Yes you have to literally edit the string. I know this is very confusing but many things about gitlab can't be explained with normal logic.
Cheers, Matt On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 4:03 PM Simon Peyton Jones <simo...@microsoft.com> wrote: > > | As far as I can work out the WIP field is a part of the semantic model > | but the only way it displays on the UI is in the title. > > If you want to change the status using the UI (not via a "quick action") do > you literally edit the title? That is, the semantics is driven from the > title string itself? Or do you do something else in the UI? > > S > > | -----Original Message----- > | From: Matthew Pickering <matthewtpicker...@gmail.com> > | Sent: 13 February 2019 10:10 > | To: Simon Peyton Jones <simo...@microsoft.com> > | Cc: Richard Eisenberg <r...@cs.brynmawr.edu>; GHC developers <ghc- > | d...@haskell.org> > | Subject: Re: Marge has been stabilised > | > | As far as I can work out the WIP field is a part of the semantic model > | but the only way it displays on the UI is in the title. > | > | Two other facets of the WIP state are: > | > | 1. WIP MRs can't be merged via the UI. (Marge also honours this) 2. The > | list of MRs can be filtered by the WIP status (which is that I use it > | for). > | > | https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.gi > | tlab.com%2Fee%2Fuser%2Fproject%2Fmerge_requests%2Fwork_in_progress_merge_ > | requests.html&data=02%7C01%7Csimonpj%40microsoft.com%7C9936c5095e3147 > | 63f30008d6919b61a2%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636856493 > | 881824887&sdata=ii1%2FHl0V94%2F8BssWQr%2F43dSOALvm0QFw7VIGeoFIar0%3D& > | amp;reserved=0 > | > | Your page is very helpful Simon. If you have any more questions then I'll > | try to answer. > | > | Cheers, > | > | Matt > | > | On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 9:38 AM Simon Peyton Jones > | <simo...@microsoft.com> wrote: > | > > | > Interesting. That page says (my emphasis) > | > > | > > | > > | > Quick actions are textual shortcuts for common actions on issues, > | epics, merge requests, and commits that are usually done by clicking > | buttons or dropdowns in GitLab’s UI. You can enter these commands while > | creating a new issue or merge request, or in comments of issues, epics, > | merge requests, and commits. Each command should be on a separate line in > | order to be properly detected and executed. Once executed, the commands > | are removed from the text body and not visible to anyone else. > | > > | > > | > > | > So this may be a useful shortcut, but it’s optional. > | > > | > > | > > | > So that means that this “WIP” thing is part of GitLab’s semantic > | > model. The table says > | > > | > > | > > | > /wip: Toggle the Work In Progress status > | > > | > > | > > | > So it seems that > | > > | > Each MR has a WIP status > | > There is some way in the UI to toggle it > | > > | > > | > > | > Do you know what are the semantics of “WIP status”? It’s not just the > | title! > | > > | > > | > > | > I assume it is /not/ “WIP MRs aren’t merged” because no MR is merged > | until there are enough approvals /and/ the author clicks “please merge”. > | Correct? > | > > | > > | > > | > Sorry to be dim. I’m a bit slow to catch up with GitLab. > | > > | > > | > > | > I have a “Simon’s GitLab page” here > | > https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fghc. > | > haskell.org%2Ftrac%2Fghc%2Fwiki%2FWorkingConventions%2FGitLabSPJ&d > | > ata=02%7C01%7Csimonpj%40microsoft.com%7C9936c5095e314763f30008d6919b61 > | > a2%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636856493881824887& > | > ;sdata=0%2BFu2xOOc1SqVx4mwmmEf7pGX3CUfENIvjFf7MPINhs%3D&reserved=0 > | > > | > > | > > | > I use it to add notes on things I’ve learned. > | > > | > > | > > | > Simon > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > | -----Original Message----- > | > > | > | From: ghc-devs <ghc-devs-boun...@haskell.org> On Behalf Of Matthew > | > > | > | Pickering > | > > | > | Sent: 12 February 2019 16:29 > | > > | > | To: Richard Eisenberg <r...@cs.brynmawr.edu> > | > > | > | Cc: GHC developers <ghc-devs@haskell.org> > | > > | > | Subject: Re: Marge has been stabilised > | > > | > | > | > > | > | Yes there are two others I use frequently. > | > > | > | > | > > | > | /approve - Approves a Merge request > | > > | > | /assign - Assign a user > | > > | > | > | > > | > | and I imagine I will use /label and /relabel frequently when we have > | > > | > | labels. > | > > | > | > | > > | > | It's also useful to know that the ! autocomplete for merge requests > | > > | > | can be filtered by name of MR. The user autocomplete @ can also be > | > > | > | filtered by a user's real name. > | > > | > | > | > > | > | There is a full list here: > | > > | > | https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdo > | > | cs.gitl > | > > | > | ab.com%2Fee%2Fuser%2Fproject%2Fquick_actions.html&data=02%7C01%7 > | > | Csimonp > | > > | > | j%40microsoft.com%7Cb91996c8302240d8c75c08d691074201%7C72f988bf86f14 > | > | 1af91ab > | > > | > | 2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636855857693042801&sdata=ngK1tGiNd6ZLGMS3 > | > | 4emZYv% > | > > | > | 2B31dHS1nfUQ9StRSLXwcQ%3D&reserved=0 > | > > | > | > | > > | > | Cheers, > | > > | > | > | > > | > | Matt > | > > | > | > | > > | > | On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 4:23 PM Richard Eisenberg > | > | <r...@cs.brynmawr.edu> > | > > | > | wrote: > | > > | > | > > | > > | > | > > | > > | > | > > | > > | > | > On Feb 12, 2019, at 10:51 AM, Matthew Pickering > | > > | > | <matthewtpicker...@gmail.com> wrote: > | > > | > | > > | > > | > | > This can be quickly toggled on/off by typing the /wip quick > | > | > command in > | > > | > | > a comment. > | > > | > | > > | > > | > | > > | > > | > | > This is an interesting aside. I understand this to mean: If I make > | > | > a > | > > | > | comment (the same place that I would write a comment for humans) > | > | that > | > > | > | consists solely of "/wip", then instead of posting anything to > | > | humans, the > | > > | > | title of my MR changes, either adding "WIP: " or deleting that from > | > | the > | > > | > | beginning. > | > > | > | > > | > > | > | > Are there other such pieces of magic? Is there a place they are > | listed? > | > > | > | > > | > > | > | > Thanks! > | > > | > | > Richard > | > > | > | _______________________________________________ > | > > | > | ghc-devs mailing list > | > > | > | ghc-devs@haskell.org > | > > | > | https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmai > | > | l.haske > | > > | > | ll.org%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fghc- > | > > | > | devs&data=02%7C01%7Csimonpj%40microsoft.com%7Cb91996c8302240d8c7 > | > | 5c08d69 > | > > | > | 1074201%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636855857693042 > | > | 801& > | > > | > | ;sdata=ciA051iOt74WyZMrr9HulHik%2BG4la8YyF47sYnbqvzs%3D&reserved > | > | =0 _______________________________________________ ghc-devs mailing list ghc-devs@haskell.org http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs
