3783: Make it possible to see the contents of deleted files

mconley
What version are you running?

2.0.12

What's the URL of the page this enhancement relates to, if any?

Diff viewer pages.


Describe the enhancement and the motivation for it.

There are times when it's useful to evaluate whether or not it was right for a file to be removed. It's useful to be able to see the contents of that file in order to make that determination.

In https://reviews.reviewboard.org/r/5785/, it looks like a "this file was deleted" message is displayed instead, but perhaps we should show a different message, like "The file was deleted (Show content)", where "Show content" would be a link to expand the diff to show the deleted file.


What operating system are you using? What browser?

OS X 10.8.5, Firefox 38


Please provide any additional information below.
#1 jaimeenergysavvy

+1 I just ran into this problem today, where I'd really like my team to be able to see the content of the file I deleted.

#2 upsuper

Hopefully this could have a higher priority, as some reviewer has reported this as a blocker for them to work with Review Board.

mconley
#3 mconley

There's a patch to fix this up at https://reviews.reviewboard.org/r/7796/

#4 xelepart

Should this be closed? The RB was submitted...?

david
#5 david

Yep! This will ship in 3.0

  • -Accepted
    +Fixed