From: Jakub Narebski Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:29:29 GMT Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] cgit v0.7 Message-ID: <1194222569-13948-1-git-send-email-jnareb@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8c5c35580711030408n658eb11fk19d554f0fa3b17@mail.gmail.com> Lars Hjemli wrote: > cgit v0.7 (a fast webinterface for git) is now available at > > git://hjemli.net/pub/git/cgit > > This release includes better search capabilities, better diff, > filtered and sorted branch/tag lists on the summary page, a simple way > to switch between branches and finally a much needed restructuring of > the user interface. There is even a brand new logo, and a number of > bugfixes. > > The latest version can be seen in action on http://hjemli.net/git/ > (disclaimer: I'm not a web/user interface designer, and should not be > held responsible for any eyeball-related damages). A few comments about new cgit: * Very nice cgit logo, but no favicon. Perhaps pacman head and G, or pacman head (like in logo) and +/-... * Providing reference with full sha1 of referenced object for tags list is not IMVHO a good design: what is interesting is type of tag, if it is signed it's first line, and if it is lightweight pointing to tag then perhaps commit subject. * Nice diffstat in commit view; the diff view is better, although I wouldn't lump from-file / to-file diff header together with git diff header and extended git diff header. * I like the sidebar very much, although I'm not sure how it would work for larger projects (more branches, much more tags). Also the search textbox is not very visible; I'd rather it have "groove" view. * I like separate 'mirrors' section, although I think it rather clashes badly with notion of forks (alternates). * I'm not sure if it wouln't be beter to provide -n/+m lines changed instead of nn likes changed column. * Nice submodule support! By the way, Freedesktop provides besides standard gitweb interface also cgit interface at http://cgit.freedesktop.org/ Take a look at how such site looks like with large number of projects (perhaps sidebar is noot such a good idea then?), and with large projects. -- Jakub Narebski Poland