michelle olson wrote: > Hi Martin, > > My feedback and a possible bug below. > > Martin Walsh wrote: >> http://repo.opensolaris.org >> >> The application is a rework of the current SCM console, so most of the >> functionality is the same. This test release is with a view to getting the >> UI correct, before adding more features to the console. >> >> Bug reports, feedback, etc welcome. >> -- >> This message posted from opensolaris.org >> _______________________________________________ >> website-discuss mailing list >> website-discuss at opensolaris.org >> > > [mo-1] I noticed that if I login, I don't have a 'Repositories' link in > the left-navigation. But, after I click on one of the repo links, the > Repositories left-nav link appears. It seems like it should always > appear in the left-nav, even at first login. Also, if I click the > Project, Leader or Operations links after viewing a repo, the > Repositories link disappears from the left-nav view. This requires me to > learn that I have to click Project first, then choose from the table on > that page to access a repo. It would be easier to use if there was > always a link to Repositories in the left-nav. > > I'd suggest either naming the Project link to Project Repositories, to > match the the page name. Or, separate out a new page for the > Repositories table. So, when you click Project you see a page called > Project with just the name and description. And when you click > Repositories, you see a page called Repositories with the table. > > [mo-2] When you click Add Repository, you see a page called Create > Repository, so the page should be renamed 'Add Repository' or the link > should be renamed 'Create Repository' so the two match. Also the button > should match whatever you decide to go with (add or create). Same with > Leaders and Operations. When you click a link, the page that appears > should have the same name as the link text to limit confusion. > > [mo-3] On the Create and Edit Repository pages, the edit fields for > Description and Notification should be larger to allow more room to see > what you're typing. They could be twice as many characters wide, I > think. If there are any restrictions on character type or number allowed > in a repository Name, these should appear below the Name entry field. > I'm happy to help with text for this if you like.
Sure, that would be helpful. > > [mo-4] If Verify will not ever be supported on Mercurial repositories, > could we just not have that button appear on any Mercurial repository pages? > > [mo-5] I think the Update button on the Edit Repository page should be > called 'Save' instead. > > [mo-6] If there will only be one possible operation on the 'Operations' > page, I think it should be renamed 'Add Repository' and the Project > Operations page should be removed, so you go directly to the form for > adding a repo. There will be more operations added to this page in future releases of the scm console. > [mo-7] The word 'Notification' is misspelled on the Create Repository page. > [mo-8] The Affiliates link should be changed to 'Search Affiliates' to > stay consistent with the page name. Or maybe 'Search Users' or 'Search > Committers' to use a more obvious term? Not sure what affiliates means > in this context. Affiliates was a term I used as a collective for project participants and contributors. Maybe 'Search Participants' would be better. > > [mo-9] Oops, when I tried to create a new repo just now, I got this > stack trace: Yup, I am trying to resolve this issue. It seems like the SQL server is closing the connections. I am trying to validate the connections before allowing them to be used, but to no avail at the moment.
