</code>
And as for places to look, here are a few good places to look:
You must order the screenshots in the gallery in the way that the portions down below are ordered. You can only take one of each screenshot, and if there are multiple sections of one portion, it doesn't exclude it from capture. The Desktop, Start Menu, and Demo portions must always be included, even if it's unchanged from stock. Do not attempt to alter or change anything in the bootleg, and try to keep everything as is in its default configuration. An exception to this is if the resolution is raised to 1024x768.
; Pre-boot selector / Boot selector (''if it exists'')
; Empty desktop (''if anything else is shown when you first arrive to the desktop, such as a WPI screen, a popup (like a welcome center or other such), a system shutdown prompt, etc, then that makes it a Desktop on First Boot portion, otherwise it's just a Desktop portion'')
; Start menu (''the start menu of the default theme'')
; Demo (''a Demo portion involves showcasing various system and user information dialogs, where there will usually be changes. the list of the programs involved will be included in its own listing'')
: System Properties (''usually there will be OEM branding'')
: Support Information (''if it exists, then include it'')
This is the minimum baseline for taking screenshots. You can take screenshots of anything else you want, as long as you have taken screenshots of the necessary portions.
▲* Try to maintain a consistent resolution of 1024x768 across all screenshots, if possible. The reasoning behind that specific resolution is because it is a good balance of size and content. (that being, it's not too big or small, and just about everything else will properly fit in that resolution without any cramming).
▲* Don't forget to specify the default theme's name when you're captioning the start menu image. You can find it by simply opening the Display Properties applet and looking in the theme selector.
▲* If you're doing the Demo portion, and the programs are too big even after resizing them, take separate screenshots of them. If you're on Windows Vista and later, use the AeroShot(CRE) utility instead.
=== Structure of a themes gallery ===
It is generally recommended to leave everything in its default configuration, and not change anything when you're capturing bootleg screenshots.
= Wiki standards discussion =
== Linux articles ==
▲Do we really count [[Linux]] as bootlegs? its crusty, sure but bootleg? that's debatable [[User:Yellows111|yellows111]] ([[User talk:Yellows111|talk]]) 12:55, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
▲: Counter-point: [[Windows 12 Lite]] exists, so i'm not sure what to say about this topic. Huh. [[User:Yellows111|yellows111]] ([[User talk:Yellows111|talk]]) 16:03, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
▲== Screenshot Criteria Discussion ==
▲=== Version 1 ===
▲* If stock assets are used, do not bother capturing, if filler is needed, then this clause can be changed to "use the template image of File:X_Y_(Stock)"
▲* <s>A gallery must not use the same image as the infobox's screenshot parameter</s> No longer affected with recent changes.
▲* Never use the same image twice (EXCEPT the infobox image). Doing such will break galleries. Nobody wants that.
▲* by [[User:Yellows111|yellows111]] ([[User talk:Yellows111|talk]]) 13:31, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
▲== Template Standards ==
▲* If you use an image for the love of all crust in the sky PLEASE make your file references have a empty link parameter. (<nowiki>[[File:whatever.png|link=]]</nowiki>)
▲* Not doing the above makes the template image able to be clicked on and thus previewed by MediaViewer. This makes for a bad user experience where the first image can be a random icon.
▲[[User:Yellows111|yellows111]] ([[User talk:Yellows111|talk]]) 13:38, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
=== Program screenshots ===
--[[User:Undefishin|Undefishin]] ([[User talk:Undefishin|talk]]) 07:44, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
== Attribution Policy ==
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