[gentoo-user] howto make github look nice

[gentoo-user] howto make github look nice

[James]

Howdy,

One of the things I find ugly about github is the first appearance
of the main (base) page of a given project.  One thing I really like about
sourceforge is how some projects look much more professional. I do not need
(nor want) a lecture on why this is. I only want solutions or ideas of how
to create a github base page that looks much more (www) presentable like
this sourceforge page:

http://qjackctl.sourceforge.net/


So ideas on how to do this are most appreciated; or facts as to why
it is not possible with github..... Also notice in the 'menu bar' the
[GIT] functionality built in. Slick. Really slick and this is how I want
my pages to look, as soon as I become brave enough to start moving codes
from my workstations (ugly; no gui) to the larger world for folks to 
start playing with some codes and overlays.

I want folks to look at my projects and they have an  aesthetically 
pleasing appearance......   (I need an edge!).


curiously,
James

Re: [gentoo-user] howto make github look nice

[Daniel Frey]

On 05/18/2015 05:47 PM, James wrote:
> Howdy,
> 
> One of the things I find ugly about github is the first appearance
> of the main (base) page of a given project.  One thing I really like about
> sourceforge is how some projects look much more professional. I do not need
> (nor want) a lecture on why this is. I only want solutions or ideas of how
> to create a github base page that looks much more (www) presentable like
> this sourceforge page:
> 
> http://qjackctl.sourceforge.net/

Sourceforge allows you to ftp/scp html pages to a directory which you
have access to and this is the page that <project>.sf.net points to.
From what I remember they even have access to PHP, and maybe even a
database.

> So ideas on how to do this are most appreciated; or facts as to why
> it is not possible with github..... Also notice in the 'menu bar' the
> [GIT] functionality built in. Slick. Really slick and this is how I want
> my pages to look, as soon as I become brave enough to start moving codes
> from my workstations (ugly; no gui) to the larger world for folks to 
> start playing with some codes and overlays.

Presumably github has something similar, perhaps googling will help you
out. Heck, maybe it's even done through your git repo. Or maybe post to
a github list?

FWIW, I googled 'github pages' and got a bunch of interesting results.

Dan

[gentoo-user] Re: howto make github look nice

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 19/05/15 03:47, James wrote:
> One of the things I find ugly about github is the first appearance
> of the main (base) page of a given project.  One thing I really like about
> sourceforge is how some projects look much more professional. I do not need
> (nor want) a lecture on why this is. I only want solutions or ideas of how
> to create a github base page that looks much more (www) presentable like
> this sourceforge page:
>
> http://qjackctl.sourceforge.net/

That's not actually the SF page for QjackCtl. That's the project page, 
which is really just web space where you upload your site. The actual SF 
page is this:

   http://sourceforge.net/projects/qjackctl

You can do the same in GitHub though. Here's a project of mine. GitHub page:

   https://github.com/realnc/SDL_audiolib

And the GitHub-hosted project page (I only put the documentation there 
though):

   http://realnc.github.io/SDL_audiolib

Info on how to do this:

   https://help.github.com/categories/github-pages-basics

[gentoo-user] Re: howto make github look nice

[James]

Nikos Chantziaras <realnc <at> gmail.com> writes:


> On 19/05/15 03:47, James wrote:
> > One of the things I find ugly about github is the first appearance
> > of the main (base) page of a given project. 


>    https://github.com/realnc/SDL_audiolib

>    http://realnc.github.io/SDL_audiolib

> Info on how to do this:
>    https://help.github.com/categories/github-pages-basics


Ah, very nice! Monkey see:: monkey Do

thx,
James

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: howto make github look nice

[Mick]

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On Tuesday 19 May 2015 02:34:53 James wrote:
> Nikos Chantziaras <realnc <at> gmail.com> writes:
> > On 19/05/15 03:47, James wrote:
> > > One of the things I find ugly about github is the first appearance
> > > of the main (base) page of a given project.
> > > 
> >    https://github.com/realnc/SDL_audiolib
> >    
> >    http://realnc.github.io/SDL_audiolib
> > 
> > Info on how to do this:
> >    https://help.github.com/categories/github-pages-basics
> 
> Ah, very nice! Monkey see:: monkey Do
> 
> thx,
> James

As Nicos said, if the aesthetic appearance is important for your project's 
users then you would be better off setting up your own website.  There you can 
play not only with theming it using CSS, but also with the structure, layout 
and functionality, without any restrictions from what github offers.  A word 
of warning though ... it can become a full time job both tweaking it and 
protecting from attacks.  The latter is more or less a given if you are 
setting up a dynamic content website, using php or similar with a database 
back end.  Static pages present less of a challenge.

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Regards,
Mick

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