[Bug 16169] New: Add field for changes to default winecfg settings to AppDB test report form

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16169

Summary: Add field for changes to default winecfg settings to
                    AppDB test report form
           Product: WineHQ Apps Database
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: appdb-unknown
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]

The AppDB test report form currently does not have a specific field to list
changes made to default winecfg settings. Reporters can, of course, use the
extra comments section for this, but many forget or don't bother, and even when
they do, the information may be buried amongst a number of comments. This
causes confusion amongst users (esp. new ones) who expect an app to work well
based on a gold rating, but may not realize that it requires some tweaking.

Adding a separate field would remind reporters to include this information, and
highlight it for readers. This field could also be used to automatically
restrict platinum ratings to the stated definition of "no changes required in
winecfg."

[Bug 16169] Add field for changes to default winecfg settings to AppDB test report form

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16169

Austin English  changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Austin English   2008-11-23 03:10:10 ---
Agreed.

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nathan.n  changed:

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Ken Sharp  changed:

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Austin English  changed:

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--- Comment #2 from Austin English  2012-02-23 15:19:54 CST ---
Removing deprecated 'All' Platform/OS.

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Robert Walker  changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Robert Walker  ---
Is this feature planned to be implemented? I think it would be a big
improvement for users browsing the test submissions...

It would be useful if the field included winetricks usage (when used to install
Windows libraries) as well.

[Bug 16169] Add field for changes to default winecfg settings to AppDB test report form

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16169

Rosanne DiMesio  changed:

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      Fixed by SHA1|                            |4a1506322966340d3ad42151ffa
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|---                         |FIXED

--- Comment #4 from Rosanne DiMesio  ---
A Workarounds section has been added to the test report form, consisting of a
yes/no question and a textarea for details if the answer is yes.

The answers are checked against the rating given; users are prevented from
submitting a test report with a Platinum rating if workarounds are reported
used, or a Gold rating without specifying the workarounds.

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Rosanne DiMesio  changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Rosanne DiMesio  ---
Closing fixed AppDB bug.

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Zebediah Figura  changed:

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--- Comment #6 from Zebediah Figura  ---
This may not be the best place to ask this, but, do we really want to limit
rating to a default Windows version? There are some older apps that don't work
on modern versions of Windows and therefore can't be expected to work on Wine's
default of Windows 7, but run without a problem when the version is manually
set to be older—as an example, Tomb Raider 3-4 (the relevant bug being #42175).

I don't disagree with having such a restriction when it comes to DLL overrides,
or even when the program works on Windows 7 but not Wine 7; but, if the program
works on Windows 95 but not 7 and Wine matches that behaviour, I'm not sure the
game doesn't deserve platinum.

[Bug 16169] Add field for changes to default winecfg settings to AppDB test report form

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16169

--- Comment #7 from Rosanne DiMesio  ---
(In reply to Zebediah Figura from comment #6)
> This may not be the best place to ask this, but, do we really want to limit
> rating to a default Windows version?

We don't. The question for the Workaround field is very clear about that: "Were
any workarounds used for problems that do not exist in Windows?"