This page last changed on Mar 15, 2010 by alui.

A perspective in Eclipse is a pre-configured workspace layout. The connector includes a Crucible Review perspective that provides easy access to common review functions.

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Working with the Crucible Review Perspective

To open the Crucible perspective,

  1. Click the 'Window' menu, then select 'Open Perspective', 'Other'.
  2. Select 'Crucible Review' from the 'Open Perspective' window and click the 'OK' button.
  3. Your workspace will be re-organised as shown in the screenshot below. You can switch to another perspective via the buttons in the top right of your IDE.
  4. To set a review as the active review, click the 'Task List' tab and click the icon next to the review, i.e.

    The review details will display in the main window.
  5. Click the 'Review Explorer' tab to view information about and work with the active review.
    • To expand all folders, click the icon.
    • To collapse all folders, click the icon.
    • To link the review with the editor and comment view (i.e. the Review Explorer and Review Comment view will automatically jump to the file/comment that is currently in focus in the main editor window), click the icon.
    • To focus on unread comments only, click the icon. Comments which have been read will be greyed out and will be skipped when using the previous comment and next comment buttons, e.g.
    • To collapse all folders, click the icon.
    • To navigate to the previous comment, click the icon.
    • To navigate to the next comment, click the icon.
    • To navigate to the previous comment, click the icon.
    • To open the Active Task Editor (i.e. main window) if closed, click the icon.
    • To open the Comment View, if closed, click the icon.
    • To add a general comment to the review, click the icon.
    • To publish all draft comments, click the icon.
    • To add a comment to a particular file, click the file then click the

Viewing Comments in the Crucible Review Perspective

To view a general or file comment in the Crucible Review Perspective,

  1. Open the Crucible Review Perspective as described above.
  2. View the comments for the review, as follows:
    • To view the list of general comments for the review, expand the 'General Comments' folder. Click a comment and the details of the comment will display in the Comment View (i.e. 'Review Comment' tab in the bottom pane).
    • To view the file-specific comments, first expand the 'Files' folder, the files involved in the review will be shown. Expand the file in the list and you will be able to view the list of review comments against the specific file. Click a comment and the details of the comment will display in the Comment View (i.e. 'Review Comment' tab in the bottom pane).

Working with Comments in the Crucible Review Perspective

To work with a comment in the Crucible Review Perspective,

  1. Open the Crucible Review Perspective and then select a comment for display in the Comment View, as described above. The details of the comment will display, as seen in the following screenshot:
    • To reply to the comment, click the icon.
    • To edit the comment (if you are the author), click the icon.
    • To delete the comment (if you are the author), click the icon.
    • To publish the comment (if a draft), click the icon.
    • To leave the comment as unread, click the icon and select 'Leave Unread' from the dropdown menu.
    • To open the Active Task Editor (i.e. main window) if closed, click the icon.


Screenshot: Crucible Review Perspective


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