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 2007-07-26 19:56:32 

  


  

    Hi there.  I have been playing around with putting a couple of new options. Namely: 
- a space-level setting to toggle requiring reassignment with every status change (frankly, I find that annoying, since we don't use it that way; it always stays assigned to the developer for us. ) 

- a space-level setting to toggle requiring a comment for every status update; often I am finding that the reason is self explanatory, ie moving from Fixed to Retest is because it's available for retest ;) 



So my questions are: 

Do you think space-level setting is appropriate for this? ; 
What happens if I submit some changes, but don't have full language translations? Will it default to English, or is it required to provide a translation for all? 

If this change is one that could benefit the project, how do I go about submitting the changes? 

Finally... and I feel like this is a silly question, but I've looked through the wicket docs and not quite found an answer... how do I set a default selection in a dropdown box?  Another option that occurred to me is to automatically default the assigned to to the current assignee, but could not find a way to do that. 






  

  
  
   
     
    

  

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     user name

     2007-07-27 00:22:39
  


  

    

  


  

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On 7/27/07, Marc Paradise < marc.paradisegmail.com">marc.paradisegmail.com> wrote:

Hi there.&nbsp; I have been playing around with putting a couple of new options. Namely: 
- a space-level setting to toggle requiring reassignment with every status change (frankly, I find that annoying, since we don't use it that way; it always stays assigned to the developer for us. ) 

- a space-level setting to toggle requiring a comment for every status update; often I am finding that the reason is self explanatory, ie moving from Fixed to Retest is because it's available for retest ;) 




So my questions are: 

Do you think space-level setting is appropriate for this? ; 

A few users have asked for this, and I am aware that this is a usability issue.&nbsp; The reason it is this way at the moment is because of the workflow rules and stuff - 
i.e. you can only assign to someone who "can be assigned to" and this is known only after you select a status.

I was thinking of adding a couple of "quick" status change button / links like this:

- Reassign without changing status
- Change status without re-assigning
 
Now just maybe if this is implemented and the above actions don't need a mandatory comment, you won't need the other change to make comment optional.&nbsp; But I think it is okay at a space level if you need this.


What happens if I submit some changes, but don't have full language translations? Will it default to English, or is it required to provide a translation for all? 


As far as I know it will default to English.&nbsp; Actually, it may default to your JVM default locale.&nbsp; Do let me know if you have problems.&nbsp;


If this change is one that could benefit the project, how do I go about submitting the changes? 

You can submit a patch from the "Trackers" link on the home page. 


Finally... and I feel like this is a silly question, but I've looked through the wicket docs and not quite found an answer... how do I set a default selection in a dropdown box?  Another option that occurred to me is to automatically default the assigned to to the current assignee, but could not find a way to do that. 


Every form component is "connected" to a form backing object.&nbsp; This will be either a property on a POJO or an instance variable on a Wicket Form. ; To set the default selection just ensure the property on the form backing object is set to the value you need (and not null).


I have a good example here at lines 100-103:

http://fisheye3.cenqua.com/browse/j-trac/trunk/jtrac/src/main/java/info/jtrac/wicket/SpaceAllocatePage.java?r=975





  

  
  
   
     
    






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