August 8, 2011

Attendees: Eric, Conrad, TomG, Elaine

Action Items

• Scooter will disable the "do not notify modifier" plugin in Trac

Items

1. Discuss components/categories in Chimera Trac tickets
   • Because Trac tickets are searchable, choice of components/categories are not as critical
     • For example, Eric can search for tickets in either "Graphics" or "Core" in an ambiguous case
   • There is no incentive to change the component list
2. Discuss use of keywords in enhancement requests
   • Use of keywords by maintainers of tickets is fine
     • Keywords can simplify report generation
   • Requiring everyone to use keywords is problematic
     • diligence and controlled vocabulary issues will probably make searching more attractive than keywords
3. Discuss Trac behavior issues
   • When searching, do not use camel-cased words because Trac seems to treat them as wiki page lookups instead of searches. Just use all lower-case letters.
   • The "do not notifier modifier" plugin works well except for two problem cases:
     • When Elaine creates a new ticket via the web, she no longer gets e-mail confirmation
     • When Eric accepts a new ticket (rather than assigning it to someone else), he no longer gets e-mail confirmation
     • These missing confirmation messages make the plugin in its current form a cure worse than the disease
     • A simple modification addresses both problem cases: the plugin does nothing when the ticket owner changes
     • Until the change is made, the plugin should be disabled
4. Meeting adjourned