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>&#13;    Once logged in, you can customize various aspects of
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>&#13;        This tab allows you to change several default settings of Bugzilla.
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>&#13;            Bugzilla's general appearance (skin) - select which skin to use.
            Bugzilla supports adding custom skins.
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>&#13;            Quote the associated comment when you click on its reply link - sets
            the behavior of the comment "Reply" link. Options include quoting the
            full comment, just reference the comment number, or turn the link off.
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>&#13;            After changing a bug - This controls what page is displayed after
            changes to a bug are submitted. The options include to show the bug
            just modified, to show the next bug in your list, or to do nothing.
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>&#13;            When viewing a bug, show comments in this order -
            controls the order of comments. Options include "Oldest
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            bug description at the top".
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            whether a quip will be shown on the Bug list page.
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><P
>&#13;        This tab allows you to enable or disable email notification on
        specific events.
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><P
>&#13;        In general, users have almost complete control over how much (or
        how little) email Bugzilla sends them. If you want to receive the
        maximum amount of email possible, click the <SPAN
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>"Enable All 
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> button. If you don't want to receive any email from
        Bugzilla at all, click the <SPAN
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>&#13;          A Bugzilla administrator can stop a user from receiving
          bugmail by clicking the <SPAN
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>"Bugmail Disabled"</SPAN
> checkbox
          when editing the user account. This is a drastic step
          best taken only for disabled accounts, as it overrides 
          the user's individual mail preferences.
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>&#13;        There are two global options -- <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Email me when someone
        asks me to set a flag"</SPAN
> and <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Email me when someone
        sets a flag I asked for"</SPAN
>. These define how you want to
        receive bugmail with regards to flags. Their use is quite
        straightforward; enable the checkboxes if you want Bugzilla to
        send you mail under either of the above conditions.
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><P
>&#13;        If you'd like to set your bugmail to something besides
        'Completely ON' and 'Completely OFF', the
        <SPAN
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>"Field/recipient specific options"</SPAN
> table
        allows you to do just that. The rows of the table
        define events that can happen to a bug -- things like
        attachments being added, new comments being made, the
        priority changing, etc. The columns in the table define
        your relationship with the bug:
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>&#13;            Reporter - Where you are the person who initially
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>&#13;            Assignee - Where you are the person who has been
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>&#13;            QA Contact - You are one of the designated
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>&#13;            CC - You are on the list CC List for the bug.
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>&#13;            Voter - You have placed one or more votes for the bug.
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>&#13;        To fine-tune your bugmail, decide the events for which you want
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        the time (enable the checkbox for every column), or only when
        you have a certain relationship with a bug (enable the checkbox
        only for those columns). For example: if you didn't want to
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        When you enter one or more comma-delineated user accounts (usually email
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        change projects or users go on holiday.
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>&#13;          The ability to watch other users may not be available in all
          Bugzilla installations. If you don't see this feature, and feel
          that you need it, speak to your administrator.
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>&#13;        Each user listed in the <SPAN
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>&#13;      On this tab you can view and run any Saved Searches that you have
      created, and also any Saved Searches that other members of the group
      defined in the "querysharegroup" parameter have shared. 
      Saved Searches can be added to the page footer from this screen. 
      If somebody is sharing a Search with a group she or he is allowed to
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>, the sharer may opt to have
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>On this tab, you can change your basic account information,
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      reasons, in order to change anything on this page you must type your
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>&#13;      This is a purely informative page which outlines your current
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> 
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><P
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><DT
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>&#13;        For more information on how permissions work in Bugzilla (i.e. who can
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