On 4 September 2014 15:02, Richard Mortimer <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > > On 04/09/2014 13:22, Tom Fennelly wrote: > >> At yesterdays governance meeting on #jenkins we talked about configuring >> JIRA to provide some helpful text wrt the "Components" and "Labels" >> fields to help people file issues more consistently. We talked about >> doing it using Javascript hacks. >> >> I installed a trial JIRA and was able to configure the fields easily >> enough. I moved the "Components" and "Labels" fields together on the >> form and configured some bright ( ;) ) help text on each field. >> >> * Here's a screenshot of what it can look like >> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/kn7mc5qzyk9gfwn/Screenshot% >> 202014-09-04%2013.04.05.png?dl=0>. >> * Here's the JIRA: https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/INFRA-123 >> >> Looks good to me. > > > Possible text edits aside, I think this should help. >> >> Along similar lines... > > Is it possible to add some text to "remind" people that JIRA is intended > for reporting bugs and rfes. There is a steady stream of people who seem to > report their setup/configuration questions in JIRA rather than asking via > email or IRC. > > Maybe add some text to the Issue Type field along the following lines to > point people at the proper support forums: > > "Important: This issue tracker is intended to track bugs and enhancements > to Jenkins. Questions regarding configuration and operation of Jenkins > should be directed towards [email protected] or the > #jenkins channel (http://jenkins-ci.org/content/chat) on IRC." > Maybe we could add a stupid "captcha" that forces you to enter the text "I am creating this because I either found a bug or have an idea for an improvement" before you can create the issue ;-) (Nobody reads the screen from what I can see) > > Regards > > Richard > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Jenkins Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
