Question: What is the difference between this and the original repository?

[dialogik]

Hi, I just found this repository after implementing the original(?) one from Chrisitian Back at this place: https://github.com/christianbach/tablesorter

Now I read that this is supposed to be a fork. Three questions:

1. Why is this one not marked as fork on github (usually if this is a little hint below the repository name if it's a fork - that's missing on this repo)
2. Is "+ awesomeness" in the repository description something specific (e.g. a JS lib) or is this just some kind of "marketing term" for this repo?
3. What are the major differences between this repository and the original one from Christian Bach?

Thanks a lot!

[Mottie]

Hi @dialogik!

This is not an "official" fork of Christian Bach's tablesorter.

1. C.B. added his GitHub repository on May 20, 2014, whereas this repo was created somewhere around June 2011. So there really isn't a way for me to fork from his repo now. Nothing is missing, except for a few documented changes to the options; but a lot has been added.
2. "+ awesomeness" was just added to distinguish this fork from the original; especially because most of the widgets available for this fork will not work with the original. I have tried different methods to help distinguish this difference... "+ awesomeness" is just one way. Now the main document page has "unoffical fork" at the top to try to make it more obvious. Eventually, I plan to rename this fork to Abelt (which has lots of breaking changes) to avoid further confusion.
3. I have some documented differences on the summary wiki page. Sadly, I haven't had the time nor the inclination to update it since version 2.7 (currently we're on v2.18.3). That should at least get you started. Other than that, I feel like the documentation is pretty extensive, so you can always fall back on it if you have questions.

[dialogik]

Okay, thanks for pointing that out.