Leonov, Nice! How easily would this integrate into bug reporting tools in the near future?
-Anthony On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 6:15 PM, ajmctaggart <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm so pleased that this topic interests others than myself. I too agree > that integration and blending browser activities with our desktops are the > way to go moving forward. > > For lack of better tools right now (I need to finish my assignment for my > class this evening!) > > So, right now we have the "crash report detected" in Notifications area > user clicks, > Moves to Kernel Problem Window (In my case) > User decides to report > Moves to Apport to collect data > User Can now either have already input Launchpad credentials into > System>Preferences>Bug Reporting or is prompted now > (will need to decide how to also send this data to the Kernel team if that > option would still exist in the updated version) > May ask what user was doing, may give a place to add further comments > Submit > > Now, how is the duplication of bugs handled in Launchpad? Does a basic > browser window open up so the user can compare to other bugs? In my > opinion, since the system is in fact creating the "subject" of the bug, > couldn't most bugs be grouped by those "subject" lines and system specs > (amd64, Intel graphics, etc.)? That may not make this system better for the > dev side, although it certainly would be a step in the right direction... > > -Anthony > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Scott Kitterman <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 01:32:50 +0200 Alex Lourie <[email protected]> wrote: >> >On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Mark Shuttleworth <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> >> ajmctaggart wrote: >> >> >> >> My question is this, why do we need to login to Launchpad through our >> web >> >> browser to report these bugs? I feel it is extremely disruptive, >> especially >> >> when something non-essential crashes and Ubuntu asks if I'd like to >> file >> a >> >> bug. Of course I'd like to file a bug! That's what I am supposed to >> do, >> >> correct? But this practice makes my work-flow crippled, and it takes >> quite >> >> a bit more time than a built in submittal tool. Over the past three >> days, >> >> I've gotten tired booting my machine, logging in, something crashes, >> bug >> >> report needs to be filed, now I have to go to Firefox. For goodness >> sake, I >> >> just need to get into a pdf for work or school! Now that I'm on the >> >> web...hmm, work or browsing? :) Of course, maybe this is just a poor >> >> example of me trying to get out of work, but I think you get the point. >> >> >> >> From what I can see, this system function is about 85% darn near >> perfect. >> >> That last 15% is how the bug is actually placed in the system. Is >> anyone >> >> interested in creating a bug reporting mechanism or interface for >> Launchpad >> >> that allows a user to submit his Launchpad I.D. and password, and NOT >> have >> >> to be moved to firefox to finish the bug submission? >> >> >> >> >> >> It's a damn good question! In general, the meme of "desktop apps >> talking >> >> natively to LP" is very cool. We want the Software Center to be able to >> >> automatically add PPA's you're subscribed to, for example. >> >> >> >> The Ubuntu One guys should be delivering an API which lets an app get >> >> credentials in LP without going via the web. Elliot Murphy would be >> able >> to >> >> connect us to the right person on that team. >> >> >> >> Those credentials could then be used to complete the bug submission, >> >> without hitting the web browser at all. >> >> >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> >> > >> >I think that I am going different route than intended, but should such >> >integration end with bug submissions? What about asking questions with >> sort >> >of a GUI interface to Launchpad Answers directly without a browser? >> > >> >How about my launchpad account would be a Jabber account as well? So I >> could >> >"chat" with any other Launchpad user using Empathy and already configured >> >user/password? >> > >> >How about my launchpad account would be a StatusNet account as well and I >> >could participate in real time communications over Launchpad? >> > >> >It would be also interesting, for example, if I could get notification >> that >> >a bug I've been subscribed to is closed, without hitting the browser. >> > >> https://launchpad.net/leonov >> >> Scott K >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: >> https://launchpad.net/~ayatana<https://launchpad.net/%7Eayatana> >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : >> https://launchpad.net/~ayatana<https://launchpad.net/%7Eayatana> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > >
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