1254635 - Include reverse search order documentation to [help] page

Status: NEW

(Bugzilla :: Documentation, defect)

Description

[Adam Muntner [:adamm] (use NEEDINFO)]

There is a way to have search results always return in inverse order, even though it's not an available option in the UI.  

Two feature requests:

1. Users should be able to find documentation for this on the [help] page. 

2. The "desc" option should be selectable from the search page as a flag (checkbox), next to the "Sort results by:" dropdown.

The only other way to do with is with Javascript, such as a greasemonkey script. This would clean up a user annoyance, reduce the number of queries made against the server, additionally saving users a great deal of time in waiting for responses. 

I filed this as a product bug vs as a BMO bug because this would benefit all Bugzilla users, internal and external to Mozilla. 

See: http://codeverge.com/mozilla.support.bugzilla/search-results-sort-order/1250361

These are added to the end of an search URL, the url  resubmitted, 

&order=bug_severity,priority

&order=bug_id%20desc

Comment 1

[Frédéric Buclin]

(In reply to Adam Muntner [:adamm] from comment #0)
> Two feature requests:

Two feature requests, two bugs. :)

Adding a checkbox in the UI to reverse the list order is already filed as bug 907710.


So let's resummarize to be documentation-specific, though I think fixing bug 907710 would be a better idea than documenting hacks.

Comment 2

[Adam Muntner [:adamm] (use NEEDINFO)]

Thanks, Fredric. I agree about bug 90771. There are a number of workarounds floating around - this one, a couple different Javascript mechanisms. A supported way to set the flag would be more preferable and save users a lot of time.