User profiles: header images, colour and layout customization
Problem
Recently switching to gitlab.com has made me feel that my profile is very bland. I think that adding an option to set a header image would allow developers to express themselves better. Perhaps even choose an overall colour for their profile since the contribution calendar is blue and for example, pink would be nicer for me.
I think you should also be able to change the profiles so that you can feature projects, meaning that you can change the default tab from "activity" to "personal projects" as an example.
Meaning:
- Custom header images
- Custom/handpicked colour schemes
- Profile layout customization
- Gif avatars (@Pikaa)
Preview
Things to keep in mind
- background blurring
- text on cover needs
text-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.8)
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's need to be visible so pehaps bold instead of colour -
border-bottom
onheader
Maybe it would be a better idea if the background had an opacity so some of the white would show through, allowing the text to stay black and less problems with the text not blending in well.
It's just an idea, but I think this would add a lot of personal value to individual profiles.