[Request] Provide Simplified Links for Bugs

Bug #237153 reported by Greg Grossmeier
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Launchpad itself
Triaged
Low
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Bug Description

Problem:
A bug is reported to package Abba. The bug reporter or someone else references this bug on their blog with the link of the form: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/abba/+bug/38244
However, after triage it is found that the bug is not in Abba, but instead in Baab. After reassignment the URL is now: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/baab/+bug/38244
However, when someone goes to the original URL they are presented with the statement "Bug #38244 is not in baab" along with asking the user if they would like to mark the bug as affecting Abba. This is not only a cluttered interface but creates the situation where a user might additionally assign the bug to Abba needlessly.

Possible Solution:
Create a button labeled "link to this bug" or similar which has a simple pop-up with a highlighted simplified link to that bug. For the above example it would provide the link as "https://launchpad.net/bugs/38244" The interface could be something similar to what Google Maps uses for their "link to this page."

Rationale:
All bugs in Launchpad have a unique number, even across projects. Utilize this feature to provide cleaner and less error prone URLs.

Changed in malone:
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote :

Alternative solution: Have a bug report's URL not include the context at all, unless there is more than one context. So bug 38244's URL would be <https://launchpad.net/bugs/38244>, and moving it from abba to baab wouldn't change this. But if the report was filed against both abba *and* baab, there would be <https://launchpad.net/bugs/38244?in=ubuntu/+source/abba> and <https://launchpad.net/bugs/38244?in=ubuntu/+source/baab>.

I agree with getting rid of the "Also Needs Fixing Here" button. I'd be surprised if it has ever been used appropriately.

Curtis Hovey (sinzui)
Changed in malone:
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
Revision history for this message
Robert Collins (lifeless) wrote :

You can also do 'pad.lv/12345' which is a redirection service Martin Pool setup for Launchpad. I'm going to reopen this one because I regularly see folk with issues in this space.

Changed in malone:
status: Won't Fix → New
Curtis Hovey (sinzui)
Changed in malone:
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Low
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