Bug 465688 - Package list for Fedora is really long would be great to have a faster selection
Summary: Package list for Fedora is really long would be great to have a faster selection
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Bugzilla
Classification: Community
Component: Creating/Changing Bugs
Version: devel
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: David Lawrence
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Blocks: 474289
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-10-05 15:57 UTC by Juergen Bullinger
Modified: 2025-10-16 23:20 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2009-02-02 04:08:14 UTC
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Description Juergen Bullinger 2008-10-05 15:57:48 UTC
Description of problem:
The package list of e.g. fedora is really long. It is not really handleable in a efficient manner in a listbox. It would be nicer to have 

1.) a tree-widget or 
2.) two combos with the first and the second character (like they organize their fedora yum-packages on some web servers)
3.) a listbox like now, a textfield and a search button (you can enter a search string in the entry field, press return and the list is only filled with the items which sattisfy the search. => I guess this could probably be the best alternative

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
current bugzilla version which is used to file fedora-bugs 

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. open https://bugzilla.redhat.com
2. enter a new bug for fedora
3. look at the package list
4. recover from shock
  
Actual results:
not very userfriendly

Expected results:
Package selection is easier

Additional info:

Comment 1 David Lawrence 2008-11-21 20:51:47 UTC
This is an issue and will need to be addressed as the package list will continue to grow undoubtedly.

Comment 2 Noura El hawary 2009-01-27 03:07:26 UTC
Hi Juergen, 

I think that with the current interface of enter_bug.cgi when you file a bug, if you go to the component list box and type the first letters or the full name of the component you are looking for it will actually filter it out for you and you wouldn't need to go through all the list to find what you want, so it works as a search box for component name. Please try that and let us know if it works good for you, also there is a new bugzilla package getting pushed live for bugzilla this Thursday that will result in some performance enhancements when entering a bug against large component list products like fedora.

Noura


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