Make it easier to re-enable user comments

[ror3d]

Is your suggestion for improvement related to a problem? Please describe.
When viewing the comments for an entry in the Comments tab, there are both "general" comments and user comments, and when user comments are visible, there is a button below prompting "Hide user comments". If that is clicked, the only way to re-enable user comments is through the settings. It is easy to misclick on, and a pain to have to re-enable when that happens.

Describe the solution you'd like
It would be nice for a similar button to be available in the same Comments tab to show the user comments back more easily.

Additional context

[koppor]

We are on the same page: #10424 (comment)

Other maintainers thought differently: #10610 (comment)

Not sure how to proceed. That kind of button is the only one of that kind in JabRef. Maybe more a global library setting: #10610 (comment)

[koppor]

Maybe another Preference: "Disable button to hide user- specific comments"? 😅

[ror3d]

What I would suggest:

This would stay out of the way (leaving more space, as mentioned in #10424) and allow for enabling/disabling showing them in the same interface.

The buttons might be changed for icons instead maybe

but thats secondary I think.

[koppor]

@ror3d Thank you for your UI sketches. This way, this issue becomes a "good first issue" which can be handled by students.

[Realmbird]

Can I take this issue

[Realmbird]

setting up gitter is there an iPhone app for it? I see gitter lite and it looks different from gitter on computer

[Siedlerchr]

@Realmbird yo should be able to use any matrix client I guess https://app.gitter.im/#/room/#JabRef_jabref:gitter.im

[Realmbird]

currently getting student developer for github for ide, got accepted just waiting for benefits

[koppor]

I think the Community edition of IntellIj works well, too. Just try!

[Realmbird]

Ok

[Realmbird]

Finally got environment setup, took me time since I am open source beginner. Now I am gonna try fixing problem

[Realmbird]

@koppor @ror3d I have a question I understand I my idea of a solution is to have a show user comment button in the comment tab where the hide user comments. Also how do I get entries to check the comments for since after running JabRef I see no entries.

[Realmbird]

[Realmbird]

How does the page code work with java I tried git grep for hide user comments and not sure how the pages load with java

[Siedlerchr]

You need to create a new library and add entries or open an existing one

[koppor]

Maybe the user documentation of JabRef helps to understand the tool usage? Check https://docs.jabref.org/collect/add-entry-manually for instance.

[koppor]

Unassign me

@Realmbird OK. You should have been able to unassign yourself.

[koppor]

Additional refined requirements:

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We should be more precise here:

1. Rename "Show user comments field" to "Show user-specific comments field" (keep "s" at the end at "comments")

Reasons:

1. It is only about the comment field of the current user, not any other user
2. It is the field specific for ("tied to") the user - not the general "comment" field

2. Rename "Hide user comments" to "Hide user-specific comments field"

Reasons: Same as for 1.

3. Rename "Show user comments" to "Show user-specific comments field"

Reasons: Same as above

4. Do NEITHER show "Show user-specific comments field" nor "Hide user-specific comments field" if user-specific comment already shown

Example for user "koppor"

Code hint: #11090 (comment)

[sirine707]

is this issue still available to work on , if yes please assign me .

[amilcarjose9]

Hi, I'm working with a group of 2 other CS students from Florida International University. We are part of the Tech Talent Academy program where we are required to join an open source project and make a contribution. We were wondering if we could tackle this issue.

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[ThiloteE]

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