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@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ __But first, please try the following things before creating an issue.__
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### Upgrade to latest version
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Chances are, that the bug you discovered was already fixed in a subsequent
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Chances are that the bug you discovered was already fixed in a subsequent
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version. Thus, before reporting an issue, ensure that you're running the
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[latest version] of Material for MkDocs. Please consult our [upgrade guide] to
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learn how to upgrade to the latest version.
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@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ learn how to upgrade to the latest version.
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!!! warning "Bug fixes are not backported"
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Please understand that only bugs that occur in the latest version of
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Material for MkDocs will be addressed. Also, in order to reduce duplicate
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efforts, fixes cannot be backported to earlier versions.
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Material for MkDocs will be addressed. Also, to reduce duplicate efforts,
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fixes cannot be backported to earlier versions.
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### Remove customizations
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@ -73,32 +73,31 @@ problems.__
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### Search for solutions
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At this stage, we know that the problem persists in the latest version and is
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not caused by any of your customizations. However, it's possible that the issue
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might be the result of a small typo or a syntactical error in a configuration
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file, e.g. `mkdocs.yml`.
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not caused by any of your customizations. However, the problem might result from
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a small typo or a syntactical error in a configuration file, e.g. `mkdocs.yml`.
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Now, before you go through the trouble of creating a bug report, that we
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maintainers close right away with a link to the relevant documentation section
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or another already reported or closed issue or discussion, you can save time for
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Now, before you go through the trouble of creating a bug report that is answered
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and closed right away with a link to the relevant documentation section or
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another already reported or closed issue or discussion, you can save time for
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us and yourself by doing some research:
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1. [Search our documentation] and look for the relevant sections that might
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possibly be related to your problem. If found, make sure that you configured
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1. [Search our documentation] and look for the relevant sections that could
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be related to your problem. If found, make sure that you configured
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everything correctly.[^1]
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[^1]:
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When adding lines to `mkdocs.yml`, make sure you are preserving the
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indentation as mentioned in the documentation, since YAML is a
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indentation as mentioned in the documentation since YAML is a
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whitespace-sensitive language. Many reported issues turn out to be
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configuration errors.
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2. [Search our issue tracker][issue tracker], as another user might already
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1. [Search our issue tracker][issue tracker], as another user might already
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have reported the same problem, and there might even be a known workaround
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or fix for it. Thus, no need to create a new issue.
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3. [Search our discussion board][discussion board] to learn if other users
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are struggeling with similar problems, and work together with our
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great community towards a solution. Many problems are solved here.
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2. [Search our discussion board][discussion board] to learn if other users
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are struggling with similar problems and work together with our great
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community towards a solution. Many problems are solved here.
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__Keep track of all <u>search terms</u> and <u>relevant links</u>, you'll need
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them in the bug report.__[^2]
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@ -111,17 +110,17 @@ them in the bug report.__[^2]
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---
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At this point, when you still haven't found a solution to your problem, we
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encourage you to create an issue, because it's now very likely that you
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stumbled over something we don't know yet. Read the next section to learn
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encourage you to create an issue because it's now very likely that you
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stumbled over something we don't know yet. Read the following section to learn
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how to create a complete and helpful bug report.
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[Search our documentation]: ?q=
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## Issue template
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We have created a new issue template to make the bug reporting process as simple
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as possible and more efficient for the community and for us. It is the result of
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our experience answering and fixing more than 1,600 issues (and counting), and
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We have created a new issue template to make the bug-reporting process as simple
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as possible and more efficient for the community and us. It is the result of
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our experience answering and fixing more than 1,600 issues (and counting) and
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consists of the following parts:
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- [Title]
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@ -157,18 +156,18 @@ can be inferred from the title.
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### Context <small>optional</small> { #context }
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Before describing the bug, you can provide additional context that can be
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helpful to understand what you were trying to achieve. Explain the circumstances
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Before describing the bug, you can provide additional context for us to
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understand what you were trying to achieve. Explain the circumstances
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in which you're using Material for MkDocs, and what you _think_ might be
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relevant. Don't write about the bug here.
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> __Why this might be helpful__: some errors only manifest in specific settings,
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> environments or edge cases, for example when your documentation contains
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> environments or edge cases, for example, when your documentation contains
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> thousands of documents.
