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Re: New SourceTree is here

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Post by m_eiman »

iLoch wrote: post #36
m_eiman wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, why do the OS X and Windows versions look so different?!? The buttons aren't even in the same places! Different platforms have different conventions and guidelines. Having both versions look and act the same will make it alien on either or both platforms.

I don't know about that in this case. Take a look at the collapsable menu on the left for OS X and Windows - one has icons and one doesn't. The icons at the top are ordered completely differently by the looks of it. That's not a convention. The real alienation they should worry about is alienating their own users when they're on different platforms. The program should feel familiar regardless.

Agreed, it should feel familiar. But also respect the platform conventions. Nobody ever said UX was supposed to be easy, did they? :)

Re: New SourceTree is here

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Post by Kovah »

I was using the new version for about a week now and besides some bugs I really don't like the new design. After working with SourceTree for 2 years it feels like I have to learn a new application. I'm now checking out GitKraken which looks quite promising after the first hours of working with it.

Re: New SourceTree is here

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Post by Kovah »

taneq wrote: post #40
bhagyas wrote: post #23

The new update requires you to login to an Atlassian account and you will be locked out from using Sourcetree if you refuse to login. Avoid if you don't have an Atlassian account, don't want to create one or don't want to be logged in. http://imgur.com/lsI2M9o

When you first install Sourcetree (and every year thereafter) you have to register it with an email address. Is this just that or is it different? (ie. have they started requiring an always-on connection to Atlassian or something?)

No, you have to register a full Atlassian account with all of your personal details. A single email address is not enough anymore.

Re: New SourceTree is here

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Post by tychuz »

smaili wrote: post #5

Still waiting for showing all repositories on the left hand side so I don't need to iterate through ten different windows whenever I'm looking to commit something. Edit: Some commenters mentioned SmartGit and GitKraken. Anyone here actually use them?

>Edit: Some commenters mentioned SmartGit and GitKraken. Anyone here actually use them?

GitKraken took like 400+ mB on my Mac. That's quite insane for such a simple application.

Re: New SourceTree is here

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Post by gjulianm »

iLoch wrote: post #16

I usually try to be positive but these changes don't look good. It looks like some overzealous designer started making UX decisions they weren't qualified to make and now the app is unusable. I'm a huge SourceTree fan - I use it exclusively for Git, but I won't be upgrading until these obvious UX problems have been addressed. Edit: Also, why do the OS X and Windows versions look so different?!? The buttons aren't eve…

I'm personally staying in version 2.0 [1]. I use SourceTree exclusively for reading the commit log and exploring the branches in a repo, and all these graphical changes just make it harder to read (no color coded rows, more subtle colors...). It just seems more "artsy", not more usable.

1: https://downloads.atlassian.com/software/sourcetree/SourceTr...

Re: New SourceTree is here

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Post by toyg »

nikolay wrote: post #26
aleem wrote: post #18

SourceTree served me well for many years. Switched to GirUp 3 months ago and haven't looked back since. Highly recommend it. It's fast. http://gitup.co/

You mean, GitUp (not GirUp) and 1.0.3 (not 3)?

"Switched to Gitup" + "3 months ago"

Re: New SourceTree is here

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Post by Tempest1981 »

iLoch wrote: post #16

I usually try to be positive but these changes don't look good. It looks like some overzealous designer started making UX decisions they weren't qualified to make and now the app is unusable. I'm a huge SourceTree fan - I use it exclusively for Git, but I won't be upgrading until these obvious UX problems have been addressed. Edit: Also, why do the OS X and Windows versions look so different?!? The buttons aren't eve…

I was a bit suspicious when I read the email they sent, mentioning a new team:

"We've put a brand new team in place. We’re firing on all cylinders and are hard at work resolving your biggest pain points. Update to the latest SourceTree to get all the awesomeness."

Re: New SourceTree is here

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Post by Gmo »

pixard wrote: post #10

I've been using SourceTree for years. It was always a little funky in how it was laid out but I got used to it. I could have lived with this change if they didn't get rid of freaking COLORS. Seriously. All the icons look more or less the same now. Have to read to make sure I'm clicking what I think I'm clicking. I think I'll look elsewhere finally. I just can't stand another 50 shades of gray interface.

yes, the colors gone made it unusable for me ...

THey have made a new release which brings back some, and it's better.

But it is still horribly buggy. I'm really looking after another client, but I don't really find something I like such as ye olde sourcetree :-/

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