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Comments and mentions
Comment, and type @ to bring someone in.
Writing a commentLink to this section
The comment box stays pinned to the bottom of the Activity column in the issue panel, so it's always in reach while the comments scroll above it. On a phone it sticks to the bottom of the screen once you reach the comments, and stays above the keyboard while you type. It grows as you write, up to a few lines, then scrolls inside. Type, then press Comment, or Ctrl Enter (⌘ Enter on a Mac). The box clears once the comment is saved.
Comments are Markdown, and the box works like the description's: Preview, the default, shows your comment formatted as you write it, and Raw shows the plain text. See Writing a description.
Posted comments show formatted too: bold, lists, links, code and images from the issue's files. Point at a comment and a small code button appears at its top right; press it to see the Markdown as it was written, and again to go back. On a phone the button is always there.
Editing or deleting a commentLink to this section
Point at one of your own comments and press the ⋯ button that appears at its top right. On a phone the button is always there. Right-clicking your comment gives you Edit and Delete too.
- Edit turns the comment into the same box, with Preview and Raw. Press Save, or Ctrl Enter (⌘ Enter on a Mac). Esc cancels. A comment changed after its first minute says edited.
- Delete asks first, then removes the comment from YouTrack too.
Right-click any comment to copy its text (as Markdown), copy a link to it, open it in YouTrack, reply to an agent, or switch between the formatted text and its Markdown. If you've selected part of it, Copy selection copies just that.
You can only change your own comments. Editing a comment that mentions an agent doesn't send it to the agent again.
Mentioning someoneLink to this section
Type @ and the start of a name, in a comment or in the description. A list of matching people opens under the box.
- ↑ and ↓ move through the list.
- Enter or Tab picks the highlighted person. Clicking works too.
- Esc closes the list and leaves what you typed.
Picking someone writes their login, like @ana. YouTrack turns that into a mention and lets them know.
Agents your admin has set up come first in the list, marked Agent. Mentioning one sends your comment to it. See Agents.
Where mentions show upLink to this section
A mention aimed at you lands in two places until you reply:
- Waiting on me in My work, newest first, with who asked and when.
- Needs your reply at the top of the Inbox.
It counts as answered once you comment on that issue. A mention in a description counts too.
The Mentions page, under Inbox in the sidebar, lists every comment and description that mentions you, newest first, in open and closed issues. The ones still waiting on your reply are marked Needs your reply.
Mention yourself to leave a note to self: it waits there the same way, until you add a comment on that issue that doesn't mention you.
Comment order and timesLink to this section
Comments are newest first, so the latest reply is at the top. If you'd rather read them oldest first, change Comment order in Settings, under Issue panel; it syncs to your other devices. Each comment says how long ago it was written; point at that to see the exact time, shown in your time zone, which is a YouTrack setting for your account.
Files in commentsLink to this section
Paste or drop a file into the comment box and it's attached to the issue, with a link to it written into your comment. See Files.