Hugo can use external JSON data during the build step, so I've worked out how to list the GitHub library releases directly onto the downloads page!
Some progress images here: https://imgur.com/a/2V6E3 Most of the framework is in place now. I need some assistance with wording for /discover/libraries but other than that, almost ready to go :) Oliver On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 1:52 PM, Oliver Walters < oliver.henry.walt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Some more progress: https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-library/issues/1622 > > On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 12:53 PM, Oliver Walters < > oliver.henry.walt...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have worked out how to transfer the KLC page to the Hugo templating >> system (it is SO much harder to use than Jenkins :p) >> >> Example: >> >> https://i.imgur.com/4kZnvOA.png >> >> The libraries information is also moved across, but that's just static >> content so it's much simpler. >> >> I'll keep you posted. >> >> On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 10:41 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambau...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On 9/14/2017 8:54 PM, Oliver Walters wrote: >>> > Ben, >>> > >>> > That's also an option, I hadn't considered that! Perhaps I was focused >>> > on the GitHub-side solution too closely. >>> > >>> > Wayne, do you want to weigh in here before I spend too much further >>> > effort developing this? Could the libraries page be developed on the >>> > KiCad website itself? >>> >>> The libraries page could be developed on KiCad website although I'm not >>> sure how that would work. I am comfortable with either solution. Pick >>> which ever solution is the most comfortable for you. Since you are >>> doing the work, you should choose the implementation unless someone else >>> is willing step up and help out. Even the basic overview that you >>> presented is far better than anything we have at the moment. We can >>> always add more features later. >>> >>> > >>> > The structure could remain largely the same but the formatting would >>> > need to change from Jekyll to Hugo. >>> > >>> > Cheers, >>> > Oliver >>> > >>> > On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 1:17 AM, Ben Hest <bombledm...@gmail.com >>> > <mailto:bombledm...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> > >>> > Does this method provide an advantage over doing a similar thing >>> > using Hugo and putting the docs on the kicad-pcb.org >>> > <http://kicad-pcb.org> >>> > website? https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-website >>> > <https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-website> >>> > >>> > >>> > - Ben >>> > >>> > On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 7:01 AM, Oliver Walters >>> > <oliver.henry.walt...@gmail.com >>> > <mailto:oliver.henry.walt...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> > >>> > Hi everyone, >>> > >>> > The conversation of how best to manage and distribute KiCad >>> > libraries has been raging for a while now. >>> > >>> > Users looking to download or contribute to the libraries are >>> > currently presented with a github landing page and some bland >>> > wiki pages (e.g. for the KLC information). >>> > >>> > I have been working on a new-and-improved website system for >>> the >>> > following: >>> > >>> > * Clear information about the libraries >>> > * A place to download the latest libraries >>> > * Information on what is *in* the libraries >>> > * Instructions on how to contribute to the libs >>> > * Better presentation of the KLC >>> > >>> > This website will need to be updated periodically to present >>> the >>> > latest version of the libraries to the users. Also, if users >>> are >>> > going to be downloading library files then it could potentially >>> > use a lot of bandwidth. Thirdly, the generated content should >>> be >>> > scripted but statically hosted. >>> > >>> > The solution? GitHub pages! - https://pages.github.com/ - >>> > >>> > These are hosted from your github repository, and for e.g. ours >>> > would have the URL kicad.github.io <http://kicad.github.io> - >>> > this could be easily redirected from kicad-lib.org/library >>> > <http://kicad-lib.org/library> (for example). >>> > >>> > GitHub pages use the jekyll toolset to generate static content. >>> > >>> > With a small amount of additional Python scripting I have >>> > created a bare-bones example of what this might look like >>> > (locally hosted on my laptop for now): >>> > >>> > Here are some screenshots! Ignore the colors and simple layout >>> > scheme, this is currently just a framework. >>> > >>> > https://imgur.com/a/0GELG >>> > >>> > The main objectives of this project are: >>> > >>> > a) Present a more professional landing page for the libraries >>> > b) Leverage GitHub Pages functionality >>> > c) Improve KLC >>> > >>> > And, eventually: >>> > >>> > Provide a standardised way to separate the KiCad libraries from >>> > the KiCad installer! >>> > >>> > Thoughts and comments appreciated! >>> > >>> > Cheers, >>> > >>> > Oliver >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> >>> > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >>> > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> >>> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> >>> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > -Ben >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >>> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> > >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> >
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