Kai Uwe Broulik skreiv 05.10.2018 09:16:
I find it odd that you can write meaningful bugreports using DrKonqi
that include version information and find the correct component
whereas the "Report a bug" in "Help" just opens bugzilla webpage.
It does fill out the correct product and version but could surely be
improved or turned into a proper wizard with some tips and tricks and
duplicate finder and what not.
And perhaps have it work for the ‘System Settings’ modules too? It’s
such a pain to find the correct components (which have cryptic names,
like ‘kcm_kdnssd’) (pop quiz: what’s the correct component for the
‘Display and Monitor’ module?).
Or just right-clicking on an icon on the task bar (or in an application
launcher) and select ‘Report Bug...’?
BTW, is having to enter detailed metainfo in Bugzilla *really*
neccesary? Currently, even for simple bugs, I have to enter:
Product
Component
Version
Severity
Platform
OS
Summary
Description
KDE Plasma Version
KDE Frameworks Version
Qt Version
That’s a pretty high bar for bug reporting, e.g. when you just want to
just report a simple typo. And when *editing* an existing bug report,
you have these additional fields:
Status
Alias
Importance
Target Milestone
Assignee
URL
Keywords
Personal Tags
Depends on
Blocks
Latest Commit
Version Fixed In
Flags
As a comparison, at GitHub, to file a bug, you just have to enter:
Title
Description
And it seems to work fine. Sure, *sometimes* the Platform
(openSUSE-specific bugs) or OS (Windows) is relevant, but then you’ll
typically mention it in the actual description (or just ask the
reporter), but *typically* it’s of no use. The same is true for the
Version. And the 8-level Severity rating is usually completely ignored
(perhaps except for ‘critical’ severity).
So couldn’t Bugzilla be simplified so that we only ask for information
on a ‘need to know’ basis?
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Regards,
Karl Ove Hufthammer
