# mozreview and inline comments on the diff view

DevFeed: [mozreview and inline comments on the diff view](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/mozreview-and-inline-comments-on-the-diff-view-20282.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://globau.wordpress.com/2016/03/23/mozreview-and-inline-comments-on-the-diff-view/>)

Author: glob

Published: 2016-03-23T15:39:21Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Mozilla Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mozilla-automation.md>)

Topics: [Code review](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-review.md>), [User interface design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui-design.md>), [HTML](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/html.md>)

Tags: [code-review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-review.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [html](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/html.md>), [interface](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interface.md>), [mozreview](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mozreview.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>)

## AI overview

The article discusses plans to change MozReview and Review Board so review comments appear as inline blocks on the diff instead of small squares in the left column. The team created a design document, began an HTML mockup, and started discussions with the upstream Review Board development team, but upstream acceptance remained uncertain.

## Source excerpt

when a comment is left on a review in review board/mozreview it is currently displayed as a small square in the left column. our top reviewers have strongly indicated that this is suboptimal and would prefer to match what most other code review systems do in displaying comments as an inline block on the diff. [...]