Let’s talk about Observable Suggestions
Top-notch feedback. Thank you, Philippe! Read full topic
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I have just commented on then closed (without merging) a suggestion I received from @severo; I have no idea if he received my comment (in which I explained why I was closing w/o merging). (Fortunately...
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Yes, I received two mails: “Fil commented…” and “Fil (@fil) has closed a suggestion…”. But I understand the problem is that you didn’t have that feedback in the interface. Read full topic
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I generally like the idea. (Great work folks!) It seems to work well for typo fixes, minor suggestions, etc., which is probably the primary goal. I do wonder a bit though about how future-accessible...
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I don’t see how I can reply to a suggestion? Someone has suggested changed to my notebook, but I actually forked someone else’s notebook and I and to communicate this to the suggester. I don’t see how...
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mbrownshoes: I don’t see how I can reply to a suggestion? Someone has suggested changed to my notebook, but I actually forked someone else’s notebook and I and to communicate this to the suggester. I...
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Still getting bitten (or almost bitten) by this UI issue: the “resolve” button is just under the mouse and makes an irreversible action of disappearing the thread. I wish we had something more...
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I’d like the option to add a comment directly to a notebook. Right now, in order to only comment on a notebook I have to attach that comment to an arbitrary cell, even if the comment has no relation...
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We’re going to revisit the commenting and suggesting workflow, but I don’t have a specific timeline I can share yet. We agree that it should be easier to comment directly on anyone’s notebook. Not to...
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I do like the private space for discussion aspect. One problem though is needing to make an explicit fork; most of the time I don’t want these “polluting” my list of notebooks, just to make a one-line...
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I feel like I’m missing something, but is there a way to reply to someone’s suggestion without either merging or closing it? I’ve received a suggestion that will take a little bit of time for me to...
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Comments in suggestions are sent as soon as you click the Comment button (along with an email notification), assuming you are the recipient (or author) of the suggestion, so no need to merge or close...
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Thanks! That was my initial assumption (the Google Docs mental model) but then I second-guessed myself after reading this thread Read full topic
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Quick question on Observable suggestions: does it implement a proper 3 way merge algorithm like Git? Or does the merging the latest suggestion clobber changes from previously accepted suggestions? The...
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I kind of wish they just directly made every notebook a git repo behind the scenes and used pull requests for forking / merging notebooks. Or have they done that already? Not sure what system is...
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When processing the suggestion there is an option for each cell to select either the parent document or the forked document. I think Person A would merge 1B. Person Cs 1C changes might be able to be...
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I accidentally lost a helpful comment by hitting “Resolve.” I wanted to merge it. I don’t know why I hit that button, maybe because it was first? Fortunately I was able to reproduce the code change...
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Hi @Skybrian - glad you sorted the issue. And yes - the suggestions are available as part of notebook history, and the email link to the suggestion is indeed the way that I find them if ever I wish to...
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skybrian: So, it might be nice to have a way to see resolved comments. You can show resolved comments by clicking the comment icon to the left of a cell, or by selecting “Show … comments” from the...
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Looks like it was actually a cell comment that I accidentally resolved. (It had code in it.) Read full topic
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Hello @curran! The suggestion logic is modeled after Git, but it’s not an exact copy. The workflow that you suggest is correct with the caveat that Person A would need to review the changes before...
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camdecoster: When reviewing the suggestion from Person C, Person A would see that the suggestion would delete the new content from Person B. But why would that suggestion delete the new content from...
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Ideally, when looking at the Person C suggestion, Person A wouldn’t see a bunch of deletions. Git is smart in the way that it presents a diff where it will try to “patch” the target branch with...
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camdecoster: Ideally, when looking at the Person C suggestion, Person A wouldn’t see a bunch of deletions. Exactly. camdecoster: That’s not how Observable works currently. Indeed. camdecoster: I agree...
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