I've heard the same complaint a couple of times.

I'd suggest, underneath "Timelines:", a new line, "Source code: browse | download .tgz | download .zip". I'd then put the "manifest" link after the hash on the SHA Hash: line. I'd also rename the "edit" link to "edit checkin properties" and leave it in the right-hand column underneath all the rest, but remove the left-hand "Other links" text.

So, something like:

SHA1 Hash:  xxyyzz (Record ID: 200) (manifest)
...
Timelines:  [as it is now]
Source Code:  browse  |  download .tgz  |  download .zip
[empty space with same width as the left column]  Edit checkin properties




On 03/16/2012 09:09 AM, Richard Hipp wrote:
Email below, from the SQLite mailing list, demonstrates a common problem with the Fossil user interface: people who are not familiar with Fossil cannot easily find the tarball and zip-archive download links. They seem to be too well hidden. Any suggestions on how we might improve this?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *Richard Hipp* <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
Date: Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [sqlite] SQLite and Windows Metro Style
To: General Discussion of SQLite Database <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>




On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Philipp Kursawe <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

    Hello


    > > How can I download the current WinRT efforts and compile them
    myself
    > into a
    > > WinRT component?
    > >
    >
    > Download the latest winRT code from
    > http://www.sqlite.org/src/timeline?r=winrt
    >
    > All I see there is a checkin  history. Clicking on files does
    give me
    files but no tarbar or something to download the winrt branch.


Click to get to http://www.sqlite.org/src/info/cd70bc4b78 then look beside "Other Links:" and click on either "Tarball" or "ZIP Archive".



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