【Monthly Update】Preview of the New Features in Pre-release Redmine! Add placeholder 'h:mm' to hours field and More (August 2024 Commit Highlights)

I introduce the new features that have been committed in the official Redmine repository and will be included in the upcoming release. Let's preview the upcoming features that will make Redmine even more useful.

This month, I'll highlight three issues committed in August 2024.

• Add Placeholder 'h:mm' to Hours Field
• New Filters for Issue List: "Author's Group" and "Author's Role"
• New Filters for Spent Time: "User's Group" and "User's Role"

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Add Placeholder 'h:mm' to Hours Field

The time entry field such as "Spent time" or "Estimated time" will display the input format 'h:mm' as a placeholder (in light gray text). While you can already input time using formats like 1:15 or 1h15m , this new placeholder will guide users on how to input time, even if they aren't familiar with the format.

• Expected version: Redmine 6.0.0
• Official site issue: Feature #2464: Add placeholder "h:mm" to hours field for better user guidance

New Filters for Issue List: "Author's Group" and "Author's Role"

Just like the existing filters for "Assignee's Group" and "Assignee's Role," you will be able to filter issues by the group or role of the author.

• Expected version: Redmine 6.0.0
• Official site issue: Feature #7867: Add filters for "Author's group" and "Author's role" to issues list

New Filters for Spent Time: "User's Group" and "User's Role"

It will be possible to filter spent time entries by the group or role of the user.

• Expected version: Redmine 6.0.0
• Official site issue: Feature #41053: Add "User's group" and "User's role" filters to Spent time list

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