On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 01:32:50 +0200 Alex Lourie <djay...@gmail.com> wrote: >On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Mark Shuttleworth <m...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > >> ajmctaggart wrote: >> >> My question is this, why do we need to login to Launchpad through our web >> browser to report these bugs? I feel it is extremely disruptive, especially >> when something non-essential crashes and Ubuntu asks if I'd like to file a >> bug. Of course I'd like to file a bug! That's what I am supposed to do, >> correct? But this practice makes my work-flow crippled, and it takes quite >> a bit more time than a built in submittal tool. Over the past three days, >> I've gotten tired booting my machine, logging in, something crashes, bug >> report needs to be filed, now I have to go to Firefox. For goodness sake, I >> just need to get into a pdf for work or school! Now that I'm on the >> web...hmm, work or browsing? :) Of course, maybe this is just a poor >> example of me trying to get out of work, but I think you get the point. >> >> From what I can see, this system function is about 85% darn near perfect. >> That last 15% is how the bug is actually placed in the system. Is anyone >> interested in creating a bug reporting mechanism or interface for Launchpad >> that allows a user to submit his Launchpad I.D. and password, and NOT have >> to be moved to firefox to finish the bug submission? >> >> >> It's a damn good question! In general, the meme of "desktop apps talking >> natively to LP" is very cool. We want the Software Center to be able to >> automatically add PPA's you're subscribed to, for example. >> >> The Ubuntu One guys should be delivering an API which lets an app get >> credentials in LP without going via the web. Elliot Murphy would be able to >> connect us to the right person on that team. >> >> Those credentials could then be used to complete the bug submission, >> without hitting the web browser at all. >> >> Mark >> >> > >I think that I am going different route than intended, but should such >integration end with bug submissions? What about asking questions with sort >of a GUI interface to Launchpad Answers directly without a browser? > >How about my launchpad account would be a Jabber account as well? So I could >"chat" with any other Launchpad user using Empathy and already configured >user/password? > >How about my launchpad account would be a StatusNet account as well and I >could participate in real time communications over Launchpad? > >It would be also interesting, for example, if I could get notification that >a bug I've been subscribed to is closed, without hitting the browser. > https://launchpad.net/leonov
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