[GNC-dev] Register Documentation Improvements (was Re: [GNC] Column widths again)

[Geert Janssens]

Op donderdag 23 augustus 2018 15:08:54 CEST schreef Derek Atkins:
> Geert Janssens <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be> writes:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > So I'm open for alternatives that would equally handle version
> > control, but is easier for documentation writers to cope with.
> > 
> > This can be a completely different tool that feels more intuitive or
> > it can be a system layered on top of git which would hide git's
> > technicalities. For example a web interface that offers online
> > documentation editing and that behind the scenes stores changes in
> > git. I don't know of such project off-hand though, but it may be worth
> > looking around for.
> > 
> > Those who need more advanced access can clone the git repo and work
> > locally.
> I wonder how hard it would be to write a web interface on top of git
> that abstracts away most of the git work to enable easier access?
> 
> -derek

It looks like gitlab does something like this already...

At least on Gnome's gitlab there are buttons to edit or open a webide. They 
only work on pages you have write access of course. However you can always 
fork a repo to get one with write access.

Geert