On 2/24/06, Tom Spear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Something like <h2><font color=red>Please check the AppDB to see if there is > a workaround for a problem you are encountering with a specific > program.</font></h2> should work for all but the main bug submit page, and > there we should put javascript:alert('Please check the AppDB to see if there > is a workaround for a problem you are encountering with a specific > program.'); into the body so that it shows each time they load the page.. > Maybe we could make is a question pop up when they hit the submit button > instead, and if thye hit yes, then it submits the bug, if not, it either > redirects them to the appdb, or back to the bug submit page. > > Hopefully most of you will agree and it will get put in. >
I really don't think this would reduce bug duplicates. For one thing, bugs are bugs and should be filed in the database. Even if there's a workaround in the AppDB that says how to get a program working, it doesn't mean that the underlying issue shouldn't be fixed. I also think that having any kind of popup in the way will just annoy people, and most people will ignore it anyway n0dalus.