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Re: Default GUI or CLI for 3.8
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Torsten |
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Re: Default GUI or CLI for 3.8 |
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Sat, 23 Nov 2013 09:51:23 +0100 |
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On 23.11.2013 06:10, Daniel J Sebald wrote:
>
> I'll also propose a couple things here:
>
> 1) We request that users not report any GUI-only related bugs to the
> conventional bug-tracking system. Only give feedback on the
> look-and-feel and general behavior of the GUI.
I don't get you here. Shouldn't users report any GUI-related bugs at all
or only on a special web site?
I am more skeptical concerning the feedback on the look-and-feel. We
will definitely get important and good suggestions how to make the gui
more user friendly but I am also expecting contradictory requests
depending on the users habits (okay, for us the hint to make more
features configurable).
> 2) Could we set up a temporary feedback page (with codeword/image entry
> to prevent spam) as part of the Octave webpage to direct users to?
>
> That way, we could get lots of easy-to-read feedback and keep the
> Savanah and Maintainers list free of redundant traffic. It would be the
> normal developers working on GUI bugs as usual until the 4.0 release at
> which point GUI bugs fall under the same category as all bugs.
>
> So, the message upon launching the GUI might be something to the effect:
>
> "This is an Octave GUI beta release with official release slated for 4.0
> sometime in the months to come. Your feedback on the look-and-feel and
> general behavior of the GUI is welcome. Please make comments at
> (comment page address, or blog page address that has comment support).
> We ask that you not file any bug reports related solely to the GUI at
> the conventional tracker website as developers are actively working on
> any GUI bugs for the 4.0 release and may have already addressed an issue
> you have found. However, bug reports regarding the CLI version of the
> program are encouraged and may be done at the conventional tracking site."
I don't think we should prevent users from reporting GUI-related bugs.
Don't you expect that users will find new bugs?
Torsten
- Re: Default GUI or CLI for 3.8, (continued)
Re: Default GUI or CLI for 3.8, c., 2013/11/22
Re: Default GUI or CLI for 3.8, Michael D. Godfrey, 2013/11/22
- Re: Default GUI or CLI for 3.8, Torsten, 2013/11/22
- Re: Default GUI or CLI for 3.8, John W. Eaton, 2013/11/22
- Re: Default GUI or CLI for 3.8, Rik, 2013/11/22
- Re: Default GUI or CLI for 3.8, Michael D. Godfrey, 2013/11/22
- Re: Default GUI or CLI for 3.8, Daniel J Sebald, 2013/11/23
- Re: Default GUI or CLI for 3.8,
Torsten <=
- Re: Default GUI or CLI for 3.8, Daniel J Sebald, 2013/11/23
Re: Default GUI or CLI for 3.8, PhilipNienhuis, 2013/11/24