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### Bug description
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Now, to the bug you want to report. Provide a clear, focused, specific and
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Now, to the bug, you want to report. Provide a clear, focused, specific, and
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concise summary of the bug you encountered. Explain why you think this is a bug
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that should be reported to Material for MkDocs, and not to one of its
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dependencies.[^3] Adhere to the following principles:
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@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ dependencies.[^3] Adhere to the following principles:
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Sometimes, users report bugs on our [issue tracker] that are caused by one
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of our upstream dependencies, including [MkDocs], [Python Markdown],
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[Python Markdown Extensions] or third-party plugins. A good rule of thumb is
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to change the [`theme.name`][theme.name] to `mkdocs` or `readthedocs`, and
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to change the [`theme.name`][theme.name] to `mkdocs` or `readthedocs` and
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check if the problem persists. If it does, the problem is likely not
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related to Material for MkDocs and should be reported upstream. When in
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doubt, use our [discussion board] to ask for help.
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@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ dependencies.[^3] Adhere to the following principles:
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- __Keep it short and concise__ – if the bug can be precisely explained in one
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or two sentences, perfect. Don't inflate it – maintainers and future users
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will be grateful, having to read less.
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will be grateful for having to read less.
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- __One bug at a time__ – if you encountered several unrelated bugs, please
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create separate issues for them. Don't report them in the same issue, as
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---
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:material-run-fast: __Stretch goal__ – if you found a workaround or a way to fix
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the bug, you can help other users to temporarily mitigate the problem before
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the bug, you can help other users temporarily mitigate the problem before
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we maintainers can fix the bug in our code base.
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> __Why we need this__: in order for us to understand the issue at hand, we
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> need a clear description of the problem and its impact, which is essential
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> __Why we need this__: in order for us to understand the problem, we
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> need a clear description of it and quantify its impact, which is essential
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> for triage and prioritization.
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[MkDocs]: https://www.mkdocs.org
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> __Why we need this__: related links help us better understand what you were
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> trying to achieve and whether sections of our documentation need to be
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> adjusted, extended or overhauled.
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> adjusted, extended, or overhauled.
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[search for solutions]: #search-for-solutions
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@ -237,27 +236,27 @@ make it easier for us maintainers to improve the documentation.
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A minimal reproduction is at the heart of every well-written bug report, as
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it allows us maintainers to quickly recreate the necessary conditions to inspect
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the bug and quickly find its root cause. It's proven fact that issues with
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the bug and quickly find its root cause. It's a proven fact that issues with
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concise and small reproductions can be fixed much faster.
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[:material-bug: Create reproduction][Create reproduction]{ .md-button .md-button--primary }
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---
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After you created the reproduction, you should have a .zip file, ideally not
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After you have created the reproduction, you should have a .zip file, ideally not
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larger than 1 MB. Just drag and drop the .zip file into this field, which will
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automatically upload it to GitHub.
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> __Why we need this__: if an issue contains no minimal reproduction, or just
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> a link to a repositority with thousands of files, the maintainers would need
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> to invest a lot of time into trying to recreate the right conditions to even
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> a link to a repository with thousands of files, the maintainers would need to
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> invest a lot of time into trying to recreate the right conditions to even
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> inspect the bug, let alone fix it.
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!!! warning "Don't share links to repositories"
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While we know that it is good practice among developers to include a link
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While we know that it is a good practice among developers to include a link
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to a repository with the bug report, we currently don't support those in our
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process. The reason is that the reproduction that is automatically
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process. The reason is that the reproduction which is automatically
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produced by the [built-in info plugin] contains all of the necessary
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environment information that is often forgotten to be included.
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@ -275,9 +274,9 @@ run your reproduction, it might not be immediately apparent how we can see
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the bug in action.
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Next, please list the specific steps we should follow when running your
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reproduction to observe the bug. Keep the steps short and concise and make sure
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to not leave anything out. Use simple language as you would explain it to a five
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year old and focus on continuity.
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reproduction to observe the bug. Keep the steps short and concise, and make sure
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not to leave anything out. Use simple language as you would explain it to a
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five-year-old and focus on continuity.
