Rename GitLab 'Slash commands' to 'Quick actions'
Resources
Background
We have three main areas of functionality that involve typing text and getting various systems to react. Let's have a consistent naming scheme as we iterate on functionality.
Naming changes
What | Current name | Change (or no change) |
---|---|---|
Slash commands inside GitLab description and comment boxes | GitLab slash commands | Rename to Quick actions , and also absorbing @ -mentions and future UI paradigms (https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/28962 + https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/28737) into this category |
Slash commands inside Mattermost | Mattermost slash commands aka chat commands | Maintain Mattermost slash commands name and deprecate chat commands name |
Slash commands inside Slack | Slack slash commands aka chat commands | Maintain Slack slash commands name and deprecate chat commands name |
Changes required in product and docs
- Time tracking area should be updated use
quick actions
. - Comment box should refer to
quick actions
. - Docs should be updated, including explaining how to use
quick actions
and time tracking.
Original description
Having three variants of Slash commands with https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/slash_commands.html and https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/project_services/mattermost_slash_commands.html and https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/project_services/slack_slash_commands.html that links to https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/integration/chat_commands.html is confusing.
I think we should try to consolidate or solve this situation. Some ideas:
- Rename things you do in an external chat client
Chat commands
- Consolidate all
Chat commands
documentation and configuration: it should look, feel and work in the same way (this means documentation, in app configuration and usage) - Rename Slash commands in GitLab to
Quick actions
(I'm not sure about this one, slash commands describes them pretty well, but it's an idea)
@markpundsack @victorwu this falls under your shared responsibility. What do you think?
/cc @DouweM @smcgivern