Re: Bug#188524: www.debian.org: Reporting page should mention debbugs-el
On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 10:29:23PM +0800, Andrew Shugg wrote:
> > <p>The <code><a href="http://packages.debian.org/stable/utils/reportbug.html";>reportbug</a></code>
> > program can ease filing bugs by guiding you through the bug reporting process
> > step by step.
> > The <kbd>querybts</kbd> tool, available from the same package as
> > <a href="http://packages.debian.org/stable/utils/reportbug.html";>reportbug</a>,
> > provides a convenient text-based interface to the bug tracking system.</p>
> >
> > People skip reading roundabout descriptions, just shove the right bit of
> > information down their throat ASAP :)
>
> Yeah. Why <code> for reportbug and <kbd> for querybts though? They're
> both programs.
I figured because reportbug is both a package and a program... no real
difference, anyhow.
> I think "The querybts tool, which accompanies reportbug, provides..." is
> a nicer way to put it.
I agree, but do you think they'll be able to figure out that "accompany"
means "comes in the same package"? :)
> Isn't it generally better to link to "http://packages.debian.org/package";?
Well, for newbie-proofness, avoiding that one extra step is probably better
here.
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