Remove cross-project reference from sidebar?

Now when you can just copy-paste full URL to issue why do we need this section in sidebar. Since sidebar is already pretty heave I propose we remove this section.

cc @DouweM @rspeicher @creamzy

I think that's probably fine.

Makes sense to me!

Good. I will move it to Frontend for 8.4. Should be easy and fast to do

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I still like it. One-click is so much easier than click + ctrl - c, or ctrl - l + ctrl -c, etc. It might not be perfectly obvious to a user, either. We already moved it down in the sidebar.

The only other argument I could think of in favor of keeping it, is that the non-URL references continue to work if the user moves their instance to another domain, whereas URLs wouldn't. That's a pretty far-out edge case though, I would think.

@dblessing would it be a workaround to provide just a button that copies full url. In this case:

• we don't need waste space in sidebar
• its useful to use outside GitLab.

It can be either on top

or much smaller section in sidebar

for removing this!

Oh, I really like that feature :( I share the same feelings with Drew here. I like that I don't have to browse away from GitLab and point my cursor to the browser's url bar.

@dzaporozhets the workaround would work for me, just don't remove this feature completely :)

The button as proposed is not as obvious and I think further clutters another location. I look forward to hearing @creamzy thoughts.

@dzaporozhets I'm not sure about this. The button you proposed is not obvious at all (I had to look three times). I do like the convenience of the single click. And showing the short reference trains people to how to construct a reference by typing it manually (for example if you have the issue open on your mobile, or a number in an email, etc.).

@sytses but since 8.3 they should not construct anything manually. Just copy full url from address bar. Again short url is not as usable as full url since i can not use it outside gitlab. So for me with 8.3 url from address bar is much more useful.

That bring us to the point when cross reference have a heavy present in ui while it does not have uniq value any more

The button you proposed is not obvious

Agree. Forget about it

I really like the cross-reference button :/

I really like the cross-reference being displayed somewhere.
It doesn't necessarily need to be in the sidebar, but I don't think we should remove it completly :)

@dzaporozhets I got feedbacks from community using it with the new click to copy functionality and liking it a lot. I don't really use it because my browser of choice is safari, but I am jealous because of it.

I would put the button just next to the # in the header before the author, this location makes sense. What do you think?

It would be also nice to mention everyone involved in this particular issue without mentioning one after another

Awe. I just started using this feature! Move its placement to the top. In title maybe but don't remove it please. :(

I would put the button just next to the # in the header before the author, this location makes sense

@creamzy that would work for me. If community agrees - lets do it. My main goal is to save some vertical space in sidebar.

Please don't just remove it completely.

@creamzy Can you describe in more detail, or provide a mockup, of what you're describing? I'm having a hard time picturing it.

Would it take up less space to remove the 'Cross-project reference' header? We didn't use to have that. Or can it be in the old location to the right just above the sidebar? There is lots of empty space there now.

@dblessing i will provide a mockup

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I imagine something like this

But if you don't like it, we can move it below the notifications, we have space there. @dblessing @dzaporozhets

Please share your feedback, so I know when to change the label to Frontend

@creamzy I like it

@dzaporozhets great, changing to Frontend Label

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This looks nice. The context is missing, though. If I'm a user who doesn't know what that button does what do I think it copies? It could be '2339', or 'Issue 2339', or 'gitlab-org/gitlab-ce2339', etc. It's not clear and I'm not sure it's of much use at this location.

@creamzy When you said 'we can move it below the notifications' where do you mean? In the sidebar at the bottom?

1. Right sidebar, at the bottom
2. next to the emojis - downside is when we have lot's of reactions, row breaks

@creamzy I don't mind this. What happens on shorter screens when the sidebar is too long? Will sidebar scroll behind ref?

@dblessing yes it will, but I will suggest extra behaviour in UI sidebar issue to keep navigate between the issues visible, which is the most important part. If you feel we need to keep referral visible, we can do the same as in the left sidebar.

@creamzy maybe just below notifications so nothing special is required?

@sytses yeah, that is also nice idea for placement I've been considering.So let's do it.

@creamzy looks good to me, thanks

@creamzy awesome!

@creamzy The reference doesn't fit with the current sidebar. I suggest ellipsis with popover unless you think seeing the entire branch is needed.

mentioned in merge request !2339 (merged)

@jschatz1 ellipsis with popover is great, thank you

Status changed to closed by merge request !2339 (merged)

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