998: post-review GUI for Windows Explorer

david.a*******@gmai***** (Google Code) (Is this you? Claim this profile.)
Feb. 4, 2014
There should be a GUI for post-review integrated with the Windows Explorer.

A lot of Windows users are very uncomfortable using the command line. The
poor quality of the standard Windows command line does not help either.
Actually, they are so uncomfortable using the command line that it is
adoption-blocker.

Even a rudimentary user interface that generates a correct diff as a file
that can be posted manually through the web interface would be a big
improvement over generating the diff with TortoiseSVN or the command line.

Ideally, the user story for this should look like:

 * Download a run a setup.exe.
 * Right click on a directory icon, or within a directory window, in
Explorer to display the contextual menu.
 * Navigate into the "Reviewboard" sub-menu.
 * Select one of "Request review of uncommitted changes", "Request review
of committed changes", etc.
 * The first time, a wizard interface shows up to allow the user to set up
the configuration. The wizard is preferred for the first interaction as it
gives room to provide contextual documentation.
 * On subsequent occurrences, the interaction is done through a single
dialog that displays the parameters used and provides an opportunity for
changing them.
 * The interaction should allow both creating a new review, or uploading a
new diff to an existing review.
 * Both successful and failed submission of the diff should display visual
feedback.
chipx86
#1 chipx86
  • +Confirmed
  • -Type-Defect
    +Type-Enhancement
    +OpSys-Windows
#2 go2***@gmai***** (Google Code) (Is this you? Claim this profile.)
I am sorry to ask a question
from where I download the run.exe?
thanks very much~~
#3 go2***@gmai***** (Google Code) (Is this you? Claim this profile.)
Can you give me the URL?
or mail to me ?
go2cxg@gmail.com
thanks~~
#4 berna******@gmai***** (Google Code) (Is this you? Claim this profile.)
go2cxg: I think you missed the point here: this is an *enhancement request*! I mean,
david is "asking" for this and describing an "ideal" scenario.  There is nothing that
exists yet.
david
#5 david
  • +Component-RBTools
david
#6 david
I don't think this is something that we'll do ourselves. If someone wants to contribute something (or even better, run it themselves as a third-party project), we're open to that.
  • -Confirmed
    +WontFix