Make source package name more obviously optional when reporting bug

[mikus]

The page for reporting a bug on a distribution (e.g. <https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+filebug>) does not make it clear enough that specifying a source package name is optional.

The form could look roughly like this
    Bug occurs in:
    (*) unknown package
    ( ) [ ]
where checking the field's radiobutton automatically focuses the field, and changing the value of the field (to a non-empty value) automatically checks the radiobutton.

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

mikus, what was the URL of the page on which you were reporting the bug? Was it <https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+filebug>?

[mikus (mikus)]

Yes -- that was the page. It's the first entry field on that page ('Source Package Name').

[Christian Reis (kiko)]

What if we moved that field to be the /last/ field in the form, after description, instead of having it be the first? Would that be a potential solution?

[Christian Reis (kiko)]

Another option would be using a radiobutton or a checkbutton to activate that field. Need mpt's input.

[Brad Bollenbach (bradb)]

Le 30-Nov-05 à 8:54 AM, Matthew Paul Thomas a écrit :

> Public bug report changed:
> https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/4470
>
> Description changed to:
> The page for reporting a bug on a distribution (e.g.
> <https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+filebug>) does not make it
> clear enough that specifying a source package name is optional.
>
> The form could look roughly like this
> Bug occurs in:
> (*) unknown package
> ( ) [ ]

Or:

In what package did you find the bug?
(*) I don't know
( ) [ ] (Choose...)

Well-spotted bug, mikus.

  affects /products/malone status accepted assignee bradb

[Brad Bollenbach (bradb)]

I'm currently tweaking the filebug form as part of the security teams work.