Re: screenshot of the web interface to the GNU Guix package manager

Re: screenshot of the web interface to the GNU Guix package manager

[Thompson, David]

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 9:45 AM,  <knxrby@onionmail.info> wrote:
> On https://git.dthompson.us/guix-web.git/blob/HEAD:/README.md
>
> there is a dead link to
> http://media.dthompson.us/mgoblin_media/media_entries/20/Screenshot_from_2014-08-13_180724.png

Sorry about that, my MediaGoblin server is down at the moment.

Do note that guix-web was a prototype that I haven't touched in quite
some time.  It doesn't do much beyond allowing you to search the
available packages.

- Dave

Re: screenshot of the web interface to the GNU Guix package manager

[Ricardo Wurmus]

knxrby@onionmail.info writes:

> On https://git.dthompson.us/guix-web.git/blob/HEAD:/README.md
>
> there is a dead link to
> http://media.dthompson.us/mgoblin_media/media_entries/20/Screenshot_from_2014-08-13_180724.png
>
> - so no visible screenshot of the web interface to the GNU Guix package
> manager here...
>
>
> Does anyone have a screenshot maybe?  Thx!

You can see a running instance of Guix web at
<http://guix.mdc-berlin.de>.

It runs a slightly modified version of Dave’s code.

~~ Ricardo

screenshot of the web interface to the GNU Guix package manager

[knxrby]

On https://git.dthompson.us/guix-web.git/blob/HEAD:/README.md

there is a dead link to
http://media.dthompson.us/mgoblin_media/media_entries/20/Screenshot_from_2014-08-13_180724.png

- so no visible screenshot of the web interface to the GNU Guix package
manager here...


Does anyone have a screenshot maybe?  Thx!

Re: screenshot of the web interface to the GNU Guix package manager

[ng0]

Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wurmus@mdc-berlin.de> writes:

> knxrby@onionmail.info writes:
>
>> On https://git.dthompson.us/guix-web.git/blob/HEAD:/README.md
>>
>> there is a dead link to
>> http://media.dthompson.us/mgoblin_media/media_entries/20/Screenshot_from_2014-08-13_180724.png
>>
>> - so no visible screenshot of the web interface to the GNU Guix package
>> manager here...
>>
>>
>> Does anyone have a screenshot maybe?  Thx!
>
> You can see a running instance of Guix web at
> <http://guix.mdc-berlin.de>.
>
> It runs a slightly modified version of Dave’s code.
>
> ~~ Ricardo
>

A good number of people have pointed out to me that our /packages page
crashes their browser or in general is really uncomfortable to load.
The impression would be better if we provided something which might not
be 100% done but at least does not crash/hang systems.
What's in the way to use guix-web instead of the listing we have?
Perfectionism and/or a lack of time?
-- 
ng0
For non-prism friendly talk find me on http://www.psyced.org

Re: screenshot of the web interface to the GNU Guix package manager

[Vincent Legoll]

> A good number of people have pointed out to me that our /packages page
> crashes their browser or in general is really uncomfortable to load.

+1

This made the page useless for me (FF48.0) so any alternative is OK

-- 
Vincent Legoll

Re: screenshot of the web interface to the GNU Guix package manager

[Ricardo Wurmus]

ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is> writes:

> Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wurmus@mdc-berlin.de> writes:
>
>> knxrby@onionmail.info writes:
>>
>>> On https://git.dthompson.us/guix-web.git/blob/HEAD:/README.md
>>>
>>> there is a dead link to
>>> http://media.dthompson.us/mgoblin_media/media_entries/20/Screenshot_from_2014-08-13_180724.png
>>>
>>> - so no visible screenshot of the web interface to the GNU Guix package
>>> manager here...
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a screenshot maybe?  Thx!
>>
>> You can see a running instance of Guix web at
>> <http://guix.mdc-berlin.de>.
>>
>> It runs a slightly modified version of Dave’s code.
>>
>> ~~ Ricardo
>>
>
> A good number of people have pointed out to me that our /packages page
> crashes their browser or in general is really uncomfortable to load.
> The impression would be better if we provided something which might not
> be 100% done but at least does not crash/hang systems.
> What's in the way to use guix-web instead of the listing we have?
> Perfectionism and/or a lack of time?

