From: Victor B. <vb...@gm...> - 2007-08-26 08:50:50
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Hi all, I've implemented a feature by which objects like videos and others can be embedded into Mantis text (e.g. news, issues, notes, etc). The implementation is pretty simple. The concept is documented in the following wiki page: http://www.mantisbt.org/wiki/doku.php/mantisbt:extensible_object_embedding_requirements The embedding of images or objects that take URLs as a parameter is not implemented. The issue here is that the URLs are hyperlinked before the embedding happens. There needs to be some sort of modification to have URLs within the [embed] be skipped from hyperlinking. Let me know of other objects that you think would be useful to embed. The idea is to allow users to extend this feature, but would be useful to have some useful ones out of the box and to also verify the capabilities of the feature based on some examples. An example that I can think of is maps. Regards, Victor |
From: David A. D. <de...@gn...> - 2007-08-26 12:30:35
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On Sun, 2007-08-26 at 01:50 -0700, Victor Boctor wrote: > An example that I can think of is maps.=20 Color me confused, but I can't think of a single place where a YouTube video or a EOE of a Google Maps resource, Frappr, etc. would enhance the ability to post, manage, fix and close an issue listed in Mantis.=20 Can someone give me an example of how YouTube helps a user file or a developer fix, a bug/issue/etc. filed in Mantis?=20 And why are the embed tags of YouTube URLs insufficient for this task? Barring that, putting the raw URL to the YouTube video in the but report or bugnotes would also work.=20 What am I missing here?=20 --=20 David A. Desrosiers de...@gn... se...@gm... http://projects.plkr.org/ Skype...: 860-967-3820 |
From: Gianluca S. <gi...@gm...> - 2007-08-26 13:50:50
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On 8/26/07, David A. Desrosiers <de...@gn...> wrote: > On Sun, 2007-08-26 at 01:50 -0700, Victor Boctor wrote: > > An example that I can think of is maps. > > Color me confused, but I can't think of a single place where a YouTube > video or a EOE of a Google Maps resource, Frappr, etc. would enhance the > ability to post, manage, fix and close an issue listed in Mantis. > > Can someone give me an example of how YouTube helps a user file or a > developer fix, a bug/issue/etc. filed in Mantis? > > And why are the embed tags of YouTube URLs insufficient for this task? > Barring that, putting the raw URL to the YouTube video in the but report > or bugnotes would also work. > > What am I missing here? /me confused too... unless google can give us maps of source code :) |
From: Victor B. <vb...@gm...> - 2007-08-26 20:13:47
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Hi Guys I knew this would be a bit confusing ;) 1. This provides the basis for supporting previewing flash files. In some companies the tester would record the steps to reproduce using a software like Wink and then attach and refer to it from the issue. See the following thread: http://www.mantisbt.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2044 More work has to be done to have attachments of the flash extension be auto-reviewed, but this will re-use the same embed API. 2. The embedding concept can be used for any dynamic data to be embedded in the issue. This can be stuff like customer details or some data extracted from another tool that is used in the development process. 3. The example of the map would serve people who use Mantis to manage operations like dispatching people to places, however, this is not a focus and hence I didn't implement it currently, but I can see it something being possible and someone implementing. So the next step would be: 1. When previewing attachments, have a method that maps file extensions to embeddable types and if there is a supported embeddable type, then use it to preview the attachment. This will provide the flash support. 2. Would be nice to also support attaching links to both project documentation and issues. This way customers can point to resources available on the Internet, e.g. RFCs, tutorials, trainings, etc. Does it make any sense now? On 8/26/07, Gianluca Sforna <gi...@gm...> wrote: > On 8/26/07, David A. Desrosiers <de...@gn...> wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-08-26 at 01:50 -0700, Victor Boctor wrote: > > > An example that I can think of is maps. > > > > Color me confused, but I can't think of a single place where a YouTube > > video or a EOE of a Google Maps resource, Frappr, etc. would enhance the > > ability to post, manage, fix and close an issue listed in Mantis. > > > > Can someone give me an example of how YouTube helps a user file or a > > developer fix, a bug/issue/etc. filed in Mantis? > > > > And why are the embed tags of YouTube URLs insufficient for this task? > > Barring that, putting the raw URL to the YouTube video in the but report > > or bugnotes would also work. > > > > What am I missing here? > > /me confused too... > > unless google can give us maps of source code :) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > mantisbt-dev mailing list > man...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mantisbt-dev > |
From: David A. D. <de...@gn...> - 2007-08-27 00:30:42
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On Sun, 2007-08-26 at 13:13 -0700, Victor Boctor wrote: > 1. This provides the basis for supporting previewing flash files. In > some companies the tester would record the steps to reproduce using a > software like Wink and then attach and refer to it from the issue. > See the following thread: I don't see how this is any different from just uploading the flash file itself (the raw .swf file as an attachment), or providing a URL to where the same file can be viewed.=20 The key to remember, is that not everyone who uses Mantis (and I count myself among one of the core "starter" users many, many years ago), uses it within the context of "full functionality".=20 This means I may have the ability to view Flash in my Mantis user interface, but I prefer to download those Flash files for playing at a later date with a different player than my browser.=20 > 1. When previewing attachments, have a method that maps file > extensions to embeddable types and if there is a supported embeddable > type, then use it to preview the attachment. This will provide the > flash support. How is this any different from the way the browser intercepts mime types now, and launches the associated client-side application to view them? (or presents the user with a "Unknown file type" message and prompts them for an action (Download, Save As, Open With.., etc.) > 2. Would be nice to also support attaching links to both project > documentation and issues. This way customers can point to resources > available on the Internet, e.g. RFCs, tutorials, trainings, etc. I'm still not clear on how "attaching links" is any different than using a standard URL syntax?=20 Let's go one step further... some of my developers *NEVER* use the web interface, and only use email as a means to intercept their Mantis bugs and workload.=20 How will these "embedded objects" be presented in an email message, in a way that is still useful to them? If the "attaching links" requires the Mantis web interface (via a browser) to function, you just broke that feature for those developers who don't interact with Mantis using a browser.=20 --=20 David A. Desrosiers de...@gn... se...@gm... http://projects.plkr.org/ Skype...: 860-967-3820 |