(suggestions to) improve issue forms

[Jay-o-Way]

Questions:

• Does "Report issues in our documentation" include MS Learn? Because that has a different repository (cross-references)

Note

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/announcing-a-new-way-to-give-feedback-on-microsoft-learn/ba-p/4027635

Check-list:

• I am using the latest version
• I have searched the online documentation
• I have searched in open issues (remember to try different search terms)
• I have searched in closed issues (there might be a reason)

Report a bug

• check-list
• upload bug report file: required
• "PowerToys auto-update" is not really an installation method

Split New module/function from Enhancement for existing module/function

• check-list

Loc/trans issue

• Make the language-field a list

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General info:

• https://docs.github.com/communities/using-templates-to-encourage-useful-issues-and-pull-requests/configuring-issue-templates-for-your-repository
• https://docs.github.com/issues/planning-and-tracking-with-projects/automating-your-project/using-the-built-in-automations

[htcfreek]

@Jay-o-Way
I am not a friend of to havy checklist usage.

And I think we shouldn't limit the language select in loc issues. And please keep in mind that this would be another list to maintain.

[Aaron-Junker]

Cc: @ethanfangg

[crutkas]

This is due to how github operates. we can drop the link via

PowerToys/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

Line 3 in afcd551

- name: "\U0001F6A8 Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)"

and removing line 3 to 5. Think this was there prior to adding in the security.md file itself

[crutkas]

My philosophy for reporting issues is end user should have the quickest way to do it.

one thing i do strongly think we should do is a variation of what devhome does for reporting bugs and auto fill in critical information:
https://github.com/microsoft/devhome/blob/8aa6717547f766f95c37ac01ee128f2a7e39bb98/settings/DevHome.Settings/Views/FeedbackPage.xaml.cs#L91

it won't pull in logs but we can get a lot of baseline information.

[crutkas]

I'm not opposed to language drop down, should be new issue however w/ help wanted

sample of dropdown:
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/translation_issue.yml?plain=1#L19

where to update:
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/translation_issue.yml?plain=1#L56

[htcfreek]

Regarding the following:

"PowerToys auto-update" is not really an installation method

I know what you mean. But I can imagine that if we remove it, users will wonder what they should coose. We can't expect that user know months/years after installation how they installed it.

[Jay-o-Way]

@crutkas that way to include info in a URL is interesting! Only works with github links, not aka links, right? We'll miss that info if a user goes via GitHub.

[crutkas]

@crutkas that way to include info in a URL is interesting! Only works with github links, not aka links, right? We'll miss that info if a user goes via GitHub.

I think this is just for the security.md

[Jay-o-Way]

@crutkas that way to include info in a URL is interesting! Only works with github links, not aka links, right? We'll miss that info if a user goes via GitHub.

I think this is just for the security.md

I don't understand what that comment is supposed to mean