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,
- Click the 'Window' menu, then select 'Open Perspective', 'Other'.
- Select 'Crucible Review' from the 'Open Perspective' window and click the 'OK' button.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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,
- Open the Crucible Review Perspective as described above.
- 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,
- 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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