Status edit widget does not line up over current status when widget bumps top of page

Bug #571413 reported by Bryce Harrington
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
LAZR Javascript Library
Triaged
Low
Unassigned
Launchpad itself
Triaged
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

I've noticed several users have accidentally changed the state of this Fix Released bug to Fix Committed (and then back again)

https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/565981

Looking at the bug, I notice that if you click on 'Fix Released', the popup places 'Fix Committed' right under the mouse. So my guess is that users came to the bug (it's a high visibility bug, linked to from slashdot and elsewhere), and for whatever reason were curious about the fix status so clicked on 'Fix Released', but when they saw the popup they realized it wasn't for whatever they had originally assumed it was for. But then, not knowing how to clear the popup, they clicked on it and the state changed. Immediately realizing their mistake, they changed it back.

Anyway, that's my guess.

I don't have any thoughts on how (or if) it should be fixed, but might be worth looking into as a usability issue.

Tags: lp-bugs
Curtis Hovey (sinzui)
affects: launchpad → malone
Revision history for this message
Deryck Hodge (deryck) wrote :

The experience here could also be improved by fixing bug 561231.

summary: - Usability issue with users mistakenly changing status field
+ Status edit widget does not line up over current status when widget
+ bumps top of page
Changed in malone:
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Low
Paul Hummer (rockstar)
Changed in lazr-js:
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Low
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