Description of problem: The "Component Text" field does not "override choice in component selection box" as advertised. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Don't know; one used at redhat Bugzilla at 1200PST Dec 25, 2002 How reproducible: Tried three times with identical results Steps to Reproduce: 1. Try to report a bug in "login" for a Red Hat Phoebe release 2. There is no "login" component; enter "login" in the "Component Text" field 3. Actual results: After clicking "Commit", a "You have to select a component" error message appears. Selecting a "Gnome desktop" component does not help. To report a bug, I had to clear the "login" component text. Expected results: The Component Text field contents should be used for a component name. Additional info:
Whatever you type in the component text box needs to still be a valid component from the list box above. It is primarily intended to be a short cut instead of searching through the sometimes long list. I should document that in the form for people who do not know what that field is for. In your case "login" was not a valid component and is the reason for the error message.
Changed documentation on the enter bug page to better explain this.