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  1. felixge revised this gist Apr 13, 2011. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    ### 1. I should be able to pick the assignee and milestone via keyboard when creating a new ticket
    ### 2. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. E.g. when viewing an existing issue, 'c' does not work.
    ### 3. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be remembered and pre-filled.
    ### 4. Allow assigning a different user when comment. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    ### 4. Allow assigning a different user while commenting. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    ### 5. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    ### 6. Things feel a little sluggish right now, any speed improvements would be very welcome.
    ### 7. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
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    ### 3. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be remembered and pre-filled.
    ### 4. Allow assigning a different user when comment. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    ### 5. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    ### 6. This might just be me, but things feel a little sluggish right now, any improvements would be very welcome.
    ### 6. Things feel a little sluggish right now, any speed improvements would be very welcome.
    ### 7. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
    ### 8. Bringing the voting feature back would be great for public repositories.
    ### 9. Show who is going to be notified when typing a comment / creating an issue. Similar to pull request.
  3. felixge revised this gist Apr 13, 2011. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    ### 1. I should be able to pick the assignee and milestone via keyboard when creating a new ticket
    ### 2. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. E.g. when viewing an existing issue, 'c' does not work.
    ### 3. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be remembered and pre-filled.
    ### 4. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    ### 4. Allow assigning a different user when comment. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    ### 5. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    ### 6. This might just be me, but things feel a little sluggish right now, any improvements would be very welcome.
    ### 7. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
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    I love the new GitHub issues, here are some ideas to make it perfect, ordered by priority:

    ### 1. I should be able to pick the assignee and milestone via keyboard when creating a new ticket
    ### 2. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. Example when viewing an existing issue, 'c' does not work.
    ### 3. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be pre-filled when creating the next issue.
    ### 2. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. E.g. when viewing an existing issue, 'c' does not work.
    ### 3. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be remembered and pre-filled.
    ### 4. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    ### 5. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    ### 6. This might just be me, but things feel a little sluggish right now, any improvements would be very welcome.
  5. felixge revised this gist Apr 13, 2011. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    I love the new GitHub issues, here are some ideas to make it perfect, ordered by priority:

    ### 1. I should be able to pick the assignee and milestone via keyboard when creating a new ticket
    ### 2. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. For example when viewing an existing issue, 'c' will not create a new one.
    ### 2. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. Example when viewing an existing issue, 'c' does not work.
    ### 3. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be pre-filled when creating the next issue.
    ### 4. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    ### 5. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
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    I love the new GitHub issues, here are some ideas to make it perfect, ordered by priority:

    #### 1. I should be able to pick the assignee and milestone via keyboard when creating a new ticket
    #### 2. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. For example when viewing an existing issue, 'c' will not create a new one.
    #### 3. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be pre-filled when creating the next issue.
    #### 4. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    #### 5. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    #### 6. This might just be me, but things feel a little sluggish right now, any improvements would be very welcome.
    #### 7. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
    #### 8. Bringing the voting feature back would be great for public repositories.
    #### 9. Show who is going to be notified when typing a comment / creating an issue. Similar to pull request.
    #### 10. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass.
    ### 1. I should be able to pick the assignee and milestone via keyboard when creating a new ticket
    ### 2. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. For example when viewing an existing issue, 'c' will not create a new one.
    ### 3. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be pre-filled when creating the next issue.
    ### 4. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    ### 5. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    ### 6. This might just be me, but things feel a little sluggish right now, any improvements would be very welcome.
    ### 7. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
    ### 8. Bringing the voting feature back would be great for public repositories.
    ### 9. Show who is going to be notified when typing a comment / creating an issue. Similar to pull request.
    ### 10. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass.

    If you agree, [please RT](https://twitter.com/felixge/status/58155830280863744) or fork this gist!
  7. felixge revised this gist Apr 13, 2011. 1 changed file with 10 additions and 10 deletions.
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    I love the new GitHub issues, here are some ideas to make it perfect, ordered by priority:

    ### 1. I should be able to pick the assignee and milestone via keyboard when creating a new ticket
    ### 2. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. For example when viewing an existing issue, 'c' will not create a new one.
    ### 3. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be pre-filled when creating the next issue.
    ### 4. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    ### 5. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    ### 6. This might just be me, but things feel a little sluggish right now, any improvements would be very welcome.
    ### 7. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
    ### 8. Bringing the voting feature back would be great for public repositories.
    ### 9. Show who is going to be notified when typing a comment / creating an issue. Similar to pull request.
    ### 10. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass.
    #### 1. I should be able to pick the assignee and milestone via keyboard when creating a new ticket
    #### 2. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. For example when viewing an existing issue, 'c' will not create a new one.
    #### 3. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be pre-filled when creating the next issue.
    #### 4. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    #### 5. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    #### 6. This might just be me, but things feel a little sluggish right now, any improvements would be very welcome.
    #### 7. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
    #### 8. Bringing the voting feature back would be great for public repositories.
    #### 9. Show who is going to be notified when typing a comment / creating an issue. Similar to pull request.
    #### 10. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass.

