What Do You Look For In Screenshots?

_iris asks: "Most software creators offer screenshots of their software in action. Screenshots are also included in most 3rd party software reviews and previews. The screenshots are usually focused on the unique features of the program. When I am evaluating software, I am usually interested in how the software differs in the more mundane ways. I'm more interested in differences in the file open/save dialogs, what program presents to me when I first open it, how the help system is integrated into the system, etc. My reasoning is that if there is only one or two programs that accomplish my needs, it doesn't matter much how it works or what it looks like because I am stuck either using it or writing my own. Do you care about the unique features or do you care about the slight differences in the common features or do you focus on something else entirely?"

Is this real?

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought the April Fools Day stories were done.

What I look for in a screenshot

[Andrew Tanenbaum]

1) Music player with your favorite album
2) Anime background picture
3) Transparency

A screenshot has 10 seconds to impress me.

[CFD339]

If I'm taking a quick first glance,the screenshot better show me something I can't get somewhere else for half the time or money. Or nice breasts.

Anything but PINK!!!!

[fnorky]

Or Ponies!!!!

Umm

[nizo]

What Do You Look For In Screenshots?

Bank account numbers and cleartext passwords. Sadly I am often disappointed, so maybe you could include more of those?

hot girls

[MikeFM]

I look for pics of hot girls. I find it funny that most desktop screenshots have some semi-nude girl as the wallpaper. Obviously good software should come pre-installed with nudie pics.

What do I look for?

[Anonymous Coward]

Personally, I look for nekkid wimmin in screenshots

Cheeeeeese

[srobert]

I look for an open IRC window in which the person recording the snapshot tells all the channel participants to "Say Cheese". :)