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Re: GitHub for Mac

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Post by seabee »

joshuacc wrote: post #37
SkyMarshal wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They'd have to create a Windows version of Git first, wouldn't they? Then the GUI.

I've been running Git on Windows for several months. I don't see any reason why they can't take advantage of the existing work in that area. http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list?can=3

It's been usable for over a year, even. Grandparent's comment is really dated.

I mean, it's not as if GitHub don't have Windows instructions... http://help.github.com/win-set-up-git/

Re: GitHub for Mac

#52

Post by canistr »

beaumartinez wrote: post #33

I wonder why they've released a client for OS X and not another OS―if anything, Windows is pretty lacking in git love. Whose is its target audience and the desired function? New users, to reel them in with a shiny UI? Or established users who don't use it much, to make the experience simpler? (And if it's established users who use it much―isn't the command-line faster for them?) If they want more users to use GitHub,…

I agree. My command-line experience is faster and keeps my work flow the same whether I'm developing on OS X or Linux. The added GUI would serve to slow me down but if I really wanted to see changes visually, I could just go to github.com and do everything I need there since I know where everything is.

Re: GitHub for Mac

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Post by dchest »

KingOfB wrote: post #49
dchest wrote: post #28

I hate all the visual clutter and unjustified complexity the new stylish iOS-like interfaces bring. Those interfaces are only good for Twitter and friends (and for screenshots). Some feedback: * Get rid of huge spacing everywhere (for example here: http://github-images.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/2011/mac-screensh... ) * Make animations go faster. * History should have preview pane with diffs (see Mail) instead of making m…

There are windows on macs, but it appears Macs are going away from them with the full screen apps. Look at all of Apple's apps - they're all going single window. Document based apps can still have multiple windows, but everything is self contained.

I don't see what's changed in 10.7 regarding windows. Can you point the app that had multiple windows, but moved to something else?

But you're right that you can avoid using multiple windows in the app if it's good for usability. My point is that currently it's not possible to have two repositories opened simultaneously; especially since on OS X it's difficult to open two instances of the same application.

(As an example, in Mail you have previews in a single window, but you can also double-click the message to open it in a separate window).

Re: GitHub for Mac

#54

Post by vtail »

dchest wrote: post #53
KingOfB wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are windows on macs, but it appears Macs are going away from them with the full screen apps. Look at all of Apple's apps - they're all going single window. Document based apps can still have multiple windows, but everything is self contained.

I don't see what's changed in 10.7 regarding windows. Can you point the app that had multiple windows, but moved to something else? But you're right that you can avoid using multiple windows in the app if it's good for usability. My point is that currently it's not possible to have two repositories opened simultaneously; especially since on OS X it's difficult to open two instances of the same application. (As an exa…

XCode 4, though it happened even before 10.7

Re: GitHub for Mac

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Post by dchest »

vtail wrote: post #54
dchest wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't see what's changed in 10.7 regarding windows. Can you point the app that had multiple windows, but moved to something else? But you're right that you can avoid using multiple windows in the app if it's good for usability. My point is that currently it's not possible to have two repositories opened simultaneously; especially since on OS X it's difficult to open two instances of the same application. (As an exa…

XCode 4, though it happened even before 10.7

Xcode had [mostly] single window mode since 2.0 or so. It wasn't default, though, and Interface Builder was a separate application.

Re: GitHub for Mac

#56

Post by frr149 »

Great news, except… it's "for Mac", not for iOS, folks. There's plenty of space on my MBP 17'' screen, so don't treat it as if it was an iPhone.

Re: GitHub for Mac

#57

Post by brown9-2 »

jamiequint wrote: post #34

Still extremely buggy, I was only able to load one of my repos, others failed with error messages like this: http://bit.ly/iJzNmp and even the successful ones came up with errors after loading.

There is really no need to use a URL shortener when posting links here. The HN software will abbreviate the link text on it's own if it is too long. It's a little annoying to have to guess where a link is going to forward to.

Re: GitHub for Mac

#58

Post by joshaber »

kmfrk wrote: post #17

Free, too. GitHub don't mess around. Any plans for putting it in the Mac App Store?

Yes. But the update experience for Mac App Store apps is so bad right now that it's a bit discouraging.

Re: GitHub for Mac

#59

Post by brown9-2 »

rcfox wrote: post #7
barredo wrote: post #2

This is a huge deal. The app looks amazing. I used Tower for a bit but didn't cut it for me. I was planning to ditch Github for Codebase tonight but I'll reconsider after this

Why is it a huge deal? It's just a desktop version of their web app. Or am I missing something?

The free GUI app might be a good competitor to the not-free OS X clients already out there, and also help rope people into hosting on Github.

Re: GitHub for Mac

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Post by sixcorners »

asolove wrote: post #50
dchest wrote: post #28

I hate all the visual clutter and unjustified complexity the new stylish iOS-like interfaces bring. Those interfaces are only good for Twitter and friends (and for screenshots). Some feedback: * Get rid of huge spacing everywhere (for example here: http://github-images.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/2011/mac-screensh... ) * Make animations go faster. * History should have preview pane with diffs (see Mail) instead of making m…

I think it is worth mentioning that while the GUI could use a few tweaks, the overall user experience was amazing. And got right a number of things that were hard or tempting to get wrong: 1. Let me enter an email address separate from my GitHub account. 2. Automatically found git repos on my system. Let me pick which ones to use. My only two requests are: 1. Show untracked files the way git does, where if a whole fo…

Can't you enter your own email address in the preferences pane?
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