0012323: Permalink creation does not save top right project filter (near Switch button) - MantisBT

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0012323	mantisbt	filters	public	2010-09-07 12:41	2012-12-10 07:08

Reporter	Amayii	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	tweak	Reproducibility	always
Status	confirmed	Resolution	open
Product Version	1.2.2

Summary	0012323: Permalink creation does not save top right project filter (near Switch button)
Description	Hello, I've created 3 permalinks to list open issues of 3 projects. These are filtered using advanced filter "Project" field. When using a permalink, the "Project" combobox in top right corner is not updated. This is particulary frustrating when having "similar" project, like "My super project A" and "My super project B". Wouldn't a permalink also store which project filter was used at that time?
Steps To Reproduce	1/ Create 2 projects 2/ Create an issue in both project 3/ Create a permalink for each project 3a) Filter on all statuses except "Resolved" and "Closed" 3b) Filter using correct project for each permalink 4/ Set top right combobox "Project" to project 1 5/ Use permalink for project 2, combobox won't update
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papaya 2012-12-09 07:43 reporter ~0034510	This issue can be confirmed here and unfortunately, it makes the great Permalink-Feature unusuable for us. Is there any workaround for this, did anyone yet have a look at this? Thanks!

dregad 2012-12-10 05:23 developer ~0034512	This is because the project tracking (top-right corner) is stored in a cookie, which is not saved in the permalink. Note that I did not test this, but did you try as workaround to specify the target project (in the "advanced filters" mode) ?

papaya 2012-12-10 07:08 reporter ~0034514	Yes, this 'mostly' works ;-) 'Mostly' because we've seen several times that the user looses everything as soon as he changes to the "simple filter" version of the page. So as soon as users shall receive the permalink and are supposed to work with that list on from there, it does not work. Currently, my workaround is using the roadmap for lists I want to hand over, as this is realiable when it comes to the tickets it shows (although it's obviously something completely different than the ticketlist).