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Report #:  4029   Status: Closed
autolink qc numbers
Project:  QualityCentral Build #:  0.2?
Version:    1.0 Submitted By:   Johannes Berg
Report Type:  Suggestion / Enhancement Request Date Reported:  4/6/2003 4:15:34 PM
Severity:    Infrequently encountered problem Last Updated: 12/5/2007 4:08:42 AM
Platform:    Web (browser) client Internal Tracking #:  
Resolution: Duplicate (Resolution Comments) Resolved in Build: : 1.0.1.26
Duplicate of:  391
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Overall Rating: (4 Total Ratings)
4.50 out of 5
Total Votes: 4
Description
I'd love to see automatic linking of QC numbers. Say I write #1234 in here, the web client could pick up that I wrote # and then all digits up to the next space, and create a link to that QC number.
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Iman Crawford at 4/23/2003 9:03:49 AM -
Maybe have a custom scheme for the url.  something like

qcnbr:12354

Iman

Iman Crawford at 4/23/2003 9:07:55 AM -
Just a follow up.

Maybe something more generic.  Like

qc://report/1234

or

qc://comment/1234

Iman

Johannes Berg at 4/30/2003 3:54:02 PM -
I don't think thats useful. Well, it may be useful, and is much more flexible, but I don't think it should be the only option. In fact, I think the qc:// thing is something you should implement as URL handler for IE. I have implemented it for my gnome system, by simply calling my browser with an appropriate URL.
But here, autolinking should be as easy as possible. People should not be required to write a full link in order to make one, but it should be easier for them, by just writing #1234.
Then many more cross-links would exist because someone might not remember the exact URL scheme etc., and wouldn't make a link. With "#1234" its dead-simple, and pretty much fool-proof.
Maybe you could also take a peek at the algorithm bugzilla uses (it definitely is looking for things like that, and even crosses out bugs that are fixed!)

Iman Crawford at 5/2/2003 9:16:18 AM -
I don't use IE.  With Moz I just use keyword shortcuts.  I was trying to think of something useful to any client of QC, not just the web client.  But you're correct, it should be something relatively easy.  I just assumed most programmers would be able to type out a simple url without any problems.

Iman

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