[Bug 1003076] Re: Apport "Other Problem" option needs expanded functionality

[Logan Rosen]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 585454 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/585454

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 585454
   Bad behavior when no PID/program is specified.

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Title:
  Apport "Other Problem" option needs expanded functionality

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  When you slecet the "Other Problem"  from the kind of problem you want
  to report list you recieve a dialog that says

           "You need to specify a package or a PID. See --help for more
  information"

  Here's the problem: 
  1) "ubuntubug -- help" doesn't explain how to get the process ID (PID)
  2)  It makes you think there should be a 'Help' button on the 'No Package Selected' dialog
  3)  

  
  Some solutions:
  1)  The main Apport window should implement the --WIndow option which would allow the user to click on click on any open window to report a bug on that application
  2)   The main Apport window could display the same list of Processes and IDs that the System Monitor window displays - thereby allowing the user to select the appropriate process from the simply by clicking on the Process Name in the window. (see attached image)
  3)   It would be totally awesome if when you could right click on the Process Name in the System Monitor window and get a pop-up menu detailing the proces' properties - that there could be a menu option there called "Report A Bug" that launched apport

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: apport-gtk 2.1-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.4.0-3.7-generic 3.4.0
  Uname: Linux 3.4.0-3-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue May 22 11:46:36 2012
  ExecutablePath: /usr/share/apport/apport-gtk
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120522)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apport
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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