    If you agree, [please RT](https://twitter.com/felixge/status/58155830280863744) or fork this gist!
  8. felixge revised this gist Apr 13, 2011. 1 changed file with 10 additions and 10 deletions.
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    I love the new GitHub issues, here are some ideas to make it perfect, ordered by priority:

    ## 1. I should be able to pick the assignee and milestone via keyboard when creating a new ticket
    ## 2. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. For example when viewing an existing issue, 'c' will not create a new one.
    ## 3. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be pre-filled when creating the next issue.
    ## 4. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    ## 5. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    ## 6. This might just be me, but things feel a little sluggish right now, any improvements would be very welcome.
    ## 7. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
    ## 8. Bringing the voting feature back would be great for public repositories.
    ## 9. Show who is going to be notified when typing a comment / creating an issue. Similar to pull request.
    ## 10. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass.
    ### 1. I should be able to pick the assignee and milestone via keyboard when creating a new ticket
    ### 2. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. For example when viewing an existing issue, 'c' will not create a new one.
    ### 3. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be pre-filled when creating the next issue.
    ### 4. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    ### 5. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    ### 6. This might just be me, but things feel a little sluggish right now, any improvements would be very welcome.
    ### 7. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
    ### 8. Bringing the voting feature back would be great for public repositories.
    ### 9. Show who is going to be notified when typing a comment / creating an issue. Similar to pull request.
    ### 10. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass.

    If you agree, [please RT](https://twitter.com/felixge/status/58155830280863744) or fork this gist!
  9. felixge revised this gist Apr 13, 2011. 1 changed file with 10 additions and 10 deletions.
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    I love the new GitHub issues, here are some ideas to make it perfect, ordered by priority:

    1. I should be able to pick the assignee and milestone via keyboard when creating a new ticket
    1. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. For example when viewing an existing issue, 'c' will not create a new one.
    1. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be pre-filled when creating the next issue.
    1. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    1. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    1. This might just be me, but things feel a little sluggish right now, any improvements would be very welcome.
    1. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
    1. Bringing the voting feature back would be great for public repositories.
    1. Show who is going to be notified when typing a comment / creating an issue. Similar to pull request.
    1. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass.
    ## 1. I should be able to pick the assignee and milestone via keyboard when creating a new ticket
    ## 2. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. For example when viewing an existing issue, 'c' will not create a new one.
    ## 3. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be pre-filled when creating the next issue.
    ## 4. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    ## 5. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    ## 6. This might just be me, but things feel a little sluggish right now, any improvements would be very welcome.
    ## 7. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
    ## 8. Bringing the voting feature back would be great for public repositories.
    ## 9. Show who is going to be notified when typing a comment / creating an issue. Similar to pull request.
    ## 10. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass.

    If you agree, [please RT](https://twitter.com/felixge/status/58155830280863744) or fork this gist!
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    1. Show who is going to be notified when typing a comment / creating an issue. Similar to pull request.
    1. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass.

    If you agree, please RT or fork this gist!
    If you agree, [please RT](https://twitter.com/felixge/status/58155830280863744) or fork this gist!
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    1. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be pre-filled when creating the next issue.
    1. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    1. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    1. This might just be me, but things feel a little sluggish right now, any improvements would be very welcome.
    1. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
    1. Bringing the voting feature back would be great for public repositories.
    1. This might just be me, but things feel a little sluggish right now, any improvements would be very welcome.
    1. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass.
    1. Show who is going to be notified when typing a comment / creating an issue. Similar to pull request.
    1. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass.

    If you agree, please RT or fork this gist!
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    1. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    1. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
    1. Bringing the voting feature back would be great for public repositories.
    1. This might just be me, but things feel a little sluggish right now, any improvements would be very welcome.
    1. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass.
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    1. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    1. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    1. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
    1. Bringing the voting feature back would be great for public repositories.
    1. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass.
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    1. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. For example when viewing an existing issue, 'c' will not create a new one.
    1. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be pre-filled when creating the next issue.
    1. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    1. When typing the @ symbol to mention somebody, it should auto-complete the name.
    1. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
    1. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass.
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    #1 GitHub Issues Wishlist
    # 10 Ways to improve Github Issues

    I love the new GitHub issues, here are some ideas to make it perfect, ordered by priority:

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    1. I should be able to pick the assignee and milestone via keyboard when creating a new ticket
    1. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. For example when viewing an existing issue, 'c' will not create a new one.
    1. After creating an issue, the assigned user / milestone should be pre-filled when creating the next issue.
    1. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    1. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass
    1. It seems that I can only change the due date of a Milestone, but not remove it entirely.
    1. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass.
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    Items ordered by priority:
    #1 GitHub Issues Wishlist

    I love the new GitHub issues, here are some ideas to make it perfect, ordered by priority:

    1. I should be able to pick the assignee and milestone via keyboard when creating a new ticket
    1. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. For example when viewing an existing issue, 'c' will not create a new one.
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    Items ordered by priority:

    1. I should be able to pick the assignee and milestone via keyboard when creating a new ticket
    1. Keyboard shortcuts should work everywhere. For example when viewing an existing issue, 'c' will not create a new one.
    1. When commenting, I should also be able to assign a different user. Right now this deletes my half-typed comment.
    1. Campfire Notifications for changes to issue would kick serious ass