Re: Inkscape can be extremely frustrating

Speaking as a software developer myself, I can say that wordiness in bug
reports, although not a "problem" as such, can sometimes act as a
deterrent. It's the same reason that "me too" comments on bug reports are
discouraged. Generally it's a lot easier for a developer to get to work on
an issue that succinctly describes the nature of the problem, and the
proposed remedy, rather than one that requires reading through a longer
discussion, possibly having to pick out relevant parts from multiple
comments.

Most developers I work with prefer the short, easy to follow bug reports
over those that require a greater investment of time to read and
understand. I'm not saying there's anything *wrong* with longer reports -
sometimes the discussions are essential to get to the bottom of an issue -
but if the discussions don't directly add to the developer's understanding
of the issue or solution then they can sometimes be a distraction.

But my reply was just a response to Maren asking if there was already a bug
report. As I said, I'm happy to just add my extra suggestion to the end of
the existing one, *or* to add a new report *if* that would be preferred.
But that "if" is someone else's call to make.

Mark


On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 10:04 PM, brynn <[email protected]> wrote:

> I don't think the "wordiness" is a problem, personally.  But if you think
> it is, you could always make a concise comment to summarize everything,
> including your additional idea.
>
> Or of course, you're welcome to make a whole new report if you like.
>
> brynn
>

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