Completely unobvious that a bug is a duplicate / why duplicate bug status etc can't be edited
Bug #524294 reported by
William Grant
This bug affects 7 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launchpad itself |
Triaged
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
As a newcomer to Launchpad, I am very confused if I look at a duplicate bug. The task table has edit buttons but is uneditable. The indication about its duplicate status is hidden in a portlet on the right, and even then it is not clear that it is the cause of the mess.
See also
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bug 252825
bug 295224
Revision history for this message
| Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote | #1 |
| summary: |
- Completely unobvious why bug tasks cannot be edited + Completely unobvious why duplicate bug status etc can't be edited |
| Changed in malone: | |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| tags: | added: dupe-handling ui |
| Changed in malone: | |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
Revision history for this message
| Robert Collins (lifeless) wrote Re: Completely unobvious why duplicate bug status etc can't be edited | #2 |
| Changed in launchpad: | |
| importance: | High → Low |
Revision history for this message
| Robert Collins (lifeless) wrote | #3 |
| summary: |
- Completely unobvious why duplicate bug status etc can't be edited + Completely unobvious that a bug is a duplicate / why duplicate bug + status etc can't be edited |
| description: | updated |
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This bug report appropriately describes a problem. Bug 317244 and bug 346531 are assumed but mutually exclusive solutions to the problem. Therefore I'm marking them both as duplicates of this one.
(Personally, I strongly prefer the bug 346531 solution of thoroughly disabling the table rather than hiding it. Often the table provides information useful for verifying that it really is a duplicate. It may also contain information on assignee, Importance, etc that you want to transfer to the original after you've marked the duplicate.)