We are excited to announce a significant update to the comment box used in GitHub issues, discussions, and pull requests, aiming to refine and enhance how you interact and collaborate. This release is a testament to our ongoing efforts to provide an exceptional user experience, making GitHub more intuitive, consistent, and accessible across the platform.
The updated comment box is designed to integrate seamlessly with the existing GitHub environment, ensuring a familiar yet improved experience for all users. Highlights and improvements include:
Enhanced User Experience: The newly revamped comment box brings an elevated experience to a wider range of users across various devices. With this update, we've enhanced the responsiveness and streamlined the markup to better accommodate keyboard and screen reader users. This ensures a uniform and smooth user experience across issues, discussions, and pull requests, promoting seamless communication and collaboration.
Consistency and Familiarity: Our design philosophy for the new comment box was clear: keep it familiar, make it better. We’ve developed the updated version to closely resemble the original while enhancing it with improved accessibility, consistency, and ease of use across various screen sizes. The transition for you will be smooth, with no disruptions to your workflow.
Commitment to Accessibility: This update contributes to our continuous journey to make GitHub more accessible to everyone. The comment box now aligns more closely with our accessibility commitment, enhancing the experience in features such as issues, pull requests, and discussions. Check out our Accessibility Commitment to learn more about how we are making GitHub more inclusive.
We are excited for you to experience the new comment box and we welcome feedback to continue improving GitHub for everyone.
Commenting on files (including deleted, binary, and renamed files) in a pull request is now generally available on the web and GitHub Mobile! A special thank you to everyone that provided feedback during the public beta.
API support is also now available. See create a review comment (REST API) or addPullRequestReviewThread (GraphQL mutation) for more details on commenting on files. A new "subject type" field is also now returned by other APIs indicating whether a comment is on a line or file.
Commenting directly on a file in a pull request (not just a specific line) is now available in public beta! 🎉
With this capability you can now comment on deleted, binary (including images), and renamed files in a pull request. You can also comment generally about a changed code file without having to attach the comment to a specific line.
How it works
To comment on any file in a pull request, click the Comment on this file button in the header of the file (next to the Viewed checkbox):
Comments on files appear in the Files Changed and Conversation tabs and can be replied to and resolved like regular review comments.
Tell us what you think
This feature is currently in public beta, with GitHub Mobile and API support coming soon.
It is now possible to upload .svg files to comments in issues, PRs, discussions, and Markdown files, like READMEs. You just have to drag and drop the file in the text area.
The @mention suggester now ranks participants in Issues, Pull Requests, and Discussions higher so that it’s more likely the person you are looking for will be listed first.
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The Comment Box Becomes More Consistent and Accessible
We are excited to announce a significant update to the comment box used in GitHub issues, discussions, and pull requests, aiming to refine and enhance how you interact and collaborate. This release is a testament to our ongoing efforts to provide an exceptional user experience, making GitHub more intuitive, consistent, and accessible across the platform.
The updated comment box is designed to integrate seamlessly with the existing GitHub environment, ensuring a familiar yet improved experience for all users. Highlights and improvements include:
We are excited for you to experience the new comment box and we welcome feedback to continue improving GitHub for everyone.
Commenting on files in a pull request is now generally available
Commenting on files (including deleted, binary, and renamed files) in a pull request is now generally available on the web and GitHub Mobile! A special thank you to everyone that provided feedback during the public beta.
API support is also now available. See create a review comment (REST API) or
addPullRequestReviewThread(GraphQL mutation) for more details on commenting on files. A new "subject type" field is also now returned by other APIs indicating whether a comment is on alineorfile.Learn more
Learn more about commenting on a pull request.
Comment on files in a pull request (public beta)
Commenting directly on a file in a pull request (not just a specific line) is now available in public beta!🎉
With this capability you can now comment on deleted, binary (including images), and renamed files in a pull request. You can also comment generally about a changed code file without having to attach the comment to a specific line.
How it works
To comment on any file in a pull request, click the Comment on this file button in the header of the file (next to the Viewed checkbox):
Comments on files appear in the Files Changed and Conversation tabs and can be replied to and resolved like regular review comments.
Tell us what you think
This feature is currently in public beta, with GitHub Mobile and API support coming soon.
Join the discussion and let us know what you think!