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author | jocuri%softhome.net <> | 2004-11-08 08:21:27 +0000 |
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committer | jocuri%softhome.net <> | 2004-11-08 08:21:27 +0000 |
commit | 472a5007316404da323e1b5193255fbda5b93611 (patch) | |
tree | a33c6347f737aa77ee79c0939082d98728f51f02 | |
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Documentation patch: clean-up identation after commiting patch for bug 198020: Bugzilla Guide contains no admin docs for flags.
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diff --git a/docs/xml/administration.xml b/docs/xml/administration.xml index 2377d8366..50c287915 100644 --- a/docs/xml/administration.xml +++ b/docs/xml/administration.xml @@ -632,8 +632,8 @@ <listitem> <para> If the manager thinks the feature should go into the product - before version 2.0 can be released, he sets the flag to - <quote>+</quote>. Otherwise, he sets it to <quote>-</quote>. + before version 2.0 can be released, he sets the flag to + <quote>+</quote>. Otherwise, he sets it to <quote>-</quote>. </para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -664,14 +664,15 @@ <varlistentry> <term><computeroutput>-</computeroutput></term> <listitem><simpara> - The status has been set negatively. (The question has been answered <quote>no</quote>.) + The status has been set negatively. (The question has been answered <quote>no</quote>.) </simpara></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><computeroutput>+</computeroutput></term> <listitem><simpara> - The status has been set positively. (The question has been answered <quote>yes</quote>.) - </simpara></listitem> + The status has been set positively. + (The question has been answered <quote>yes</quote>.) + </simpara></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </para> @@ -679,7 +680,7 @@ Actually, there's a fourth value a flag can have -- <quote>unset</quote> -- which shows up as a blank space. This just means that nobody has expressed an opinion (or asked - someone else to express an opinion) about this bug or attachment. + someone else to express an opinion) about this bug or attachment. </para> </section> </section> @@ -814,7 +815,7 @@ <para> This describes the flag in more detail. At present, this doesn't whos up anywhere helpful; ideally, it would be nice to have - it show up as a tooltip. This field + it show up as a tooltip. This field can be as long as you like, and can contain any character you want. </para> </section> @@ -824,58 +825,58 @@ <para> Default behaviour for a newly-created flag is to appear on - products and all components, which is why <quote>__Any__:__Any__</quote> - is already entered in the <quote>Inclusions</quote> box. - If this is not your desired behaviour, you must either set some - exclusions (for products on which you don't want the flag to appear), - or you must remove <quote>__Any__:__Any__</quote> from the Inclusions box - and define products/components specifically for this flag. + products and all components, which is why <quote>__Any__:__Any__</quote> + is already entered in the <quote>Inclusions</quote> box. + If this is not your desired behaviour, you must either set some + exclusions (for products on which you don't want the flag to appear), + or you must remove <quote>__Any__:__Any__</quote> from the Inclusions box + and define products/components specifically for this flag. </para> <para> To create an Inclusion, select a Product from the top drop-down box. - You may also select a specific component from the bottom drop-down box. - (Setting <quote>__Any__</quote> for Product translates to, - <quote>all the products in this Bugzilla</quote>. - Selecting <quote>__Any__</quote> in the Component field means + You may also select a specific component from the bottom drop-down box. + (Setting <quote>__Any__</quote> for Product translates to, + <quote>all the products in this Bugzilla</quote>. + Selecting <quote>__Any__</quote> in the Component field means <quote>all components in the selected product.