Apport "Other Problem" option needs expanded functionality

Bug #1003076 reported by SlugiusRex
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
apport (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

When you slecet the "Other Problem" from the kind of problem you want to report list you recieve a dialog that says

         "You need to specify a package or a PID. See --help for more information"

Here's the problem:
1) "ubuntubug -- help" doesn't explain how to get the process ID (PID)
2) It makes you think there should be a 'Help' button on the 'No Package Selected' dialog
3)

Some solutions:
1) The main Apport window should implement the --WIndow option which would allow the user to click on click on any open window to report a bug on that application
2) The main Apport window could display the same list of Processes and IDs that the System Monitor window displays - thereby allowing the user to select the appropriate process from the simply by clicking on the Process Name in the window. (see attached image)
3) It would be totally awesome if when you could right click on the Process Name in the System Monitor window and get a pop-up menu detailing the proces' properties - that there could be a menu option there called "Report A Bug" that launched apport

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: apport-gtk 2.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.4.0-3.7-generic 3.4.0
Uname: Linux 3.4.0-3-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 22 11:46:36 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/apport/apport-gtk
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120522)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apport
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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SlugiusRex (slugiusrex) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in apport (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in apport (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
summary: - Apport "Other Problem" option needs exppanded functionality
+ Apport "Other Problem" option needs expanded functionality
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