New repository creation page #164980
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I can't see an option to name the default branch as |
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A bug report: GitHub don't support "\n" in desc now, but the new creation page allow this. Finally it will cause an error with no hint. maybe adding a limit is better? or add some hint more than "Repository creation failed"? |
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LGTM. Feature suggestion: Add a "Create me" button on 404 pages under one's own account prefix, which takes you to the repository creation page and prefills the repository name based on the URL of the 404 page. Then when I do this: $ git remote add origin https://github.com/user/repo
$ git push -u origin main
remote: Repository not found.
fatal: repository 'https://github.com/user/repo/' not foundthen I can just click the link and go straight to creating the repository. |
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I've seen this a few days ago and it seems to coincide with this preview release, so I might as well point it out here: On both the classic & preview experiences, the owner input no longer has a default selection when I open the repository creation page. Previously, on the classic experience, my personal account would have been the default selection for the owner of the repository to create. This made the experience smoother and faster for the common operation of creating a personal repository. Also, now has the side effect of hiding the visibility options until an owner is selected, showing the message "Please choose an owner to see the available visibility options." instead and causing UI elements to change position after an owner is selected. This causes confusion and can make the user inputs slower. This does not happen in the preview experience as visibility options are always shown in the configuration section. This change of behavior feels like a step backwards, especially unexpected in the classic experience. 😢 Otherwise, the preview experience looks great and makes usual first steps to get started in a new repository faster, which is great! ❤️ |
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In GHEC with EMU, the preview flow includes "Public" as a visibility option. This happens when creating an organization-owned repository and a repository in my personal namespace. The classic experience does not allow the creation of public repositories (as expected). Hoping this is a bug. |
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great job |
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thanks |
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Normally descriptive text should relate to what's being done, not to dictionary definitions about things relating to what's being done. The -READMEs can be used as longer descriptions. [About READMEs](https://docs.github.com/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-readmes)
+A README file can be used for longer descriptions. [About README](https://docs.github.com/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-readmes)
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I'm just here to say: I like the changes! Sometimes the design changes I preview don't actually improve the user experience - they are just different. This change is really good though! |
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The create gitignore feature only lets users choose a single item from a list (based on github/gitignore), but this doesn't make any sense. It would be much nicer if it allowed users to check multiple items from the list. If I have an angular app, I could easily want to use both:
If I have a frontend and a backend, I probably want to use languages for both. |
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One more (presumably preexisting quirk) about gitignore:
With one exception ( |
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Thanks for trying out the new repository creation page.
The updated page makes it easier to create new repositories with a consistent modern experience.
The most significant change affects organizations and enterprises using custom repository properties and repository policies. Now, custom property inputs can respond to your organization's policies, letting you set or limit repository names and visibility right at creation. This helps maintain compliance from the start.
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To switch back to the classic creation page, disable the "New repository creation page" feature preview (learn more) or select "Switch back to classic experience" at the top of the creation page.
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