X-Git-Url: https://git.openstreetmap.org./rails.git/blobdiff_plain/c555c912047c8d0d23123093a729aa87ca642aee..fba6f95b3918bdaa153f1624e82a2e79672f1fa5:/FAQ.md diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 423ef70a6..d4ac1fc9f 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -4,27 +4,22 @@ We occasionally display banner images on the main page of [openstreetmap.org](ht promote a large OpenStreetMap focused conference or host a worldwide donation drive. This is a great way to reach a lot of people! -1. Please review [openstreetmap/operations#150](https://github.com/openstreetmap/operations/issues/150) to -know whether your event qualifies for a front-page banner. - -2. Create the banner image. Some guidelines: - * Image should be 350px wide (exactly) x 350px tall (or shorter). - * Use a standard web image format (.gif, .jpg, .png) - * Note that a close 'X' button will be drawn over the top right 60x60px - corner of the banner, so please do not put anything important in that space. - +1. Please review the Operations Working Group's [Banner Policy](https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/banner/) to know whether your event qualifies for a front-page banner. +2. Create the banner image. The image needs to: + * be exactly 350px wide and at most 350px tall, + * be in PNG format, + * have nothing important in the top-right 60x60px corner of the banner which has a close 'X' button overlayed, and + * have sufficient visual contrast with the colours #cccccc and #999999 so the 'X' can be seen. 3. Prepare a pull request which includes the following: - * The banner should be saved under the - [`app/assets/images/banners/`](https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/tree/master/app/assets/images/banners) folder, and should have a name that makes it clear what it is for (e.g. `donate-2017.jpg`) - * Edit [`config/banners.yml`](https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/blob/master/config/banners.yml) - to contain an entry for the event banner. It should contain the following: - * `id` - a unique identifier (e.g. `donate2017`) - * `alt` - alt name for the image (e.g. `OpenStreetMap Funding Drive 2017`) - * `link` - URL for your event page (e.g. `https://donate.openstreetmap.org/`) - * `img` - the filename for the banner image (e.g. `banners/donate-2017.jpg`) - * `enddate` - the final date that the banner will be shown (e.g. `2017-oct-31`) - * (optional) Feel free to cleanup the old images from the `app/assets/images/banners/` - folder and old entries in the `config/banners.yml` file. + * The banner should be saved under the [`app/assets/images/banners/`](https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/tree/master/app/assets/images/banners) folder, and should have a name that makes it clear what it is for (e.g. `donate-2017.jpg`) + * Edit [`config/banners.yml`](https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/blob/master/config/banners.yml) to contain an entry for the event banner. It should contain the following: + * `id` - a unique identifier (e.g. `donate2017`) + * `alt` - alt name for the image (e.g. `OpenStreetMap Funding Drive 2017`) + * `link` - URL for your event page (e.g. `https://supporting.openstreetmap.org/`) + * `img` - the filename for the banner image (e.g. `banners/donate-2017.jpg`) + * `enddate` - the final date that the banner will be shown (e.g. `2017-oct-31`) + * (optional) Feel free to cleanup the old images from the `app/assets/images/banners/` folder and old entries in the `config/banners.yml` file. +4. The pull request must indicate when the banner should start being shown, which must be at least 7 days after the pull request was created. See [PR #1296](https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/1296) as an example.