</quote>) - Selections made, press <quote>Include</quote>, and your - Product/Component pairing will show up in the <quote>Inclusions</quote> box on the right. - </para> + Selections made, press <quote>Include</quote>, and your + Product/Component pairing will show up in the <quote>Inclusions</quote> box on the right. + </para> <para> To create an Exclusion, the process is the same; select a Product from the - top drop-down box, select a specific component if you want one, and press - <quote>Exclude</quote>. The Product/Component pairing will show up in the - <quote>Exclusions</quote> box on the right. - </para> + top drop-down box, select a specific component if you want one, and press + <quote>Exclude</quote>. The Product/Component pairing will show up in the + <quote>Exclusions</quote> box on the right. + </para> <para> - This flag <emphasis>will</emphasis> and <emphasis>can</emphasis> be set for any - products/components that appearing in the <quote>Inclusions</quote> box - (or which fall under the appropriate <quote>__Any__</quote>). - This flag <emphasis>will not</emphasis> appear (and therefore cannot be set) on - any products appearing in the <quote>Exclusions</quote> box. - <emphasis> IMPORTANT: Exclusions override inclusions.</emphasis> + This flag <emphasis>will</emphasis> and <emphasis>can</emphasis> be set for any + products/components that appearing in the <quote>Inclusions</quote> box + (or which fall under the appropriate <quote>__Any__</quote>). + This flag <emphasis>will not</emphasis> appear (and therefore cannot be set) on + any products appearing in the <quote>Exclusions</quote> box. + <emphasis> IMPORTANT: Exclusions override inclusions.</emphasis> </para> - <para> - You may select a Product without selecting a specific Component, - but it is illegal to select a Component without a Product, or to select a - Component that does not belong to the named Product. Doing so as of - this writing (2.18rc3) will raise an error... even if all your products - have a component by that name. + <para> + You may select a Product without selecting a specific Component, + but it is illegal to select a Component without a Product, or to select a + Component that does not belong to the named Product. Doing so as of + this writing (2.18rc3) will raise an error... even if all your products + have a component by that name. </para> <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis> Let's say you have a product called <quote>Jet Plane</quote> that has thousands of components. You want - to be able to ask if a problem should be fixed in the next model of - plane you release. We'll call the flag <quote>fixInNext</quote>. - But, there's one component in <quote>Jet Plane,</quote> - called <quote>Pilot.</quote> It doesn't make sense to release a - new pilot, so you don't want to have the flag show up in that component. - So, you include <quote>Jet Plane:__Any__</quote> and you exclude - <quote>Jet Plane:Pilot</quote>. + to be able to ask if a problem should be fixed in the next model of + plane you release. We'll call the flag <quote>fixInNext</quote>. + But, there's one component in <quote>Jet Plane,</quote> + called <quote>Pilot.</quote> It doesn't make sense to release a + new pilot, so you don't want to have the flag show up in that component. + So, you include <quote>Jet Plane:__Any__</quote> and you exclude + <quote>Jet Plane:Pilot</quote>. </para> </section> @@ -903,94 +904,95 @@ Bugzilla database, but stop users from setting any new flags of this type. To do this, uncheck <quote>active</quote>. Deactivated flags will still show up in the UI if they are ?, +, or -, but they - may only be cleared (unset), and cannot be changed to a new value. + may only be cleared (unset), and cannot be changed to a new value. Once a deactivated flag is cleared, it will completely disappear from a bug/attachment, and cannot be set again. </para> </section> - <section id="flags-create-field-requestable"> - <title>Requestable</title> - <para> - New flags are, by default, <quote>requestable</quote>, meaning that they - offer users the <quote>?</quote> option, as well as <quote>+</quote> and <quote>-</quote>. - To remove the ? option, uncheck <quote>requestable</quote>. - </para> - </section> - - <section id="flags-create-field-cclist"> - <title>CC List</title> - - <para> - If you want certain users to be notified every time this flag is - set to ?, -, +, or unset, add them here. This is a comma-separated - list of email addresses that need not be restricted to Bugzilla usernames.. - </para> - </section> - - <section id="flags-create-field-specific"> - <title>Specifically Requestable</title> - <para> - By default this box is checked for new flags, meaning that users may make - flag requests of specific individuals. Unchecking this box will remove the - text box next to a flag; if it is still requestable, then requests may - only be made <quote>to the wind.</quote> Removing this after specific - requests have been made will not remove those requests; that data will - stay in the database (though it will no longer appear to the user). - </para> - </section> - - <section id="flags-create-field-multiplicable"> - <title>Multiplicable</title> - <para> - Any flag with <quote>Multiplicable</quote> set (default for new flags is 'on') - may be set more than once. After being set once, an unset flag - of the same type will appear below it with <quote>addl.