Brian:
Many thanks for going to the trouble. Responses to your points are
interwoven in green below.
On 24 Apr 2014, at 16:35, Brian Barker wrote:
At 15:10 24/04/2014 +0100, Nobody Noname wrote:
How long does it take to fix a bug, please?
When they are not bugs, a long time!
Yes,
Rob:
Many thanks. A couple of responses below.
Plus an overarching one: There is nothing in Help to tell users how to
report a bug. Nor a menu item to help them to do so.
On 24 Apr 2014, at 16:38, Rob Weir wrote:
On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 10:10 AM, circul...@gmx.com wrote:
How long does
How long does it take to fix a bug, please?
If you are not a paying customer, it can take forever. People in OpenSource
tend to work for free not a bit more eager than everywhere else.
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Many thanks Martin
Just serious word processing, actually.
Is there anywhere we can look at the the results of these elections?
Have no idea how many votes a popular bug would get to put these
figures in context.
As bug reporting is very much an esoteric process, it might be
reasonable
Thank you.
People who report bugs are working for free too, and are also a part
of the OpenSource community. We are all trying to make Open Office
better.
Unfortunately something sub-optimal has emerged so it has been flagged
up for that purpose. Please refer to the original email in
How long does it take to fix a bug, please?
And is there any point in reporting them?
Its great that some of them are getting confirmed now, but even that
has taken several years in some of the examples below - 4 1/2 years in
one. None have been fixed yet. (nb only have public wifi so can't
At 15:10 24/04/2014 +0100, Nobody Noname wrote:
How long does it take to fix a bug, please?
When they are not bugs, a long time!
EXAMPLE 3: UPDATING STYLES - BUG 121785
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=121785
Reported 18 Feb 2013. There is a problem with updating styles, which
On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 10:10 AM, circul...@gmx.com wrote:
How long does it take to fix a bug, please?
It depends on the bug. Some get fixed quickly. Some may never be fixed.
And is there any point in reporting them?
Yes. Even if a bug is not quickly fixed it is good for the developers
I agree that this could be a problem for users that go further than word
processing,
You're probably use it for desktop publishing.
If you want that this get more attention you have to pursue other users to vote
for it.
For your information I have added the priorities and votes inline.
For me it
