• Brad Anderson (26/26) Mar 15 2012 I have a pending pull request
• James Miller (17/40) Mar 15 2012 ges
• Simon (6/42) Mar 16 2012 I think it looks fine and it's a great idea. At least for those of us

"Brad Anderson" <eco gnuk.net> writes:

I have a pending pull request 
<https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/d-programming-language.org/pull/98> 
which adds an "Improve this page" button to the upper right 
corner all pages on the website.  From the pull request 
description: "It essentially turns the website into a moderated 
wiki. How it works is for each page it links to a special URL on 
GitHub that will offer to fork the repository, open an online 
text editor, and create a pull request in one easy process."

It's meant for simple changes (typos, rewording stuff, minor bugs 
in code examples, etc.). I got the idea after using the GitHub 
online editor myself to make website and Phobos documentation 
change pull requests and finding it to be very easy way to 
contribute. Even people who are unfamiliar with git can use it.

Andrei seemed to like it when I showed him but asked me to get 
Walter and whoever else's opinions on it before he'd be willing 
to merged it.

You can try a live demo here: http://gnuk.net/d/index.html

Clicking the button will open the appropriate file in an editor 
on GitHub. Feel free to click the button to see what the editor 
is like. Nothing happens until you choose to submit your changes 
at which point it lets you enter a pull request description, then 
it finally makes the request.

This would probably have been difficult to implement if it 
weren't for Ddoc so +1 for Ddoc.

Regards,
Brad Anderson

James Miller <james aatch.net> writes:

On 16 March 2012 17:14, Brad Anderson <eco gnuk.net> wrote:
 I have a pending pull request
 <https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/d-programming-language.org/pul=

l/98>
 which adds an "Improve this page" button to the upper right corner all pa=

ges
 on the website. =C2=A0From the pull request description: "It essentially =

turns
 the website into a moderated wiki. How it works is for each page it links=

 to
 a special URL on GitHub that will offer to fork the repository, open an
 online text editor, and create a pull request in one easy process."

 It's meant for simple changes (typos, rewording stuff, minor bugs in code
 examples, etc.). I got the idea after using the GitHub online editor myse=

lf
 to make website and Phobos documentation change pull requests and finding=

 it
 to be very easy way to contribute. Even people who are unfamiliar with gi=

t
 can use it.

 Andrei seemed to like it when I showed him but asked me to get Walter and
 whoever else's opinions on it before he'd be willing to merged it.

 You can try a live demo here: http://gnuk.net/d/index.html

 Clicking the button will open the appropriate file in an editor on GitHub=

.
 Feel free to click the button to see what the editor is like. Nothing
 happens until you choose to submit your changes at which point it lets yo=

u
 enter a pull request description, then it finally makes the request.

 This would probably have been difficult to implement if it weren't for Dd=

oc
 so +1 for Ddoc.

 Regards,
 Brad Anderson

Seems ok, though the styling isn't amazing, maybe tone the size of the
buttons down.

Also, Github does not exactly give a useful message when you aren't
logged in (404), but that isn't your fault.

--
James Miller

Simon <s.d.hammett gmail.com> writes:

On 16/03/2012 04:27, James Miller wrote:
 On 16 March 2012 17:14, Brad Anderson<eco gnuk.net>  wrote:
 I have a pending pull request
 <https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/d-programming-language.org/pull/98>
 which adds an "Improve this page" button to the upper right corner all pages
 on the website.  From the pull request description: "It essentially turns
 the website into a moderated wiki. How it works is for each page it links to
 a special URL on GitHub that will offer to fork the repository, open an
 online text editor, and create a pull request in one easy process."

 It's meant for simple changes (typos, rewording stuff, minor bugs in code
 examples, etc.). I got the idea after using the GitHub online editor myself
 to make website and Phobos documentation change pull requests and finding it
 to be very easy way to contribute. Even people who are unfamiliar with git
 can use it.

 Andrei seemed to like it when I showed him but asked me to get Walter and
 whoever else's opinions on it before he'd be willing to merged it.

 You can try a live demo here: http://gnuk.net/d/index.html

 Clicking the button will open the appropriate file in an editor on GitHub.
 Feel free to click the button to see what the editor is like. Nothing
 happens until you choose to submit your changes at which point it lets you
 enter a pull request description, then it finally makes the request.

 This would probably have been difficult to implement if it weren't for Ddoc
 so +1 for Ddoc.

 Regards,
 Brad Anderson

 Seems ok, though the styling isn't amazing, maybe tone the size of the
 buttons down.

 Also, Github does not exactly give a useful message when you aren't
 logged in (404), but that isn't your fault.

 --
 James Miller

I think it looks fine and it's a great idea. At least for those of us 
with git hub accounts.

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