@node Bug reports
@unnumberedsec Bug reports
+
+@divClass{heading-center}
+If you have input that results in a crash or wrong output,
+then that is a bug.
+@divEnd
+
@divClass{column-center-top}
@subheading Step 1: Known bugs
-If you have input that results in a crash or an erroneous output,
-then that is a bug. There is a list of current bugs on our google
-bug tracker,
+We may already know about this bug. Check here:
@example
@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list}
@end example
-@warning{Please @strong{DO NOT} add bug reports directly to the
-bug tracker. Once an issue has been added to the tracker, feel
-free to add more information to that report.}
+@warning{Please @strong{DO NOT} add bug reports to the
+bug tracker yourself.}
@divEnd
@divClass{column-left-bottom}
@subheading Step 2: Creating a bug report
-If you have discovered a bug which is not listed, please help us
-by creating a bug report.
+If you have discovered a bug which is not listed,
+please help us by creating a bug report.
-@warning{We only accept bug reports in the form of
-@ref{Tiny examples}. We have very limited resources to deal with
-bug reports, so any non-minimal example will be rejected. Almost
+@warning{We only accept reports in the form of
+@ref{Tiny examples}. We have very limited resources,
+so any non-minimal example will be rejected. Almost
every bug can be demonstrated in four notes or less!}
Here is an example of a good bug report:
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@subheading Step 4: Wait for a response
-Once your bug has been sent to the list, our Bug Squad will
-examine the report. Please allow up to 4 days, as we have a
-limited number of volunteers for this task. They may ask you for
-more information, or may add the report to the tracker and let you
-know what the issue number is.
+Once your bug report has been sent to the list, our Bug Squad will
+examine it; they may ask you for more information. You will be notified
+when the report will be added to the bug tracker. Please allow up to 4 days,
+as we have a limited number of volunteers for this task.
-You may mark the bug so that you automatically receive emails when
+Once a bug has been added to the tracker, you can comment it to add
+more information about it.
+You may also mark the bug so that you automatically receive emails when
any activity on the bug occurs. This requires you have a google
account.
@divEnd