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Slightly off topic, but it would be nice if there was an option for a group-level Readme on Gitlab. Seeing a collection of projects doesn't tell me much about

by mikece 4y ago

Slightly off topic, but it would be nice if there was an option for a group-level Readme on Gitlab. Seeing a collection of projects doesn't tell me much about what is going on. For info beyond the code repo there is this: https://traffxml.gitlab.io/#about https://traffxml.gitlab.io/#about

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mikercampbell 4y ago
Same. I clicked the link and bounced because I wasn't sure which repo to open to get the basics, and wasn't willing to iterate through.
- sytse 4y ago
  The view is now sorted by last created by default. Maybe most stars https://gitlab.com/traffxml?sort=stars_desc https://gitlab.com/traffxml?sort=stars_desc (and last created for repos with the same starts) is a better default sort? BTW The repo with the specification seems to be https://gitlab.com/traffxml/traff https://gitlab.com/traffxml/traff and it contains a presentation with more context https://gitlab.com/traffxml/traff/-/blob/master/TraFF%20Presentation.pdf https://gitlab.com/traffxml/traff/-/blob/master/TraFF%20Pres...
dnsmichi 4y ago
GitLab team member here. > it would be nice if there was an option for a group-level Readme on Gitlab. Thanks for the idea. The proposal for Group READMEs is discussed in this thread: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/15041#note_1020157227 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/15041#note_102... Suggest adding your preferences for the proposed solutions, thanks.
- mikece 4y ago
  Why can't there be a group-level setting that allows me to designate any Markdown file in any of the repos in the group as the group-level readme? You could even make a filename such as GroupReadme.md a reserved name that can only be used once in a group. I could also see someone possibly wanting to move that file -- and it's history -- to another repo as a group matures: you start with repos like "API" and "WebUI" but eventually a "Docs" repo could be created as proof of concept solidifies and accumulates personnel and ceremony.

by mikece 4y ago

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mikercampbell 4y ago

Same. I clicked the link and bounced because I wasn't sure which repo to open to get the basics, and wasn't willing to iterate through.

sytse 4y ago
The view is now sorted by last created by default. Maybe most stars https://gitlab.com/traffxml?sort=stars_desc https://gitlab.com/traffxml?sort=stars_desc (and last created for repos with the same starts) is a better default sort? BTW The repo with the specification seems to be https://gitlab.com/traffxml/traff https://gitlab.com/traffxml/traff and it contains a presentation with more context https://gitlab.com/traffxml/traff/-/blob/master/TraFF%20Presentation.pdf https://gitlab.com/traffxml/traff/-/blob/master/TraFF%20Pres...

dnsmichi 4y ago

GitLab team member here. > it would be nice if there was an option for a group-level Readme on Gitlab. Thanks for the idea. The proposal for Group READMEs is discussed in this thread: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/15041#note_1020157227 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/15041#note_102... Suggest adding your preferences for the proposed solutions, thanks.

mikece 4y ago
Why can't there be a group-level setting that allows me to designate any Markdown file in any of the repos in the group as the group-level readme? You could even make a filename such as GroupReadme.md a reserved name that can only be used once in a group. I could also see someone possibly wanting to move that file -- and it's history -- to another repo as a group matures: you start with repos like "API" and "WebUI" but eventually a "Docs" repo could be created as proof of concept solidifies and accumulates personnel and ceremony.