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| author | myk%mozilla.org <> | 2008-04-04 13:47:30 +0200 |
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| committer | myk%mozilla.org <> | 2008-04-04 13:47:30 +0200 |
| commit | 8920e4952cf376dad969401a03616f19b10634c2 (patch) | |
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| parent | 125dd7d7b96eb6f9c2fc705617c856c40407de6f (diff) | |
| download | bugzilla-8920e4952cf376dad969401a03616f19b10634c2.tar.gz bugzilla-8920e4952cf376dad969401a03616f19b10634c2.tar.xz | |
basic docs on using flags
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diff --git a/docs/en/xml/using.xml b/docs/en/xml/using.xml index da7dc0363..8f616597a 100644 --- a/docs/en/xml/using.xml +++ b/docs/en/xml/using.xml @@ -812,6 +812,56 @@ </section> + <section id="flags"> + <title>Flags</title> + + <para> + A flag is a kind of status that can be set on bugs or attachments + to indicate that the bugs/attachments are in a certain state. + Each installation can define its own set of flags that can be set + on bugs or attachments. + </para> + + <para> + If your installation has defined a flag, you can set or unset that flag, + and if your administrator has enabled requesting of flags, you can submit + a request for another user to set the flag. + </para> + + <para> + To set a flag, select either "+" or "-" from the drop-down menu next to + the name of the flag in the "Flags" list. The meaning of these values are + flag-specific and thus cannot be described in this documentation, + but by way of example, setting a flag named "review" to "+" may indicate + that the bug/attachment has passed review, while setting it to "-" + may indicate that the bug/attachment has failed review. + </para> + + <para> + To unset a flag, click its drop-down menu and select the blank value. + </para> + + <para> + If your administrator has enabled requests for a flag, request a flag + by selecting "?" from the drop-down menu and then entering the username + of the user you want to set the flag in the text field next to the menu. + </para> + + <para> + A set flag appears in bug reports and on "edit attachment" pages with the + abbreviated username of the user who set the flag prepended to the + flag name. For example, if Jack sets a "review" flag to "+", it appears + as Jack: review [ + ] + </para> + + <para> + A requested flag appears with the user who requested the flag prepended + to the flag name and the user who has been requested to set the flag + appended to the flag name within parentheses. For example, if Jack + asks Jill for review, it appears as Jack: review [ ? ] (Jill). + </para> + </section> + </chapter> <!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file |