CREQ differences highlightes after filing a CREQ [closed]

[Skywalka]

Caption: Add highlighted changes after pushing "send" button of a CREQ -OR- add an option to add CREQs, review them with the possibility of changes to the Change Request, and then "send" them to the admins for consideration/approval

I hope I am not the only one who'd gain something by my request. Using the CREQ function now and then *cough* I stumbled across a problem. While I am adding CREQs, which can be a bit time consuming, with the numerous admins now in place and online pretty much 24/7 (I applaud that, thanks for keeping up the good work!) I have the problem that when I work on the data of a file I now and then miss something. This might very well happen to you when multiple fields have to be altered. Often enough I add CRC, MD5, SHA1, Date published, resolution, vcodec, vbitrate, acodec, abitrate just to forget to enter/change the group name. Or to label the CRC "wrong" since I found out the right CRC

This is because the CRC-radio buttons are just below the fields of the hashes and I scroll down and the fansub group is above the codec fields after I scrolled down.

I therefor usually re-visit my CREQs on the "MyCREQs" page to have the stuff highlighted in red that I changed. It is pretty easy to find out if you missed something that way.

I therefor would love to either get an overview like the one I get on the "MyCREQ" page right after I pushed the send button of a CREQ or get the option to add creqs and send them to the admins after I re-viewed them. I guess the first option is easier so implement and wouldn't produce new problems (like for instance multimple people adding data and simply not sending them and then ending up disappointed because the CREQ has been denied since the data of the file has been changed in the meantime by another request).

The reason I want this is because with all the admins working like little bees all the time I happen to find out I missed something a minute ago and the CREQ has already been granted or denied.

Also with the second option admins wouldn't be annoyed that right after they worked on all the CREQs and emptied the queue I add another bunch of CREQs -> all my creqs would come in bunches.

[Iceman[grrrr]]

So all what you want (the easy method) is the creq description is opened right after you post it ? (instead of going manually throught MyPLace, My DB Changes, show)
Right ?

[wahaha]

It sounds like the first solution would be easy to do (- given the browser can handle "back one page" without much hassle, otherwise it'd require to integrate the changes into the edit-page
[edit file -> changes-overview -> correct edits -> changes-overview -> ...]).

The second solution has another drawback:
Most people won't use it. When being forced to see the changes-page, one might notice some errors, but just very few users would actively review their creqs (although they might file the majority of them ^^).

The reason I want this is because with all the admins working like little bees all the time[...]

^^;

[Skywalka]

So all what you want (the easy method) is the creq description is opened right after you post it ? (instead of going manually throught MyPLace, My DB Changes, show)
Right ?

Yup, this would be the easiest thing to do. Simply display the changes after you hit the send button. Because the Properties of a file are already displayed in a new window-popup, this windows will be closed anyway. Currently the message "Your CREQ has been added" is displayed - I guess adding the changed data to that page with the changes highlighted wouldn't be hard to implement and the workload on the server would not rise that much.

[Elberet]

How about a "Preview" button, like here in the forum? Clicking it does not actually submit the CREQ, but reloads the form (all form fields are still filled out the way you changed them) and displays the overview part of the CREQ review page at the top.

If the code is well modularized, this could be done without any additional database accesses or browser for/back/zig-zag-warding.

[Skywalka]

Preview would be nice too... I think this would be indeed the best way to implement it, of course with an option to re-edit the stuff you entered like here in the forum - at the top of the page the changes highlighted in red and below that the whole creq stuff again with the input fields and a send button below the highlighted stuff and below the input fields so you wouldn't have to scroll too much if everything is ok.