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- Okay, so you have done everything you could to make sure, and you
- still think it's probably a bug. You should then go ahead and file
- a bug report. To do this, begin by going to
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi, and go down the page
- until you can select the component "Gimp".
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- The first time you file a bug report, you will be asked to create
- a Bugzilla account. The process is easy and painless, and you
- probably won't even get any spam as a result.
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- This takes you to the bug report form, which you should fill out
- as follows. Note that most of the information you enter can be
- changed later by the developers if you get it wrong, so try to get
- it right but don't be obsessive about it.
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- <span class="term">Summary</span>
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- Give a one-sentence summary that is descriptive enough so that
- somebody searching for similar bugs would find your bug report
- on the basis of the words this summary contains.
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- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Steps to reproduce the bug</span>
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- Follow the directions. Be as specific as you can, and include
- all information that you think might possibly be relevant. The
- classic totally useless bug report is, "Gimp crashes. This
- program sucks". There is no hope that the developers can solve
- a problem if they can't tell what it is. If at all possible,
- give a procedure that will reliably reproduce the buggy
- behavior, and give it in enough detail so that a moron could
- follow it.
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- <span class="term">Component</span>
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- Set this to the part of Gimp that the bug affects. You have
- to pick something here, but if you aren't sure, make a guess
- and don't worry about it.
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- <span class="term">Severity</span>
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- In most cases you should either leave this as "Normal" or set
- it to "Enhancement", if it is an enhancement request rather
- than a malfunction. The maintainers will adjust the severity
- if they think it is warranted.
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- <span class="term">Priority, </span>
- <span class="term">Priorité</span>
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- In most cases you should leave this at "Normal", and allow the
- maintainers to adjust it. Setting the priority to "Immediate"
- or "Urgent" usually just manages to annoy people.
- </p>
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- <span class="term">Version</span>
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- Set this to the version of Gimp that you are using.
- Leave the Gnome version unspecified.
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- <span class="term">Operating System</span>
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- Set this to your OS unless you have a very good reason for
- thinking that the bug applies to all operating systems.
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- You can ignore the rest. When you have filled out all of these
- things, press the "Commit" button and your bug report will be
- submitted. It will be assigned a number, which you may want to
- make note of; you will, however, be emailed any time somebody
- makes a comment on your bug report or otherwise alters it, so you
- will receive reminders in any case. You can see the current state
- of your bug report at any time by going to
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org and, at the bottom of the page, in the
- "Actions:" area, entering the bug number and pressing the "Find"
- button.
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- Sometimes it is very helpful to augment a bug report with a
- screenshot or some other type of data. If you need to do this, go
- to the web page for your bug report, click on the link "Create a
- New Attachment", and follow the directions. But please don't do
- this unless you think the attachment is really going to be
- usefulΓÇôand if you need to attach a screenshot, don't make it any
- larger than necessary. Bug reports are likely to remain on the
- system for years, so there is no sense in wasting memory.
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