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To: Robert Treat <[email protected]>
Cc: Tom Lane <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Wrong version number on bug form (again) (still)
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:52:35 -0300 (ADT)
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On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, Robert Treat wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-08-11 at 17:28, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Robert Treat <[email protected]> writes:
>>> On Wed, 2004-08-11 at 14:55, Tom Lane wrote:
>>>> Actually I wonder that we shouldn't get rid of the popup and
>>>> just make the version a text entry field.
>>
>>> I am guessing the concern is that this forces people to pick something
>>> rather than not reporting a version at all. (Note, this isn't an
>>> objection to the idea, I'm rather ambivalent myself)
>>
>> That was probably the idea, but there is no guarantee that they'll pick
>> the right thing anyway. And if the box doesn't *offer* the right thing
>> then it's actively hurting the cause. I think on balance it's a loss.
>>
>
> Anyone else want to weigh in before I change it to an empty text box?
Only suggest, based on your thought about forcing something ... make it a
required field ...
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