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> __Why we need this__: we must know how to navigate your reproduction in order
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> to observe the bug, as some bugs only occur at certain viewports or in
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[previewing] or [building] your site.
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> __Why we need this__: some bugs only occur in specific browsers or versions.
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> Since now, almost all browser are evergreen, we usually don't need to know the
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> Since now, almost all browsers are evergreen, we usually don't need to know the
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> version in which it occurs, but we might ask for it later. When in doubt, add
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> the browser version as the first step in the field above.
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### Checklist
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Thanks for following the guide, and creating a high quality and complete bug
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Thanks for following the guide and creating a high-quality and complete bug
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report – you are almost done. This section ensures that you have read this guide
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and have worked to your best knowledge to provide us with everything we need to
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know to help you.
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@ -309,7 +308,7 @@ __We'll take it from here.__
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## Incomplete issues
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Please understand, that we reserve us the right to close incomplete issues which
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do not contain minimal reproductions, or do not adhere to the quality standards
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and requirements mentioned in this document. Issues can be reopened, when the
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Please understand that we reserve the right to close incomplete issues which
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do not contain minimal reproductions or do not adhere to the quality standards
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and requirements mentioned in this document. Issues can be reopened when the
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missing information has been provided.
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A reproduction is a simplified version of a bug that demonstrates the specific
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scenario in which the bug occurred. It includes all necessary minimal settings
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and instructions, and should be as simple as possible while still demonstrating
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and instructions and should be as simple as possible while still demonstrating
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the issue.
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## Guide
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We recommend using a [virtual environment], which is an isolated Python runtime.
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If you are in a virtual environment, any packages that you install or upgrade
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will be local to the environment. If you run into problems, you can
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just delete and recreate the environment. It's trivial to set up.
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just delete and recreate the environment. It's trivial to set up:
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- Create a new virtual environment with:
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### Minimal reproduction
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By following the instructions below, you will set up a skeleton project in order
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to create a minimal reproduction. As mentioned above, we recommend using a
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[virtual environment], so create a new folder in your working directory, and
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inside it, a new virtual environment. Next:
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Following the instructions below, you will set up a skeleton project to create
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a reproduction. As mentioned above, we recommend using a [virtual environment],
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so create a new folder in your working directory and a a new virtual environment
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inside it. Next:
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1. As mentioned in our [bug reporting guide], ensure that you're running the
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latest version of Material for MkDocs which might already include a fix for
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latest version of Material for MkDocs, which might already include a fix for
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the bug:
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```
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pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall mkdocs-material
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```
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2. Bootstrap a new documentation project by using the `mkdocs` executable,
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2. Bootstrap a new documentation project using the `mkdocs` executable,
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which you use as a basis for the reproduction. It's essential to create a
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new, empty project for this:
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mkdocs new .
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```
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Start, by adding the [minimal configuration] in `mkdocs.yml`:
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Start by adding the [minimal configuration] in `mkdocs.yml`:
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``` yaml
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theme:
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name: material
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```
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3. Now, only add the necessary settings to `mkdocs.yml`, to keep the
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3. Now, only add the necessary settings to `mkdocs.yml` to keep the
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reproduction minimal. If you are creating a reproduction for a rendering
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bug, create only the necessary amount of Markdown documents. __Repeat this
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step until the bug you want to report can be observed.__
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4. As a last step before packing everything into a .zip file, double check all
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settings and documents if they are essential to the reproduction, which
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4. As a last step, before packing everything into a .zip file, double-check
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all settings and documents if they are essential to the reproduction, which
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means that the bug does not occur when they are omitted. Remove all
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non-essential lines and files.
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### Creating a .zip file
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Material for MkDocs 9.0.0 includes a new plugin that is solely intended for creating
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Material for MkDocs 9.0.0 includes a new plugin solely intended to create
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reproductions for bug reports. When the built-in info plugin is enabled, MkDocs
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will add all relevant files to a .zip, print a summary to the terminal and
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will add all relevant files to a .zip, print a summary to the terminal and
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exit. Add the following lines to `mkdocs.yml`:
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``` yaml
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```
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Now, when running `mkdocs build`, a file called `example.zip` is automatically
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created, containing the minimal reproduction you can now attach to your bug
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created, containing the minimal reproduction you can directly attach to your bug
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report.
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```
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