[openstack-dev] [all][infra] revert new gerrit

Boris Pavlovic boris at pavlovic.me
Fri Mar 18 17:16:17 UTC 2016


Hi everybody,

What about if we just create new project for alternative Gerrit WebUI and
use it?
I don't think that with current set of web frameworks it would be too hard.

Best regards,
Boris Pavlovic

On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Andrew Laski <andrew at lascii.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016, at 10:31 AM, Andrey Kurilin wrote:
>
> Hi all!
> I want to start this thread because I'm tired. I spent a lot of time, but
> I can't review as easy as it was with old interface. New Gerrit is awful.
> Here are several issues:
>
> * It is not possible to review patches at mobile phone. "New" "modern"
> theme is not adopted for small screens.
> * Leaving comments is a hard task. Position of page can jump anytime.
> * It is impossible to turn off hot-keys. position of page changed->I don't
> see that comment pop-up is closed->continue type several letters->make
> unexpected things(open edit mode, modify something, save, exit...)
> * patch-dependency tree is not user-friendly
> * summary table doesn't include status of patch(I need list to the end of
> a page to know if patch is merged or not)
> * there is no button "Comment"/"Reply" at the end of page(after all
> comments).
> * it is impossible to turn off "new" search mechanism
>
> Does it possible to return old, classic theme? It was a good time when we
> have old and new themes together...
>
>
> I spent a little bit of time investigating the possibility of a chrome
> extension to turn off the keyboard shortcuts and search mechanism a little
> while ago. I eventually gave up but what I learned is that those changes
> are apparently related to the inline edit ability that was added. The edit
> window only loads in what is currently visible so regular browser search
> would not work.
>
> I've adapted to the new interface and really like some of the new
> capabilities it provides, but having the page jump around while I'm
> commenting has been a huge annoyance.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Andrey Kurilin.
>
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