It could be placed in the Bug submission guidelines. @yorik: are you listening?triplus wrote: P.S. Where (and how) to put visual flow chart created in this thread to better facilitate reporting bugs. That likely is a more interesting question.
[Solved] Request for collaboration: Creating a visual flow chart for reporting bugs
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Re: Request for collaboration: Creating a visual flow chart for reporting bugs
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Re: Request for collaboration: Creating a visual flow chart for reporting bugs
I agree. It feels like a good place for the chart. As there is a lot of text in that thread and i do imagine motivation to read it all isn't always high. Simple chart on top therefore could increase the motivation.chrisb wrote:It could be placed in the Bug submission guidelines
Re: Request for collaboration: Creating a visual flow chart for reporting bugs
As a reader I would hope that even a known issue is eventually fixed - as a motivation _not_ to raise duplicates. Added that edge ...
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digraph finite_state_machine {
rankdir=LR
node [style = rounded, shape=box]
subgraph cluster_1 {
color=black
1[ label = "search tracker and forum\nwhether already reported"];
2[ label = "add information to forum\ndiscussion and tracker" ];
3[ label = "start discussion in\nthe forum" ];
4[ label = "create issue in the tracker with\nlink to forum discussion" ];
}
node [ fillcolor=darkseagreen, style="rounded,filled"]
5[ label = "fix" ];
6[ label = "close ticket" ];
1->3 [ label = "no" ];
1->2 [ label = "yes" ] ;
3->4 [ label = "issue to be reported" ];
2->5
4->5
5->6;
}
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Re: Request for collaboration: Creating a visual flow chart for reporting bugs
I started with a much more complicated diagram, which I stripped down and down. Finally, to simplify it even further, I had the complicated thought that if the original issue gets fixed the users add-on - which is in the same ticket - gets fixed too.
I didn't think of the important user's motivation, so here is my version modified. The only difference to your's is the layout, consuming as little height as possible.
I didn't think of the important user's motivation, so here is my version modified. The only difference to your's is the layout, consuming as little height as possible.
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Re: Request for collaboration: Creating a visual flow chart for reporting bugs
I was reading the thread from the beginning and when your elegant proposal came up it made me smile. I appreciate not so much its squeezed layout, rather the concise logic of your workflow. Good job!
Re: Request for collaboration: Creating a visual flow chart for reporting bugs
Thank you, the squeezed layout was meant to serve as kind of a banner on top of the page of the ticket system or the How To page - hoping that people will follow the process.CADennis wrote:I was reading the thread from the beginning and when your elegant proposal came up it made me smile. I appreciate not so much its squeezed layout, rather the concise logic of your workflow. Good job!
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Re: Request for collaboration: Creating a visual flow chart for reporting bugs
Hi @chrisb.
I feel that changing the existing chart can always be done in the future if it will make sense. As for putting the chart in use. Just add your contribution here:
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5236
As a new reply. And if you have Wiki editing rights find a good spot where it should be placed at and that is that. As for the Mantis. Likely code modifications would need to happen to be placed properly and that is unrealistic goal for now.
I feel that changing the existing chart can always be done in the future if it will make sense. As for putting the chart in use. Just add your contribution here:
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5236
As a new reply. And if you have Wiki editing rights find a good spot where it should be placed at and that is that. As for the Mantis. Likely code modifications would need to happen to be placed properly and that is unrealistic goal for now.
Re: Request for collaboration: Creating a visual flow chart for reporting bugs
This is a good idea, opencascade has such a graph on top of their tracker: https://tracker.dev.opencascade.org/my_view_page.php
Re: Request for collaboration: Creating a visual flow chart for reporting bugs
I could add a post at the bottom but I am afraid it would be pretty useless down there. The further down, the less people recognize it. Yorik, if you don't mind: I think a good place is at the top your post.yorik wrote:This is a good idea, opencascade has such a graph on top of their tracker: https://tracker.dev.opencascade.org/my_view_page.php
Please let me know if I should add it at the bottom anyway.
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Re: Request for collaboration: Creating a visual flow chart for reporting bugs
Done!chrisb wrote:Yorik, if you don't mind: I think a good place is at the top your post.