Today we pushed Release 0.6 of Gradient. This release focused on the continued development of our new sidebar application layout, and further file uploading improvements.
Major updates include:
Moving of old sidebar on viewer page page to sub-sidebar that can be collapsed
Visual improvements to issue comments, including addition of timestamps
Addition of issue priority
Major bug fixes include:
Uploading native CREO .prt and .asm files now works
File uploading inefficiencies that were leading to application slowdowns
Below is a more detailed summary of the updates included in this release.
Sidebar Design
The sidebar on the viewer page has been moved to a sub sidebar menu. The sub menu includes issues, create issue button, files, upload button, and share.
On the viewer page, the issues list will open by default, but can be collapsed by click the left arrow in the side panel
When another sub menu is opened (for example sharing), the collapse button will bring you back to the issue list. Clicking collapse once more will hide the panel
Figure 1: Viewer Sub Side Menu
Figure 2: Side Panel Collapse Button
Issue Comments
We’ve implemented a cleaner commenting system that now includes date and time. Hover over the time stamp to get an exact date and time
Text size has been decreased in order to display more comments on screen at a given time
Figure 3: Improved Commenting System
Issue Priority
We’ve added an issue priority feature, that allows users to assign a priority level of Low, Medium or High to an issue
This feature was part of a larger near term goal to improve issue tracking which includes the ability to assign due dates and attach multiple screenshots
Currently issues can not be sorted by priority in the dashboard - this functionality will be rolled out in the next release
Figure 4: Issue Priority
Our goals for next release include implementation of:
Revision control for files. This feature is currently being tested
New markup tools. Also currently being tested
Desktop notifications to notify you of new activity even when your browser is minimized or closed
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