Plugin proposal: TracSnippetPlugin
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Clemens Feige
Jan 12, 2021, 5:19:42 PM1/12/21
to Trac Users
Hello
I am planning to write a small TRAC plugin and would like to hear your
opinion.
Summary:
A plugin "TracSnippetPlugin" is proposed which helps the user to put the
ticket number, summary and URL into the system clipboard.
Here is the story:
Often users like me refer to tickets in e-mails. One may want to include
the ticket number the ticket summary (aka. title) and the ticket URL -
kind of a ticket snippet. The process is simply a copy&paste via
clipboard, because all these information fragment are prominently
present in the TRAC window. However, one has to do copy&paste multiple
times.
What I want is more convenience with this copy&paste of ticket
information. It might not count for just one ticket, but if you
frequently have to do it for dozens of ticket, then it becomes tedious.
User Interface:
The plugin would offer a tiny button somewhere on the ticket page
(probably at the top of description text). This button would call some
Javascript and copy ticket number, summary and URL as text into the
clipboard.
Alternatively there could be a small text box with this text snippet.
The user could then manually select it and copy to clipboard.
What do you think?
Could such plugin be interesting for people in the worldwide TRAC community?
Clemens
I am planning to write a small TRAC plugin and would like to hear your
opinion.
Summary:
A plugin "TracSnippetPlugin" is proposed which helps the user to put the
ticket number, summary and URL into the system clipboard.
Here is the story:
Often users like me refer to tickets in e-mails. One may want to include
the ticket number the ticket summary (aka. title) and the ticket URL -
kind of a ticket snippet. The process is simply a copy&paste via
clipboard, because all these information fragment are prominently
present in the TRAC window. However, one has to do copy&paste multiple
times.
What I want is more convenience with this copy&paste of ticket
information. It might not count for just one ticket, but if you
frequently have to do it for dozens of ticket, then it becomes tedious.
User Interface:
The plugin would offer a tiny button somewhere on the ticket page
(probably at the top of description text). This button would call some
Javascript and copy ticket number, summary and URL as text into the
clipboard.
Alternatively there could be a small text box with this text snippet.
The user could then manually select it and copy to clipboard.
What do you think?
Could such plugin be interesting for people in the worldwide TRAC community?
Clemens
Aikido Guy
Jan 19, 2021, 3:48:12 PM1/19/21
to Trac Users
A small button that can be pressed seems nice to me. As long as it would work on multiple operating systems and mobile devices then it seems like a handy/convenient addition for everyone. Perhaps with some kind of ability for a particular user to customize the format of what is copied and how it is all put together in a string.
I have a number of different trac projects and I could very easily imagine people using one project would want something slightly different than other people (hence the customization possibility). Also, I could image that if a project has custom fields then maybe they could be included (or not) in the copy+paste op...
Kindly,
Aikido Guy
Aikido Guy
Jan 19, 2021, 3:50:44 PM1/19/21
to Trac Users
Also... I remember that a voting plugin adds a small button "above" the ticket... maybe that could be a location for you to consider adding your possible new button...
Clemens Feige
Jan 22, 2021, 1:11:01 PM1/22/21
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Hello
Attached you'll find what I have accomplished so far. I am going to
release it to the public as TracSnippetPlugin.
The plugin is rather simple. It uses Javascript to create a "Ticket
Info" box (aka. snippet) below the ticket properties. It contains
project ID, ticket number, title and URL.
With Javascript the information snippet is copied to the clipboard.
Nothing is configurable so far. But I can imagine that some kind of
configuration would be nice. People may like to customize the text or
the position. Some may probably want only the clipboard button without
the extra box. We'll see...
Clemens
Aikido Guy wrote on 19.01.2021 at 21:50:
> Also... I remember that a voting plugin adds a small button "above" the
> ticket... maybe that could be a location for you to consider adding your
> possible new button...
>
> On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 3:48:12 PM UTC-5 Aikido Guy wrote:
>
> A small button that can be pressed seems nice to me. As long as it
> would work on multiple operating systems and mobile devices then it
> seems like a handy/convenient addition for everyone. Perhaps with
> some kind of ability for a particular user to customize the format
> of what is copied and how it is all put together in a string.
>
> I have a number of different trac projects and I could very easily
> imagine people using one project would want something slightly
> different than other people (hence the customization possibility).
> Also, I could image that if a project has custom fields then maybe
> they could be included (or not) in the copy+paste op...
>
> Kindly,
> Aikido Guy
>
Attached you'll find what I have accomplished so far. I am going to
release it to the public as TracSnippetPlugin.
The plugin is rather simple. It uses Javascript to create a "Ticket
Info" box (aka. snippet) below the ticket properties. It contains
project ID, ticket number, title and URL.
With Javascript the information snippet is copied to the clipboard.
Nothing is configurable so far. But I can imagine that some kind of
configuration would be nice. People may like to customize the text or
the position. Some may probably want only the clipboard button without
the extra box. We'll see...
Clemens
Aikido Guy wrote on 19.01.2021 at 21:50:
> Also... I remember that a voting plugin adds a small button "above" the
> ticket... maybe that could be a location for you to consider adding your
> possible new button...
>
> On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 3:48:12 PM UTC-5 Aikido Guy wrote:
>
> A small button that can be pressed seems nice to me. As long as it
> would work on multiple operating systems and mobile devices then it
> seems like a handy/convenient addition for everyone. Perhaps with
> some kind of ability for a particular user to customize the format
> of what is copied and how it is all put together in a string.
>
> I have a number of different trac projects and I could very easily
> imagine people using one project would want something slightly
> different than other people (hence the customization possibility).
> Also, I could image that if a project has custom fields then maybe
> they could be included (or not) in the copy+paste op...
>
> Kindly,
> Aikido Guy
>
Clemens Feige
Feb 5, 2021, 3:00:42 AM2/5/21
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Hello
I have published a new InfoSnippetPlugin on TRAC-Hacks:
https://trac-hacks.org/wiki/InfoSnippetPlugin
The InfoSnippetPlugin plugin assembles ticket information like ticket
number, summary and URL all together at one place in the ticket view.
The user can then use a button to copy this information as text into the
system clipboard.
Enjoy
Clemens
I have published a new InfoSnippetPlugin on TRAC-Hacks:
https://trac-hacks.org/wiki/InfoSnippetPlugin
The InfoSnippetPlugin plugin assembles ticket information like ticket
number, summary and URL all together at one place in the ticket view.
The user can then use a button to copy this information as text into the
system clipboard.
Enjoy
Clemens
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