Flag comments -
tick check checkmark bell thumbs done
A comment flag is displayed on the yellow tab at the top of a set
of
comments.
It provides you with a personal
aide memoir
avoiding the need to look through all the comments repeatedly to find
those of interest.
So, for example, if you are incorporating comments into a new
revision, you can mark each as done so you know you've dealt
with it.
Comment flags are your personal record. Everyone has their own
individual set of flags - the comments they have done are
obviously not the same as those you have dealt with.
The seen flag is set automatically when you view a comment
(and cleared when anyone makes changes to it). This means it is easy
to tell whether you have looked at a comment before.
Comment flags work in conjunction with . Normally comments are displayed
top-to-bottom. You can choose instead to put all the already seen
comments at the end if you want, or suppress them
altogether. Similarly those you explicitly mark done could be
put at the end and those marked important at the
beginning.
What makes a comment important etc. is up to you. The
flags provided are:
| seen |
|
(dash or minus) |
You have viewed the comment at least once. Though this is set automatically, you can also
set it explicitly if you want. |
| done |
|
(tick) |
You have dealt with the comment, for example by incorporating it
in the next version |
| important |
|
(thumbs up) |
You think the comment has some important significance. |
| unimportant |
|
(thumbs down) |
You don't think the comment is significant. |
You can also clear any flag from the comment using the
('new')
button (though it will quickly be marked as
seen again).
Done quickly
A done button
is also provided on the main menu
of each comment for quickly running through each of the comments. When
you mark a comment as done in this way, you are also automatically
moved on to the next comment.