Mantis :: Screenshot Automation

I wondered how to make life easier when working with Mantis. It so happened that, historically, the work goes with him, therefore, further the recipe for colleagues in the shop.

The installation process will take about half an hour with careful action.

Installation took place on:
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Mantis 1.1.6
Windows xp

For those who are not familiar with the product, I will explain: Mantis itself works in the * nix network, and the sprinkler works in the windows environment. The article explains how to put two useful tools together for productive work.


1. Download and install the backbone: blogs.geekdojo.net/brian/articles/Cropper.aspx
Briefly: “This is a program that allows you to quickly and easily remove a screen cast, written in C # + .NET Requires Windows” :)
2. Run and test:
Main controls:
F8:
Esc:
( ) Enter: / .
():
Tab:
alt + :
shift + :

The rest is on the website of the manufacturer.

3. Download and install plugins:
www.mantisbt.org/bugs/file_download.php?file_id=1504&type=bug (Required)
www.codeplex.com/cropperplugins (recommended)

If the program was installed in the default folder, the plug-ins are installed by simply moving the DLL from the archive to the folder “C: \ Program Files \ Fusion8Design \ Cropper \ plugins \”
restart the program.

4. Recommendations for setting croppers (call the context menu):

1. Uncheck the Thumbnail checkbox, even if it is installed, it is not used by the plugin for Mantis.
2. Select in the menu Output-> Send to Mantis.
3. In the Options window, in the Output tab, set the “Full Image Name Template” to {prompt} and “Thumbail Image Name Template” to "{prompt} tn".
4. In the Options window, in the Capturing tab, “Use Cropper to save Print screen images.” Check.
5. In the Plug-ins tab, select our Send to Mantis. Specify the server + path to the file mantisconnct.php: I got this address my_sayt / api / soap / mantisconnect.php

Is done.

Now treasured result testing:
1. Click F8
2. Then Enter (and did not understand why the first window)
3. will issue a second window to indicate the error number (to be created) in the mantis, meaningful name of the picture to the error.
4. We confirm

And we see a message about the successful (or not :)) upload to the server. Check - there are screenshots.
Hooray!)

It made life much easier for me. I hope that will facilitate and to someone else.

, - :
www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=7053
www.codeplex.com/cropperplugins
blogs.geekdojo.net/brian/articles/Cropper.aspx