Update issue tracking with advanced search instructions (#169)

Close #168

03-issue_tracking.Rmd

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ To get a Bugzilla account send an e-mail to `bug-report-request@r-project.org` f
 
 ### Navigating Bugzilla {#Bugzilla}
 
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 An image of the existing home page of Bugzilla is shared below:
 
 ![Screenshot of the existing home page of Bugzilla.](img/bugzilla.png)
@@ -52,3 +51,61 @@ A [quick search](https://bugs.r-project.org/page.cgi?id=quicksearch.html) bar is
 There is also a section for Common Queries on the home page which includes links to bugs reported and changed in the last 24 hours and last 7 days.
 
 ![Screenshot of the Common Queries section on the home page of Bugzilla.](img/commonquery.png)
+
+## Searching for Bugs to Contribute to {#searching}
+
+When presented with a long list of bugs, it can often be a bit demotivating when it's not clear where to start.
+To help with this, you can use the [**Advanced Search**](https://bugs.r-project.org/query.cgi?format=advanced).
+
+![Screenshot of Advanced Search page showing the following fields: Summary, Product, Component, Status, Resolution](img/bugzilla-adv-search-home.png)
+
+This presents several fields that you can use to narrow down your search.
+You can find out what a particular field is by clicking on the header, which will take you to that section in the [**Bug Fields Information Page**](https://bugs.r-project.org/page.cgi?id=fields.html).
+
+The default fields are:
+
+ - [Summary](https://bugs.r-project.org/page.cgi?id=fields.html#short_desc): a short description of the bug
+ - [Product](https://bugs.r-project.org/page.cgi?id=fields.html#product): either R or RTools.
+ - [Component](https://bugs.r-project.org/page.cgi?id=fields.html#component): A specific component of the R toolchain such as Graphics, Documentation, and Models
+ - [Status](https://bugs.r-project.org/page.cgi?id=fields.html#bug_status): The status of open or closed bugs. This will always default to showing open bugs (UNCONFIRMED, CONFIRMED, and IN_PROGRESS)
+ - [Resolution](https://bugs.r-project.org/page.cgi?id=fields.html#resolution): The resolution for closed bugs.
+
+You can select multiple items for each field as well.
+Both **Product** and **Component** are what you navigate through when you go to [**Browse Issues**](https://bugs.r-project.org/describecomponents.cgi).
+
+Below that are further filters that can help you find bugs you might want to work on:
+
+ Detailed Bug Information: Narrow results by the following fields
+ : Comments, URL, Keywords, Deadline, Bug Numbers, Version, Severity, Priority, Hardware, OS 
+ Search By People
+ : Narrow results to a role (i.e. Assignee, Reporter, Commenter, etc.) a person has on a bug 
+ Search By Change History
+ : Narrow results to how fields have changed during a specific time period
+ Custom Search
+ : Didn't find what you're looking for above? This area allows for ANDs, ORs, and other more complex searches.
+
+These will be detailed in the subsections below
+
+
+### Detailed Bug Information {#searching-dbi}
+
+You can use this section to narrow down your search further to filter by things like OS type, R version, Keywords, and Priority.
+
+It can be helpful, for example, to search for bugs labelled with `HELPWANTED`, which indicates bugs that may be suitable for anyone to work on regardless of expertise.
+
+![Screenshot of expanded Detailed Bug Information section showing the following fields: Comment, URL, Keywords (with HELPWANTED entered), Deadline, inclusion/exclusion of bug numbers, Version, Severity, Priority, Hardware, and OS](img/bugzilla-adv-search-detailed-bug-info.png)
+
+
+### Search By People {#searching-sbp}
+
+You can use this to narrow down your search to only include results of a specific person or up to three people who have participated in any component of the bug's discusson.
+
+![Screenshot of expanded Search By People section showing three fields allowing you to enter a person's name who can be any of the bug assignee, the reporter, a CC list member, or a commenter](img/bugzilla-adv-search-search-by-people.png)
+
+
+### Search By Change History {#searching-sbch}
+
+Use this to search for bugs where any of the status fields has been changed (which, depending on the change, could indicate that someone from R-Core has given some attention to the bug).
+This also provides a date range to narrow your search.
+
+![Screenshot of expanded Search by Change History section showing three fields: where ANY of the fields (multi-select list), changed to, and between (dates in YYYY-MM-DD format)](img/bugzilla-adv-search-search-by-change-history.png)