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But what if I don't know how to program?
; Develop database test cases: We need sample databases that handle all the features of the program.
; Help with interface testing: Either testing the interface by hand, or help writing dogtail tests for automated testing.
; Write tutorials on wiki: Here is where you can make '''the most valuable contributions'''.As a user you can best explain how you go about and sharing this knowledge is a great thing to do. As a user of GRAMPS, you will gain knowledge of the reports, how they work, and how they can be made better. {{man tip|1=Wiki manual|2=Please enhance the {{man label|Wiki}} - particularly the manual section.}} [[:Category:How_do_I|How I do ...]], [[:Category:Tutorials|Tutorials]], [[:Category:Tips|Tips]].
; Develop screencasts: [http://www.unixuser.org/~euske/vnc2swf/ vnc2swf], [http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/ recordmydesktop], [http://live.gnome.org/Istanbul Istanbul], [http://www.tortall.net/mu/wiki/Cankiri Cankiri], [http://www.techmag.biz/capturing_screen_VLC_screencasting VLC], [http://people.freedesktop.org/~company/byzanz/ byzanz], [http://xvidcap.sourceforge.net/ xvidcap], gifsicle or [http://www.swftools.org/ SWFTools] programs can be used to create screen movies that could be used to show people how to perform different tasks.
Also, seems that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web_Consortium W3C] work on specifications for [http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/ Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language] and a video markup could be added on [http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#video HTML5]...
; Provide a translation: GRAMPS supports many languages, but the more languages we support, the more we serve our community. See also [[Portal:Translators| Translators]]
; Package the program for a distribution: Installing GRAMPS from source code is more than most new users can handle. If you can provide a package for your system, it will make it easier for new users to starting using GRAMPS.
; Write documentation: If you have writing skills, we could use your help in improving the User's Manual.
; Participate on the mailing lists: If the users of the community can answer each other's questions, it can significantly reduce the load on the developers.
; Help on the wiki: As a user of GRAMPS, you will gain knowledge of the reports, how they work, and how they can be made better. Help out to expand and improve this wiki site with any information that will make it more useful.
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