[MG] Clearing entry paths for new users
Thomas von der Elbe
ThomasvonderElbe at gmx.de
Sun Feb 13 00:56:12 EST 2011
I agree with Ed, that it is confusing, if you have two voters, both
suggesting the same diff among other diffs. Because after you patched
this diff from your first voter and go to the diff-page your second
voter send you, it is already outdated.
Possible solution: Have a message on top of the page: "This diff is
outdated! For the current one click here."
Problem: The numbering of the diffs gets out of order. Could be solved
by numbering diffs according to the line of text, they appear in. E.g.
diff 12, diff 232 and diff 234 instead of diff 1, diff 2 and diff 3. But
its not so nice, isnt it? Or in the case, a diff has dissolved (which is
maybe the only confusing case) just leave out this number, so what
remains is: diff 1 and diff 3.
On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:05, Michael Allan wrote:
> I started out as you suggest, then I tried to do more:
> http://u.zelea.com:8080/v/w/D?b=4047&a=4042&aR=2706&bR=2720
>
> (hit refresh)
>
> I don't think I succeeded. It's visually confusing - not sure why.
> Maybe with fresh eyes tomorrow I'll see what's wrong.
I find confusing to have two links per person, which both link to the
same draft. And it is also not clear that they link to their drafts.
Maybe we could have buttons besides the names "Show draft"? And the
little buttons for me to diff could be larger and ideally real buttons
like the patch-button.
> If we go with a full draft, then the problem is reduced to one of
> traversal. We traverse (2) in order to expand the context, then (3)
> to collapse it back again.
>
> (1) (2)
>
> --> -->
> List Bridge Wiki
> <--<--
>
> (4) (3)
I think Ed and I mean, to have the full text-option in the diff-bridge
itself. And thinking about it, we wouldnt even need both text side by
side, but just one full text and the diffs in it. I'd like to have such
a view-possibility.
> Currently only (1) is easily traversible. In that sense, the bridge
> is only 1/4 built. For a user stranded in the wiki, the crucial
> crossing is (3). Maybe that's the next thing to code?
Definatly also very needed :-)
PS: Ah, this is the right thread for the technical stuff. No need to
open a new one as I intended.
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