Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77405&edit=1
ID: 77405
Comment by: ddpm at liscovius dot de
Reported by: chealer at gmail dot com
Summary: Issue tracker: Advanced search unclear, link to
how-to difficult to find
Status: Open
Type: Feature/Change Request
Package: Website problem
PHP Version: Irrelevant
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
IMHO best is to get rid of the 'search howto' page and instead just integrate
the information into the search form where the user is working (no break of
flow)
The information can be simply embedded by HTML title tattribute as tooltips for
instance, placeholder attributes or CSS toggles of divs that contain more
detailed description of a search form element.
Previous Comments:
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[2019-01-03 01:28:18] chealer at gmail dot com
I forgot - it may be best to rename the How to Search page. Currently, it is
the only page with the information required to interpret a given ticket's
state. In other words, it is not only relevant for searching tickets. "Issue
tracker documentation" or "Help" would be vaguer but probably less misleading
names.
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[2019-01-03 01:21:32] chealer at gmail dot com
Description:
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https://bugs.php.net/search.php offers several filters whose effect is unclear
(in particular the "Find bugs", Status and Type filters). These filters are in
good part documented on https://bugs.php.net/search-howto.php but there is no
prominent link to the HOWTO from the advanced search page. There is a link at
the top right, but it is buried in mostly superfluous links. Although I have
known this site for more than 10 years, I failed to find this page when I
needed it.
This ticket is broadly asking to clarify advanced search. Ideally, the form
would be simplified or documented in-place. But I would consider simply
prominently linking to the HOWTO as a solution. This could be done by either:
1. Adding a link in the advanced search page's content (rather than in the
header common to all pages)
2. Removing some rarely used links from the common header (random bug,
documentation, support)
3. Splitting the links in 2 clearly distinguished categories - some specific to
bugs.php.net and the rest. This could be done just by using different colors or
font sizes. Or, search links could be moved to the bar currently dedicated to
basic search, which currently has much room available at the left.
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