GNU bug report logs - #20697
25.0.50; Mention `M-x report-emacs-bug' on splash screen

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Message #11 received at 20697 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>, 20697 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20697: 25.0.50;
 Mention `M-x report-emacs-bug' on splash screen
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 02:41:53 +0200

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tags 20697 + patch
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Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

> Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:
>
>> Consider adding `M-x report-emacs-bug' to the splash page.
>> (And consider pointing out the Help menu, on the splash page.)
>>
>> Here is one indication that a new user might not know how to file a
>> bug report: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=20628#284
>>
>>   This is a bug that had annoyed me 4 or 5 years ago when I first used
>>   Emacs, but at that time I didn't really know how to report bugs.
>
> There's already too much verbiage on the splash screen, but perhaps this
> would make sense...

How about the attached patch?

Thanks,
Stefan Kangas

[0001-Add-Reporting-Bugs-link-to-about-screen.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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