Re: public-inbox-httpd feature request: sort oldest-first

["Nicolás Ojeda Bär" <n.oje.bar@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 8:13 AM, Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> wrote:
> Nicolás Ojeda Bär <n.oje.bar@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>
> Minor nit about the Subject: this affects the PSGI
> PublicInbox::WWW module, which works best with the bundled
> -httpd, but really can work with any PSGI
> (Perl Server Gateway Interface) server.

Thanks for the clarification.

>> Unless I missed something there does not seem to be a way to sort the
>> message list oldest-to-newest. A little arrow somewhere to invert the
>> order would be nice to have.
>
> Right; it's always favors newest messages.  We usually find
> newer messages more relevant and also git packs are optimized
> for newer data.
>
> I'll take your request into consideration, but am currently
> against this:
>
> I don't want to go down the path of making the WWW interface too
> complex or trying to satisfy everybody with it.  User interface
> is a PERSONAL choice and I want it to remain that way.

I share this point of view. Having said that, _personally_ I still
feel reverse date ordering is an important feature to have in the web
interface.

> The most important part of the WWW interface is it has a stable
> URL format for downloading mboxes and Atom feeds.  These allow
> and encourage users to use their favorite tools locally to
> consume them.  Supporting NNTP is another key to encouraging
> users to choose their own UIs.
>
> To that end, the bundled -httpd and -nntpd servers are designed
> to handle aggressive clients fairly even if they simultaneously
> download huge amounts of messages.
>
> Thanks for the interest.

Thanks for your work!

Nicolás