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authorbarnboy%trilobyte.net <>2001-08-22 12:44:14 +0200
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Big checkin of docs to resolve every
known outstanding doc bug! Yay release. Still many things to fix. Aren't there always?
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<HTML
><HEAD
><TITLE
->What's in it for me?</TITLE
+>Where can I find my user preferences?</TITLE
><META
NAME="GENERATOR"
CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.61
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ CLASS="SECTION"
CLASS="SECTION"
><A
NAME="INIT4ME"
->2.4. What's in it for me?</A
+>2.4. Where can I find my user preferences?</A
></H1
><TABLE
BORDER="0"
@@ -101,15 +101,13 @@ VALIGN="TOP"
></TR
></TABLE
><P
-> Customized User Preferences offer tremendous versatility to
- your individual Bugzilla experience.
- Let's plunge into what you can do! The first step is to click
- the "Edit prefs" link at the footer of each page once you
- have logged in to
- <A
+> Customized User Preferences offer tremendous versatility to your
+ individual Bugzilla experience. Let's plunge into what you can
+ do! The first step is to click the "Edit prefs" link at the
+ footer of each page once you have logged in to <A
HREF="http://landfill.tequilarista.org/bugzilla-tip/query.cgi?GoAheadAndLogIn=1"
TARGET="_top"
-> Landfill</A
+> Landfill</A
>.
</P
><DIV
@@ -122,16 +120,29 @@ NAME="ACCOUNTSETTINGS"
></H2
><P
> On this page, you can change your basic Account Settings,
- including your password and full name.
- For security reasons, in order to change anything on this page you
- must type your <EM
+ including your password and full name. For security reasons,
+ in order to change anything on this page you must type your
+ <EM
>current</EM
->
- password into the "Old Password" field.
- If you wish to change your password, type the new password you
- want into the "New Password" field and again into the "Re-enter
- new password" field to ensure
- you typed your new password correctly. Select the "Submit" button and you're done!
+> password into the <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Old
+ Password"</SPAN
+> field. If you wish to change your
+ password, type the new password you want into the <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"New
+ Password"</SPAN
+> field and again into the <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Re-enter
+ new password"</SPAN
+> field to ensure you typed your new
+ password correctly. Select the <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Submit"</SPAN
+> button
+ and you are done.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
@@ -150,78 +161,30 @@ CLASS="SECTION"
NAME="NOTIFICATION"
>2.4.2.1. Email Notification</A
></H3
-><DIV
-CLASS="NOTE"
><P
-></P
-><TABLE
-CLASS="NOTE"
-WIDTH="100%"
-BORDER="0"
-><TR
-><TD
-WIDTH="25"
-ALIGN="CENTER"
-VALIGN="TOP"
-><IMG
-SRC="../images/note.gif"
-HSPACE="5"
-ALT="Note"></TD
-><TD
-ALIGN="LEFT"
-VALIGN="TOP"
-><P
-> The email notification settings described below have been obsoleted in Bugzilla 2.12, and
- this section will be replaced with a comprehensive description of the amazing array of
- new options at your disposal. However, in the meantime, throw this chunk out the window
- and go crazy with goofing around with different notification options.
- </P
-></TD
-></TR
-></TABLE
-></DIV
-><P
-> Ahh, here you can reduce or increase the amount of email sent you from Bugzilla!
- In the drop-down "Notify me of changes to", select one of
- <P
-></P
-><TABLE
-BORDER="0"
-><TBODY
-><TR
-><TD
-><EM
->All qualifying bugs</EM
->: sends you every change to every bug
- where your name is somewhere on it, regardless of who changed it.</TD
-></TR
-><TR
-><TD
-><EM
->Only those bugs which I am listed in the CC line</EM
->: prevents
- you from receiving mail for which you are the reporter,'
- owner, or QA contact. If you are on the CC
- list, presumably someone had a <EM
->good</EM
->
- reason for you to get the email.</TD
-></TR
-><TR
-><TD
-><EM
->All qulifying bugs except those which I change</EM
->:
- This is the default, and
- a sensible setting. If someone else changes your bugs, you will get emailed,
- but if you change bugs
- yourself you will receive no notification of the change.</TD
-></TR
-></TBODY
-></TABLE
-><P
-></P
->
+> Here you can reduce or increase the amount of email sent you
+ from Bugzilla. Although this is referred to as
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Advanced Email Filtering Options"</SPAN
+>, they are,
+ in fact, the standard email filter set. All of them are
+ self-explanatory, but you can use the filters in interesting
+ ways. For instance, some people (notably Quality Assurance
+ personnel) often only care to receive updates regarding a
+ bug when the bug changes state, so they can track bugs on
+ their flow charts and know when it is time to pull the bug
+ onto a quality assurance platform for inspection. Other
+ people set up email gateways to
+ <A
+HREF="bonsai.html"
+>Bonsai, the Mozilla automated CVS management system</A
+> or <A
+HREF="tinderbox.html"
+>Tinderbox, the Mozilla automated build management system</A
+>, and
+ restrict which types of Bugzilla information are fed to
+ these systems..
</P
></DIV
><DIV
@@ -253,27 +216,30 @@ ALT="Note"></TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
><P
-> This option may not be available in all Bugzilla installations, depending upon
- the preferences of the systems administrator responsible for the setup of your Bugzilla.
- However, if you really want this functionality, ask her to "enable newemailtech
- in Params"
- and "make it the default for all new users", referring her to the Administration section
- of this Guide.
