You can comment on an entire article or on a specific paragraph. You can also comment on a comment or paragraph within a comment. Paragraph level comments appear in-line, under the paragraph they comment on. Multiple comments on the article or paragraph will stack up and nest like entries on a discussion board.
Note the space selector on the comment form will default to the space where they article is posted (if you have Comment permission in that space). You have the option to choose any other space where you have comment permission in order to direct it to a different audience depending on permissions or interest.
There are three ways to access the comment function:
Article Comment: Fill in the comment form at the bottom of the article. The comment form appears after the article in the single article view.
2. Article Comment: Click Add Comment on the Article Tools menu.
This will pop up a new entry Window into which you can type a comment. With this form, you can access certain functions (like insert table and edit attachments) which are not included in the in-line comment form.
3. Article or Paragraph Comment: Choose Comment from the Paragraph or Article section of the Context Menu.
To access the Context Menu, hover your mouse over a paragraph in the article. You will see a grey outline appear:
Now, right click (or left click on the down arrow at the right of the outlined area) to raise the context menu, and navigate down to the Comment option in the Paragraph section of the Context menu.
Note that the context menu is divided into three sections: paragraph, article, and page. The tools listed under each section apply to the paragraph, the entire article, or, if you are in a multi-entry view, all the articles on the page.
A comment form now appears below the selected paragraph:
When you have finished, press Post Comment and the comment immediately appears in the text. Until you reload the page, new comments are shown with a yellow highlight. Here is the same article with several in-line comments:
Commenting on a Comment
If you want to comment on a comment, you can repeat the process to "stack" comments, or you can hover your mouse over a paragraph in a comment to "nest" your next comment, as in the example below:
Choose the Paragraph / Comment option as before to open an in-line comment form where you will comment in the comment.
And post your comment:
Expanding the comment window
Often, you may want to type a long comment:
If you need more lines to type your response, click the expand icon:
And you will get more space:
Opening the Add Comment Window for In-Line Comments
If you want to use a full Add Comment form window to add your comment (to access the full capabilities including insert table, edit attachments, and save draft) you can click the balloon icon which appears in the lower right of the in-line comment form:
An Add A Comment window pops up pre-configured to post a comment. When you submit, the original page will be updated as if you posted from the in-line comment form.
Inserting Images into Comments
There are two ways to insert an image into a comment.
Copy from the Web
As with the Add New Article form, if you paste an image from a web site into the comment area, Traction will attempt to download and attach the image when you post. Images whose URL or data is not visible to the Traction server (e.g. images in local files, images that require login access) will not be attached.
Insert Image
The insert image tool lets you choose an image on your computer or an image that is on the web.
When you click the insert image tool, a dialogue box pops up allow you to upload or pull an image from a reference:
