Re: [ANN] GNUstep Software Index 2.6.0

[Nicolas Roard]

On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 6:45 PM, hns@computer.org <hns@computer.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
> as a Christmas present to all, I have reworked a small part of the
> Software Index scripts and now it is easier to manage and view
> multiple versions of an application.

Very cool !

A couple of ideas:
- in the application list, only show the last versions (e.g. right now
Gorm is shown 3 times for example)
- in the application detail page, show all screenshots independantly
of their version number
- instead of separate pages per version, maybe a single page per app ?
with the possibility to add a release note per version, to detail the
changes

>
> * when creating/editing you are asked if you want to fix the version
> number or create a new record for an existing application.
> * when browsing for applications, they are sorted by release date.
> * when viewing an application there is now a pop-up button which
> easily allows to change and browse through all version.
> * if the selected version is not the latest, there is a notice that
> updates are available.
>
> So, friends, please try out and publish your latest GNUstep
> application and framework updates. And report bugs/feature requests or
> patches (it is open source!) for the SWI.
>
> Although I assume everyone already knows, here is the link:
>
>    http://www.gnustep.org/softwareindex/
>
> What I want to suggest if someone is looking for a nice project: write
> a software updater that uses the SWI content in PList format (http://
> www.gnustep.org/softwareindex/plist.php) to show updates and allow for
> automatic download & install.

Excellent idea!

-- 
Nicolas Roard
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