From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp2 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id +qTiHD7Vsl9cfQAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:38:38 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp2 with LMTPS id 2HdlGD7Vsl/sMAAAB5/wlQ (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:38:38 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3A7ED940415 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:38:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:40178 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kekKj-0005IC-4p for larch@yhetil.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2020 14:38:37 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:49510) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kek3R-00033c-Sx for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2020 14:20:47 -0500 Received: from mira.cbaines.net ([2a01:7e00:e000:2f8:fd4d:b5c7:13fb:3d27]:56477) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kek3G-0005Z4-Ls for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2020 14:20:43 -0500 Received: from localhost (188.30.135.14.threembb.co.uk [188.30.135.14]) by mira.cbaines.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 66DA327BBF5; Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:20:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from capella (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id c4146263; Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:20:30 +0000 (UTC) References: <868scbvalo.fsf@gmail.com> <87d01m3475.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> User-agent: mu4e 1.4.13; emacs 27.1 From: Christopher Baines To: Pierre Neidhardt Subject: Re: Data Services: use cases In-reply-to: <87d01m3475.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:20:29 +0000 Message-ID: <87pn4dm7lu.fsf@cbaines.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a01:7e00:e000:2f8:fd4d:b5c7:13fb:3d27; envelope-from=mail@cbaines.net; helo=mira.cbaines.net X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: First seen = 2020/11/16 12:54:49 X-ACL-Warn: Detected OS = ??? 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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Guix Devel Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" X-Scanner: ns3122888.ip-94-23-21.eu Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -3.11 X-TUID: Zbct4IZ+A6zT --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Pierre Neidhardt 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". 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