+> This option may not be available in all Bugzilla
+ installations, depending upon the preferences of the
+ systems administrator responsible for the setup of your
+ Bugzilla. However, if you really want this functionality,
+ ask her to "enable newemailtech in Params" and "make it
+ the default for all new users", referring her to the
+ Administration section of this Guide.
</P
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
></DIV
><P
-> Disregard the warnings about "experimental and bleeding edge"; the code to handle email
- in a cleaner manner than that historically used for Bugzilla is
- quite robust and well-tested now.
+> Disregard the warnings about "experimental and bleeding
+ edge"; the code to handle email in a cleaner manner than
+ that historically used for Bugzilla is quite robust and
+ well-tested now.
</P
><P
-> I recommend you enable the option, "Click here to sign up (and risk any bugs)".
- Your email-box
- will thank you for it. The fundamental shift in "newemailtech" is away from standard UNIX
- "diff" output, which is quite ugly, to a prettier, better laid-out email.
+> I recommend you enable the option, "Click here to sign up
+ (and risk any bugs)". Your email-box will thank you for it.
+ The fundamental shift in "newemailtech" is away from
+ standard UNIX "diff" output, which is quite ugly, to a
+ prettier, better laid-out email.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
@@ -305,20 +271,25 @@ ALT="Note"></TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
><P
-> This option may not be available in all Bugzilla installations, depending upon
- the preferences of the systems administrator responsible for the setup of your Bugzilla.
- However, if you really want this functionality, ask her to "enable watchers in Params".
+> This option may not be available in all Bugzilla
+ installations, depending upon the preferences of the
+ systems administrator responsible for the setup of your
+ Bugzilla. However, if you really want this functionality,
+ ask her to "enable watchers in Params".
</P
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
></DIV
><P
-> By entering user email names into the "Users to watch" text entry box, delineated by commas,
- you can watch bugs of other users. This powerful functionality enables seamless transitions
- as developers change projects, managers wish to get in touch with the issues faced by their
- direct reports, or users go on vacation. If any of these three situations apply
- to you, you will undoubtedly find this feature quite convenient.
+> By entering user email names into the "Users to watch" text
+ entry box, delineated by commas, you can watch bugs of other
+ users. This powerful functionality enables seamless
+ transitions as developers change projects, managers wish to
+ get in touch with the issues faced by their direct reports,
+ or users go on vacation. If any of these three situations
+ apply to you, you will undoubtedly find this feature quite
+ convenient.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
@@ -351,20 +322,24 @@ ALT="Note"></TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
><P
-> By default, this page is quite barren. However, go explore the Query Page some more; you will
- find that you can store numerous queries on the server, so if you regularly run a particular query
- it is just a drop-down menu away. On this page of Preferences, if you have many stored
- queries you can elect to have them always one-click away!
+> By default, this page is quite barren. However, go explore
+ the Query Page some more; you will find that you can store
+ numerous queries on the server, so if you regularly run a
+ particular query it is just a drop-down menu away. On this
+ page of Preferences, if you have many stored queries you can
+ elect to have them always one-click away!
</P
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
></DIV
><P
-> If you have many stored queries on the server, here you will find individual drop-downs for each
- stored query. Each drop-down gives you the option of that query appearing on the footer of every
- page in Bugzilla! This gives you powerful one-click access to any complex searches you may set up,
- and is an excellent way to impress your boss...
+> If you have many stored queries on the server, here you will
+ find individual drop-downs for each stored query. Each
+ drop-down gives you the option of that query appearing on the
+ footer of every page in Bugzilla! This gives you powerful
+ one-click access to any complex searches you may set up, and
+ is an excellent way to impress your boss...
</P
><DIV
CLASS="TIP"
@@ -387,13 +362,18 @@ ALT="Tip"></TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
><P
->By default, the "My Bugs" link appears at the bottom of each page. However, this query
- gives you both the bugs you have reported, as well as those you are assigned. One of the most
- common uses for this page is to remove the "My Bugs" link, replacing it with two other queries,
- commonly called "My Bug Reports" and "My Bugs" (but only referencing bugs assigned to you). This
- allows you to distinguish those bugs you have reported from those you are assigned. I commonly
- set up complex Boolean queries in the Query page and link them to my footer in this page. When
- they are significantly complex, a one-click reference can save hours of work.</P
+>By default, the "My Bugs" link appears at the bottom of
+ each page. However, this query gives you both the bugs you
+ have reported, as well as those you are assigned. One of
+ the most common uses for this page is to remove the "My
+ Bugs" link, replacing it with two other queries, commonly
+ called "My Bug Reports" and "My Bugs" (but only referencing
+ bugs assigned to you). This allows you to distinguish those
+ bugs you have reported from those you are assigned. I
+ commonly set up complex Boolean queries in the Query page
+ and link them to my footer in this page. When they are
+ significantly complex, a one-click reference can save hours
+ of work.</P
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
@@ -408,11 +388,12 @@ NAME="PERMISSIONSETTINGS"
>2.4.4. Permissions</A
></H2
><P
-> This is a purely informative page which outlines your current permissions on
- this installation of Bugzilla. If you have permissions to grant certain permissions to
- other users, the "other users" link appears on this page as well as the footer.
- For more information regarding user administration, please consult the Administration
- section of this Guide.
+> This is a purely informative page which outlines your current
+ permissions on this installation of Bugzilla. If you have
+ permissions to grant certain permissions to other users, the
+ "other users" link appears on this page as well as the footer.
+ For more information regarding user administration, please
+ consult the Administration section of this Guide.
</P
></DIV
></DIV