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I'm curious what you dislike about the UX. Personally I like the "feel" of the website generally (though it's not as polished as GitHub) and just find it to be

I'm curious what you dislike about the UX. Personally I like the "feel" of the website generally (though it's not as polished as GitHub) and just find it to be slow, which I think they're working on improving.

bpicolo 10y ago
Personally, not a fan of how a readme-less repository just has an entirely useless main page. I much prefer having the file view a'la github on that page. That's the main UX complaint for me. Still use gitlab bunches. Main complaint overall is the incredibly sluggish git push speed.
- pedroms 10y ago
  Speed is one of our main priorities for GitLab this year. We've started Gitaly, a project dedicated to that: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly We expect it to become a standard component of GitLab in Q1 2017 and to reach full scope in Q3 2017.
  - bpicolo 10y ago
    Can't wait : )
- eknkc 10y ago
  You can change that on your personal prefs to show the file list by default, with Readme on bottom: http://c.ekin.io/3z1V2v3P041b http://c.ekin.io/3z1V2v3P041b git push speed is fine on our own ce installation but gitlab.com is beyond shitty.
  - bpicolo 10y ago
    That is kind of a bizarre thing to be tucked away in settings =| Noted, though
    - dublinben 10y ago
      Where else would you put it?
      - eknkc 10y ago
        I think it should be the default setting. Even make it not configurable. Why would anyone want to see just Readme or just Files view when it's possible to have them both?
        pedroms 10y ago
        This is something that has been on our minds for a while, and we must do it better. We created an issue for a smart project dashboard that aims to provide a better solution, it would be great to have your input there: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/27112 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/27112
  - sytse 10y ago
    We're considering changing the default so people don't have to find the setting https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26834 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26834
    - zenlikethat 10y ago
      I'd +1 this as default behavior. I want to see the source code!
garaetjjte 10y ago
Gitlab only have mobile site. I want desktop version.
pedroms 10y ago
You are right, GitLab doesn't have a polished UX. Improving that is one of our main objectives for the next two months: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ux/strategy/ https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ux/strategy/ If you are curious about what we're doing, take a look at the issues under UI Polish: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name[]=UI%20Polish https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues?scope=all&utf... Or feel free to point out any particular concerns here or through the issue tracker: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues
faizmokhtar 10y ago
Personally not a fan of the sidebar navigation. I keep getting it confused with the individual repository navigation bar on top.
- awhildy 10y ago
  Navigation is another thing we are focusing on for the next several months (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ux/strategy/ https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ux/strategy/). In the next release, we are simplifying it (https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26200 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26200). We plan to continue to improve upon our navigation and information architecture. If you are curious, you can follow along some conversations that are happening here: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/27557 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/27557.
anfogoat 10y ago
For me the main issue is that reading READMEs or any other markdown files is tiring and annoying because of the ~1200px width.
codazoda 10y ago
I've only spent a few minutes there, having signed up just a moment ago. What jumps out at me about the UX is that source code does not seem to be front and center like it is in Github and Bitbucket. The README is all you see on the first page of a project and I had to hunt a few seconds before I noticed the "files" link.
- sytse 10y ago
  Thanks, I added your comment to https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26834 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26834 where we're considering changing the default.

bpicolo 10y ago

Personally, not a fan of how a readme-less repository just has an entirely useless main page. I much prefer having the file view a'la github on that page. That's the main UX complaint for me. Still use gitlab bunches. Main complaint overall is the incredibly sluggish git push speed.

pedroms 10y ago
Speed is one of our main priorities for GitLab this year. We've started Gitaly, a project dedicated to that: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly We expect it to become a standard component of GitLab in Q1 2017 and to reach full scope in Q3 2017.
- bpicolo 10y ago
  Can't wait : )
eknkc 10y ago
You can change that on your personal prefs to show the file list by default, with Readme on bottom: http://c.ekin.io/3z1V2v3P041b http://c.ekin.io/3z1V2v3P041b git push speed is fine on our own ce installation but gitlab.com is beyond shitty.
- bpicolo 10y ago
  That is kind of a bizarre thing to be tucked away in settings =| Noted, though
  - dublinben 10y ago
    Where else would you put it?
    - eknkc 10y ago
      I think it should be the default setting. Even make it not configurable. Why would anyone want to see just Readme or just Files view when it's possible to have them both?
      - pedroms 10y ago
        This is something that has been on our minds for a while, and we must do it better. We created an issue for a smart project dashboard that aims to provide a better solution, it would be great to have your input there: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/27112 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/27112
- sytse 10y ago
  We're considering changing the default so people don't have to find the setting https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26834 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26834
  - zenlikethat 10y ago
    I'd +1 this as default behavior. I want to see the source code!

garaetjjte 10y ago

Gitlab only have mobile site. I want desktop version.

pedroms 10y ago

You are right, GitLab doesn't have a polished UX. Improving that is one of our main objectives for the next two months: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ux/strategy/ https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ux/strategy/ If you are curious about what we're doing, take a look at the issues under UI Polish: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name[]=UI%20Polish https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues?scope=all&utf... Or feel free to point out any particular concerns here or through the issue tracker: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues

faizmokhtar 10y ago

Personally not a fan of the sidebar navigation. I keep getting it confused with the individual repository navigation bar on top.

awhildy 10y ago
Navigation is another thing we are focusing on for the next several months (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ux/strategy/ https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ux/strategy/). In the next release, we are simplifying it (https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26200 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26200). We plan to continue to improve upon our navigation and information architecture. If you are curious, you can follow along some conversations that are happening here: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/27557 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/27557.

anfogoat 10y ago

For me the main issue is that reading READMEs or any other markdown files is tiring and annoying because of the ~1200px width.

codazoda 10y ago

I've only spent a few minutes there, having signed up just a moment ago. What jumps out at me about the UX is that source code does not seem to be front and center like it is in Github and Bitbucket. The README is all you see on the first page of a project and I had to hunt a few seconds before I noticed the "files" link.

sytse 10y ago
Thanks, I added your comment to https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26834 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26834 where we're considering changing the default.