I seem to remember that it would have to be hosted elsewhere because all
GNU pages are static and managed in CVS.

~~ Ricardo

Re: screenshot of the web interface to the GNU Guix package manager

[Thompson, David]

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 9:56 AM, ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is> wrote:
> Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wurmus@mdc-berlin.de> writes:
>
>> knxrby@onionmail.info writes:
>>
>>> On https://git.dthompson.us/guix-web.git/blob/HEAD:/README.md
>>>
>>> there is a dead link to
>>> http://media.dthompson.us/mgoblin_media/media_entries/20/Screenshot_from_2014-08-13_180724.png
>>>
>>> - so no visible screenshot of the web interface to the GNU Guix package
>>> manager here...
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a screenshot maybe?  Thx!
>>
>> You can see a running instance of Guix web at
>> <http://guix.mdc-berlin.de>.
>>
>> It runs a slightly modified version of Dave’s code.
>>
>> ~~ Ricardo
>>
>
> A good number of people have pointed out to me that our /packages page
> crashes their browser or in general is really uncomfortable to load.
> The impression would be better if we provided something which might not
> be 100% done but at least does not crash/hang systems.
> What's in the way to use guix-web instead of the listing we have?
> Perfectionism and/or a lack of time?

Pagination can be achieved without the use of a dynamic web
application.  I wouldn't recommend guix-web for this right now because
it also loads slowly.  Some dynamic thing with a search box would be
cool in the future, but not now.

The Guile source that generates the web pages is available and
hackable, so it would be relatively easy for someone to break this
list up in some sane fashion and send a patch.  Any volunteers?

- Dave

Re: screenshot of the web interface to the GNU Guix package manager

[Ludovic Courtès]

"Thompson, David" <dthompson2@worcester.edu> skribis:

> On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 9:56 AM, ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is> wrote:
>> Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wurmus@mdc-berlin.de> writes:
>>
>>> knxrby@onionmail.info writes:
>>>
>>>> On https://git.dthompson.us/guix-web.git/blob/HEAD:/README.md
>>>>
>>>> there is a dead link to
>>>> http://media.dthompson.us/mgoblin_media/media_entries/20/Screenshot_from_2014-08-13_180724.png
>>>>
>>>> - so no visible screenshot of the web interface to the GNU Guix package
>>>> manager here...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone have a screenshot maybe?  Thx!
>>>
>>> You can see a running instance of Guix web at
>>> <http://guix.mdc-berlin.de>.
>>>
>>> It runs a slightly modified version of Dave’s code.
>>>
>>> ~~ Ricardo
>>>
>>
>> A good number of people have pointed out to me that our /packages page
>> crashes their browser or in general is really uncomfortable to load.
>> The impression would be better if we provided something which might not
>> be 100% done but at least does not crash/hang systems.
>> What's in the way to use guix-web instead of the listing we have?
>> Perfectionism and/or a lack of time?
>
> Pagination can be achieved without the use of a dynamic web
> application.  I wouldn't recommend guix-web for this right now because
> it also loads slowly.  Some dynamic thing with a search box would be
> cool in the future, but not now.
>
> The Guile source that generates the web pages is available and
> hackable, so it would be relatively easy for someone to break this
> list up in some sane fashion and send a patch.  Any volunteers?

The code that generates the /packages page is at:

  http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix/guix-artwork.git/tree/website/www/packages.scm

A simple improvement would be to statically generate a JSON file
containing package meta-data, and to have the HTML page load that file
and render it, according to search box filters.

Ludo’.