218219 - should be able to specify default format via "format" URL parameter

Status: NEW

(Bugzilla :: Bugzilla-General, enhancement)

Description

[Myk Melez [:myk] [@mykmelez]]

There isn't any way to specify the default format via the "format" URL
parameter.  There should be, because it's needed when the default format changes
for some reason (like when b.m.o makes the "guided" version of the bug entry
form the default for users without "canconfirm" permissions).  In those
situations, it should still be possible to override the change and go back to
the original default (f.e. for the link from Doctor to apply for a CVS account;
see bug 218211).

Bug 149061 would probably solve this problem but is involved.  In the meantime a
much simpler fix is to make something like "__default__" magically mean the
original default format.

Comment 1

[Myk Melez [:myk] [@mykmelez]]

Attachment: how i did it on b.m.o for enter_bug.cgi

Here's how I did it on b.m.o, which is running a version of Bugzilla from last
December.  This probably won't work on more recent installations, and it's a
hack, being just for enter_bug.cgi (we probably want to enable this
functionality for all CGIs).

Comment 2

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

Reassigning bugs that I'm not actively working on to the default component owner
in order to try to make some sanity out of my personal buglist.  This doesn't
mean the bug isn't being dealt with, just that I'm not the one doing it.  If you
are dealing with this bug, please assign it to yourself.

Comment 3

[Chris Herrmann]

I experienced this problem as well. Actually, adding the format=xyz parameter to
the URL works fine only if the user is logged in already.

But when providing to the users a link like
http://myserver.org/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=ABC&format=XYZ they are
required to log in first. After logging in the format=XYZ information is lost. 

(I havn't even tried to use it in combination with a previous registration.)