From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "\x1fFFFFFFscar Fuentes" <ofv@wanadoo.es>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Debbugs testbed
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:26:30 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvfxvnh9zt.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <bq6b3fm6.fsf@telefonica.net> ("\x1fFFFFFFscar Fuentes"'s message of "Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:46:25 +0100")
>> I disagree. The page explains in length what you should consider when
>> writing a bug report at all, the package, its version, a descriptive
>> subject, how to assign the bug to the correct component, etc.
> It must explain this because there are no intuitive guides. On a web
> form (or a sophiticated Emacs form) there are a series of visible fields
> that you are expected to fill, plus you can put checks to ensure that
> the user fills all required information. If you have not this, you need
> to resort to lengthy descriptions as those mentioned above.
IOW, your complaint about http://emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com/Reporting is
just a repeat of your complaint that there's no web-form to file a bug.
So many bikesheds, so little time,
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-02-20 16:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-02-20 2:18 Debbugs testbed Don Armstrong
2008-02-20 4:56 ` Óscar Fuentes
2008-02-20 5:07 ` Nick Roberts
2008-02-20 5:20 ` Óscar Fuentes
2008-02-20 5:31 ` Miles Bader
2008-02-20 5:43 ` Óscar Fuentes
2008-02-20 7:16 ` Don Armstrong
2008-02-20 9:09 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-02-20 10:12 ` Mathias Dahl
2008-02-20 10:44 ` Walter Franzini
2008-02-21 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard
2008-02-21 9:29 ` Walter Franzini
2008-02-21 22:29 ` Richard Stallman
2008-02-22 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard
2008-02-22 8:11 ` Don Armstrong
2008-02-23 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard
2008-02-20 13:46 ` Óscar Fuentes
2008-02-20 14:06 ` Jason Rumney
2008-02-20 16:26 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2008-02-20 16:05 ` Manoj Srivastava
2008-02-20 16:44 ` Richard Stallman
2008-02-20 21:41 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-02-20 11:46 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2008-02-21 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard
2008-02-20 16:44 ` Richard Stallman
2008-02-21 1:49 ` Don Armstrong
2008-02-20 20:29 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-02-21 20:45 ` James Cloos
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2008-02-29 3:48 Nick Roberts
2008-02-29 4:01 ` Don Armstrong
2008-02-29 4:57 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-02-29 6:00 ` Bill Wohler
2008-02-29 7:16 ` Don Armstrong
2008-03-02 21:53 ` Stefan Monnier
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