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[Nicholas Skaggs <nicholas.skaggs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/12/2014 05:22 PM, Alexander Langanke wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am not sure if this is the appropriate place to ask, please be so 
> kind to redirect me if it isn't.
>
> I recently installed the Windows 10 technical preview on my windows 
> machine and have played around with OS X Betas in the past and really 
> liked the feedback apps they both have and the insider hub that 
> windows 10 recently recieved.
>
> Why don't we build something similar for Ubuntu? We have apport as a 
> bug info collecting tool with no real GUI and no feedback tool 
> whatsoever (that I am aware of). The Ubuntu Test Cases could get some 
> more stagetime as well.
If you search for 'feedback' in the store you will find a simple qml app 
I made that allows you to submit feedback at least. It's primary purpose 
was for beta testing and the feedback is collated into a simple form. 
The UI might at least prompt some thoughts. In addition, look for and 
check out the checkbox application in the store. These two are the 
closest apps I can think of that align with what you are after. That 
said, automatic crash reporting is occurring and some others can jump in 
and talk more about that than I can.
> Do plans for something like this exist? If not, and you deem this a 
> not useless/obsolete idea, what would be the preferred way to start? A 
> native App or a web app that integrates the relevant launchpad sites 
> or perhaps a scope?
Is the goal of the feedback application to provide bug reports? Report 
on usability issues? Prompt for manual tests? All of the above? I'm 
certainly keen to hear ideas on any of these types of tools, but I want 
to be clear what you are trying to solve. Things get murky quite quickly 
and it makes it hard to nail down what problem you want to solve.
> What do you think?
I love the enthusiasm and willingness to help fill the void :-)
> I am a beginner in c++ but have some skills and experience in python, 
> php and HTML and would be willing to work on this if I can get a 
> little guidance here and there.
I would suggest / surmise an app like this would be c++ with a qml frontend.

Nicholas