Bug 426450

Summary:	Using "File a new bug" on the bugzilla search result page leads to a different bug entry form than "New" in the header
Product:	Gentoo Infrastructure	Reporter:	Joe Breuer <gentoo>
Component:	Bugzilla	Assignee:	Bugzilla Admins <bugzilla>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	mgorny
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://bugs.gentoo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Gentoo%20Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Joe Breuer 2012-07-13 13:41:26 UTC

Using the "File a new bug" convenience link on the bugzilla search result page results in a different bug entry form than the "format=guided" version I'm presented with when using the "New" Link in the bugzilla header.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to the gentoo bugzilla page, https://bugs.gentoo.org/

2. Enter search terms in the top search bar leading to no search result, e.g. "pink elephant" (for me that was "emacs parallel" before #426444 was filed.

3. You are presented with an empty search result list, which contains some convenience links: "File a new bug", "Edit this search", "Start a new search".

4. Click on the "File a new bug" link

5. Choose "Gentoo Linux" (anything really, the difference is only visible on the following page)
Actual Results:  
You are taken to https://bugs.gentoo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Gentoo%20Linux

This differs from the bug entry form I was used to.

Expected Results:  
The - for me - apparently "normal" bug report form reached by clicking "New" in the top navigation bar is in a different format:

https://bugs.gentoo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Gentoo%20Linux&format=guided

A significant negative impact of the problem is users unknowingly creating incomplete bug reports.

Comment 1 Michał Górny archtester

2018-09-30 07:16:53 UTC

I suppose this is something we could change.  To be honest, it never occurred to me to be using that link, given that I explicitly prefer the expert interface.