Re: Data Services: use cases

[Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>]

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Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz> writes:

> Sorry if I'm stating the obvious, but ideally it'd be nice if the
> interface would be so straightforward it didn't need any instructions to
> use :)
>
> In particular, the "Version From To" table is hard to grasp to a
> newcomer.
>
> During the Guix Days we talked about how to make it a bit more
> approachable.  From what I recall:
>
> - Maybe make the timeline bars more visible.

I've finally got around to looking at this now. I've changed them to a
slightly darker grey.

> - The timeline is not usable and does not convey much information beside
>   an approximate lifespan of versions, which I'm not sure many users
>   need.  Consider removing it, or displaying it in a separate graph?
>
>   Ultimately, we need a list of versions with their Guix builds.

Personally, that what I designed that page to convey, at least the grey
bars, they're just to give a sense of how the
versions/derivations/outputs have changed over time.

> - "From" and "To" should probably be renamed "From Guix build" and "To
>   Guix build" respectively.

I've made the commit hash more prominent now, which might help with
this.

> - (More information) should be renamed to something like "Package
>   information".

I've made this change now.

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