98439 - Don't just choose first option as a default.

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Bugzilla :: Bugzilla-General, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Matthew Tuck [:CodeMachine]]

We need to make sure that default options (ie the first one) are not chosen
where none is sensible.

For example, versions on bug reporting and most options on the bug product
change page.

Comment 1

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

I think what Matty means is that things like version and maybe a few other
fields (OS comes to mind, since the current thinking is that the OS version
shouldn't be reported in the UA sting, and it's already extrement inaccurate for
Macs for that reason) should not have a default value, and the bug entry code
should warn them when they try to enter a bug without setting it.  This will
increase the usefulness of these fields because the user is forced to actually
set them instead of just accepting the default (even though the default may be
wrong)

Is that correct, Matty?

Comment 2

[Matthew Tuck [:CodeMachine]]

That's what I said, yes.  =)

Comment 3

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

We are currently trying to wrap up Bugzilla 2.16.  We are now close enough to
release time that anything that wasn't already ranked at P1 isn't going to make
the cut.  Thus this is being retargetted at 2.18.  If you strongly disagree with
this retargetting, please comment, however, be aware that we only have about 2
weeks left to review and test anything at this point, and we intend to devote
this time to the remaining bugs that were designated as release blockers.

Comment 4

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

Enhancements which don't currently have patches on them which are targetted at
2.18 are being retargetted to 2.20 because we're about to freeze for 2.18. 
Consideration will be taken for moving items back to 2.18 on a case-by-case
basis (but is unlikely for enhancements)

Comment 5

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

Bugzilla 2.20 feature set is now frozen as of 15 Sept 2004.  Anything flagged
enhancement that hasn't already landed is being pushed out.  If this bug is
otherwise ready to land, we'll handle it on a case-by-case basis, please set the
blocking2.20 flag to '?' if you think it qualifies.

Comment 6

[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 7

[Frédéric Buclin]

Severity, priority, platform and OS fields have defaults on purpose. We shouldn't force the user to edit them (aka "make it easy to file a bug"). The target milestone also has a default value, and shouldn't be set by the reporter, most of the time. The version being wrong is not a big deal, and by default, it uses the last used version, which is most of the time accurate as you don't use a new version every day.

So I see no benefit in implementing this RFE.