</quote> (short for - <quote>additional</quote>) before the name. There is no limit to the number of - times a Multiplicable flags may be set on the same bug/attachment. - </para> - </section> - - </section> <!-- flags-create --> - - <section id="flags-delete"> - <title>Deleting a Flag</title> + <section id="flags-create-field-requestable"> + <title>Requestable</title> + <para> + New flags are, by default, <quote>requestable</quote>, meaning that they + offer users the <quote>?</quote> option, as well as <quote>+</quote> + and <quote>-</quote>. + To remove the ? option, uncheck <quote>requestable</quote>. + </para> + </section> - <para> - When you are at the <quote>Administer Flag Types</quote> screen, - you will be presented with a list of Bug flags and a list of Attachment - Flags. - </para> - <para> - To delete a flag, click on the <quote>Delete</quote> link next to - the flag description. - </para> - <warning> - <para> - Once you delete a flag, it is <emphasis>gone</emphasis> from - your Bugzilla. All the data for that flag will be deleted. - Everywhere that flag was set, it will disappear, - and you cannot get that data back. If you want to keep flag data, - but don't want anybody to set any new flags or change current flags, - unset <quote>active</quote> in the flag Edit form. - </para> - </warning> - </section> + <section id="flags-create-field-cclist"> + <title>CC List</title> - <section id="flags-edit"> - <title>Editing a Flag</title> - <para> - To edit a flag's properties, just click on the <quote>Edit</quote> - link next to the flag's description. That will take you to the same - form described in the <quote>Creating a Flag</quote> section. - </para> - </section> + <para> + If you want certain users to be notified every time this flag is + set to ?, -, +, or unset, add them here. This is a comma-separated + list of email addresses that need not be restricted to Bugzilla usernames.. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="flags-create-field-specific"> + <title>Specifically Requestable</title> + <para> + By default this box is checked for new flags, meaning that users may make + flag requests of specific individuals. Unchecking this box will remove the + text box next to a flag; if it is still requestable, then requests may + only be made <quote>to the wind.</quote> Removing this after specific + requests have been made will not remove those requests; that data will + stay in the database (though it will no longer appear to the user). + </para> + </section> + + <section id="flags-create-field-multiplicable"> + <title>Multiplicable</title> + <para> + Any flag with <quote>Multiplicable</quote> set (default for new flags is 'on') + may be set more than once. After being set once, an unset flag + of the same type will appear below it with <quote>addl.</quote> (short for + <quote>additional</quote>) before the name. There is no limit to the number of + times a Multiplicable flags may be set on the same bug/attachment. + </para> + </section> + + </section> <!-- flags-create --> + + <section id="flags-delete"> + <title>Deleting a Flag</title> + + <para> + When you are at the <quote>Administer Flag Types</quote> screen, + you will be presented with a list of Bug flags and a list of Attachment + Flags. + </para> + <para> + To delete a flag, click on the <quote>Delete</quote> link next to + the flag description. + </para> + <warning> + <para> + Once you delete a flag, it is <emphasis>gone</emphasis> from + your Bugzilla. All the data for that flag will be deleted. + Everywhere that flag was set, it will disappear, + and you cannot get that data back. If you want to keep flag data, + but don't want anybody to set any new flags or change current flags, + unset <quote>active</quote> in the flag Edit form. + </para> + </warning> + </section> + + <section id="flags-edit"> + <title>Editing a Flag</title> + <para> + To edit a flag's properties, just click on the <quote>Edit</quote> + link next to the flag's description. That will take you to the same + form described in the <quote>Creating a Flag</quote> section. + </para> + </section> - </section> <!-- flags-admin --> + </section> <!-- flags-admin --> - <!-- XXX We should add a "Uses of Flags" section, here, with examples. --> + <!-- XXX We should add a "Uses of Flags" section, here, with examples. --> - </section> <!-- flags --> + </section> <!-- flags --> <section id="voting"> <title>Voting</title> |