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<p>Hi all<br>
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<p>About reporting bugs for LO: we currently have two forms (that I
know of) that people might land on.<br>
1. Directly from Bugzilla:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=LibreOffice&format=guided">https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=LibreOffice&format=guided</a><br>
2. Linked from the Wiki:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=LibreOffice;bug_status=UNCONFIRMED;version=">https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=LibreOffice;bug_status=UNCONFIRMED;version=</a>?<br>
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The first one is the "guided" format, which is great for providing
the important bits like steps, results, version info, etc. with
extra explanatory text. But it doesn't allow directly adding extra
fields and attachments.<br>
The second one doesn't have the broken down description that will
be helpful to provide essential info, but it does allow directly
adding an attachment and extra fields like keywords, URL, Blocks,
See also...<br>
<br>
To me, the second one is only really good for more advanced users,
and to reduce noise of successive edits. Newcomers should use the
first one because it is clearer, it has plain text explanations
that guide them, and it makes it less likely that they will use
fields in the wrong way (and that they will find it too advanced
for them). However, I believe the most important piece it is
missing is the attachment field.<br>
<br>
I'm sure there's quite a few things we could do to improve the
situation, but could we start with adding the Attachment field to
the guided format so bug reporters are incentivised to provide
testing files and avoid some back-and-forth?</p>
<p>The form currently has the following text:</p>
<p> </p>
<blockquote>
<p> <i><b>IMPORTANT:</b></i><i> In case you need to attach to the
bug, Please use the "Add an Attachment" link once the bug is
filled. </i><br>
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<p>Is that because there was a limitation to add the attachment
field?</p>
<p>Cheers!<br>
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Stéphane Guillou
Quality Assurance Analyst | The Document Foundation
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