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= Using Trac With QGIS =
This page summarizes how to use Trac with QGIS and provides links to specific information about features and operating procedures.
== Login ==
Its important to login if you are a developer or intend to contribute code in the form of patches. If you just want to submit a bug you don't need an account. Use [https://svn.qgis.org/trac/login] to login (https is required).

== Email Notification ==
If you want notification of all issues and project events, subscribe to the Qgis-trac mailing list at

http://lists.qgis.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/qgis-trac.

You can set your options to ''digest'' if you find the amount of email per day to be too large.

== Tickets ==
Tickets are used to report bugs, request enhancments, and assign tasks. Trac is more than a bug reporting system. Tickets can be associated with a [https://svn.qgis.org/trac/roadmap QGIS Milestone], allowing you to see progress towards completion. Completion of a Milestone not only requires closing bugs, but completing other tasks releated to a release such as documentation, web site updates, packaging, and announcements.
=== Reporting a Bug ===
Before filing a bug, review the currently open tickets to make sure that you aren't creating a duplicate. If you have additional information on an issue, you can add it to the ticket.

To report a bug, choose ''New Ticket'' from the menu bar.

Important information needed when filing a bug:
 * Your email or username -  If you have a login your user name will be automatically supplied. If not, please provide your email address so we can contact you for further information and follow-ups.
 * Type - choose bug from the drop-down list
 * Full description - Provide a full description of the problem including steps to repeat it
 * Priority - provide an estimate of the severity of the problem
 * Component - Choose the aspect of the application that is most closely associated with the problem
 * Milestone - If this issue affects a particular Milestone in the project choose it from the drop-down list
 * Version of QGIS this issue affects
 * Platform - Choose the platform you are using
 * Platform Version - provide the version of your platform. This may be a number or name. Here are some examples of Platform and Platform version pairs, separated by a dash:
   * Debian - Sarge
   * OS X - 10.4
   * Windows - XP
   * Fedora - Core 5


=== Color Coding ===
The background color of a ticket (bug, enchancement, etc) is color coded in reports by Priority:
 * Red - blocker
 * Yellow - critical
 * White - major
 * Cyan - minor