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Thanks for the response, and I'm glad that it is better than it used to be. In GitLab people can have a project without a repository, for example with just a w

by sytse 10y ago

Thanks for the response, and I'm glad that it is better than it used to be. In GitLab people can have a project without a repository, for example with just a wiki or an issue tracker. For that reason we use different words for it. Single people also use GitLab as a single tenant we prefer to use the word group over organization. That will also fit better when we introduce nested groups in GitLab 9.0 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/2772 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/2772 Good point about showing files by default, we're discussing that in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26834 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26834 Thanks for using GitLab!

pestaa 10y ago
Thanks for the open discussion! As eslaught pointed out, it's not about the obvious mistakes. Unfortunately, the navigation is very fragmented. There's a left menu, which should be the primary one, but it changes all the time depending on the context. The top menu is very inconsistent, presented in multiple layers, with different styles for each level, using very low contrast text with no other visual aid. There are no dropdowns or other ways to get to frequented pages faster. Being aligned to center also prevents me from memorizing the UI spatially (YMMV). And there's also the issue with minimalistic buttons acting like links. It is my humble opinion that rewriting the frontend in Vue will not, by itself, alleviate the matter; however, fixing this part of the UX will make GitHub and Atlassian really run for their money.
- sytse 10y ago
  Thanks for the advise, I passed it on to our UX team. I agree that rewriting in Vue is just an element of having a good interface and that the menu itself is very important too.
- dimitrie 10y ago
  Thanks for your feedback! This will an is becoming more and more a focus for us! To join the discussion see: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26348#note_23730202 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26348#note_23... or https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/18844#note_23731395 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/18844#note_23...

by sytse 10y ago

pestaa 10y ago

Thanks for the open discussion! As eslaught pointed out, it's not about the obvious mistakes. Unfortunately, the navigation is very fragmented. There's a left menu, which should be the primary one, but it changes all the time depending on the context. The top menu is very inconsistent, presented in multiple layers, with different styles for each level, using very low contrast text with no other visual aid. There are no dropdowns or other ways to get to frequented pages faster. Being aligned to center also prevents me from memorizing the UI spatially (YMMV). And there's also the issue with minimalistic buttons acting like links. It is my humble opinion that rewriting the frontend in Vue will not, by itself, alleviate the matter; however, fixing this part of the UX will make GitHub and Atlassian really run for their money.

sytse 10y ago
Thanks for the advise, I passed it on to our UX team. I agree that rewriting in Vue is just an element of having a good interface and that the menu itself is very important too.
dimitrie 10y ago
Thanks for your feedback! This will an is becoming more and more a focus for us! To join the discussion see: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26348#note_23730202 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26348#note_23... or https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/18844#note_23731395 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/18844#note_23...