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+>What's in it for me?</TITLE
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+>The Bugzilla Guide</TH
+></TR
+><TR
+><TD
+WIDTH="10%"
+ALIGN="left"
+VALIGN="bottom"
+><A
+HREF="how.html"
+>Prev</A
+></TD
+><TD
+WIDTH="80%"
+ALIGN="center"
+VALIGN="bottom"
+>Chapter 2. Using Bugzilla</TD
+><TD
+WIDTH="10%"
+ALIGN="right"
+VALIGN="bottom"
+><A
+HREF="usingbz-conc.html"
+>Next</A
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><HR
+ALIGN="LEFT"
+WIDTH="100%"></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><H1
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><A
+NAME="INIT4ME"
+>2.4. What's in it for me?</A
+></H1
+><TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+CELLSPACING="0"
+CELLPADDING="0"
+CLASS="EPIGRAPH"
+><TR
+><TD
+WIDTH="45%"
+>&nbsp;</TD
+><TD
+WIDTH="45%"
+ALIGN="LEFT"
+VALIGN="TOP"
+><I
+><P
+><I
+>Indiana, it feels like we walking on fortune cookies!</I
+></P
+><P
+><I
+>These ain't fortune cookies, kid...</I
+></P
+></I
+></TD
+></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
+HREF="http://landfill.tequilarista.org/bugzilla-tip/query.cgi?GoAheadAndLogIn=1"
+TARGET="_top"
+> Landfill</A
+>.
+ </P
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><H2
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><A
+NAME="ACCOUNTSETTINGS"
+>2.4.1. Account Settings</A
+></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
+>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!
+ </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><H2
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><A
+NAME="EMAILSETTINGS"
+>2.4.2. Email Settings</A
+></H2
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><A
+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
+>
+ </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><A
+NAME="NEWEMAILTECH"
+>2.4.2.2. New Email Technology</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
+> 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.
+ </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.
+ </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><A
+NAME="WATCHSETTINGS"
+>2.4.2.3. "Watching" Users</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
+> 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.
+ </P
+></DIV
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><H2
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><A
+NAME="FOOTERSETTINGS"
+>2.4.3. Page Footer</A
+></H2
+><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
+> 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...
+ </P
+><DIV
+CLASS="TIP"
+><P
+></P
+><TABLE
+CLASS="TIP"
+WIDTH="100%"
+BORDER="0"
+><TR
+><TD
+WIDTH="25"
+ALIGN="CENTER"
+VALIGN="TOP"
+><IMG
+SRC="../images/tip.gif"
+HSPACE="5"
+ALT="Tip"></TD
+><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
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+></DIV
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><H2
+CLASS="SECTION"
+><A
+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.
+ </P
+></DIV
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="NAVFOOTER"
+><HR
+ALIGN="LEFT"
+WIDTH="100%"><TABLE
+WIDTH="100%"
+BORDER="0"
+CELLPADDING="0"
+CELLSPACING="0"
+><TR
+><TD
+WIDTH="33%"
+ALIGN="left"
+VALIGN="top"
+><A
+HREF="how.html"
+>Prev</A
+></TD
+><TD
+WIDTH="34%"
+ALIGN="center"
+VALIGN="top"
+><A
+HREF="index.html"
+>Home</A
+></TD
+><TD
+WIDTH="33%"
+ALIGN="right"
+VALIGN="top"
+><A
+HREF="usingbz-conc.html"
+>Next</A
+></TD
+></TR
+><TR
+><TD
+WIDTH="33%"
+ALIGN="left"
+VALIGN="top"
+>How do I use Bugzilla?</TD
+><TD
+WIDTH="34%"
+ALIGN="center"
+VALIGN="top"
+><A
+HREF="using.html"
+>Up</A
+></TD
+><TD
+WIDTH="33%"
+ALIGN="right"
+VALIGN="top"
+>Using Bugzilla-Conclusion</TD
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