1) Is babel available within the virtualenv where bloodhound lives? Or is it globally available? https://mbrownnyc.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/quick-primer-python-virtual-environments/
2) You can look to the local wiki: http://[bloodhound instance]/main/products/[product ID]/wiki/Guide/Tickets As noted there: " - default_component: Name of the component selected by default - default_milestone: Name of the default milestone - default_priority: Default priority value - default_severity: Default severity value - default_type: Default ticket type - default_version: Name of the default version - default_owner: Name of the default owner. If set to the text "< default >" (the default value), the component owner is used. If any of these options are omitted, the default value will either be the first in the list, or an empty value, depending on whether the field in question is required to be set. Some of these can be chosen through the WebAdmin plugin in the "Ticket System" section (others in the [ticket] section in trac.ini). " 3) I agree, this is at the least confusing. I just tossed a response to an earlier thread I had that might expose the owner field to the quick ticket create: http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/bloodhound-user/201503.mbox/browser But Tim's answer (of using Modify Ticket> Status> reassign to> [enter text]) will also work, it seems tedious.