Fast bug reporting from within the app?

[beefontoast]

I think it'd be a good idea to have another option on the left side of the app where the different tabs are... Something like bug report where you can press it, and then there's just one simple free form text field where you can write the issue you're experiencing, and then when you press submit it would send it to GitHub, create an issue, and then put the operating system. Software version number, etc. on there automatically. I have seen this done somewhere with another application, but I can't remember which one, but it was executed quite well and it encouraged more collaboration from users that might not necessarily be that technical.

[cjpais]

Yeah, I agree it would be probably good to do

[MikaKrul]

I think that's a good idea. Instead of the sidebar, maybe we can put it in the About tab, right under the 'View on GitHub' button to keep the menu clean.

To keep it simple for now, clicking the button could open a browser link to a new GitHub issue with the OS, logs and software version pre-filled. Later on, we can always build a direct in-app reporter for users who don't have a GitHub account.

[beefontoast]

Great ideas!

[MikaKrul]

I quickly made some code to test, hope the idea works.

[MikaKrul]

I have worked it out a bit more. I have added some screenshots below showing how I think it can best be implemented.

It uses the Handy bug report template from GitHub. It automatically injects the system info into the template, and there is a checkbox to attach logs. Currently, it generates and opens a link to GitHub in the browser with everything filled in, so the user only has to submit it. The flow can later be changed to use a backend and eliminate the need to open Github at all. This will be a good start.

Do you have any feedback or suggestions for improvement?

[cjpais]

Certainly, open a PR. It will be the best way to get this reviewed, and we can discuss more there. Some of the padding around the buttons in the modal probably needs to be cleaned up. It's not super consistent. I don't know if this is a modal bug or if it's something else. And with including recent logs, there might need to be a warning because it can include transcribed text

[MikaKrul]

I have opened a draft pr: #1748.