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# Component

There are three sections to fill in here:

Component

  The product selected will have one or more components to it. If there is only one component (typically a general component), click on it. If there are several components, select the most likely-looking one.

Version

  This is the version number for the program or package you're reporting a bug in. It may already be filled in. If not, find out through the package's `About` box and fill it in here.

Severity

  This is the severity of the bug, as you feel it. There are several choices in decreasing order:

  1. An enhancement bug is a request for enhancement rather than a bug describing a problem. "It would be nice if.."

  2. A trivial bug is precisely that: trivial. It is typically a cosmetic problem such as misspelt words or misaligned text.

  3. A minor bug involves either a minor loss of function, or a larger problem but one which has an easy workaround.

  4. A normal bug is the typical sort of bug. This is the default, and probably won't need increasing.

  5. A major bug involves a major loss of function.

  6. A critical bug is one which involves a crash, a severe memory leak, or loss of data.

  7. A blocker bug is rare and usually assigned as a blocker by a developer. It is a bug which stops other things being fixed and which must be fixed before other bugs can be closed.

When all three sections are filled in, the Next will become un-greyed out, and you can continue.

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