[tor-project] January User issues and bugs spreadsheet

[Parinishtha Yadav]

Hello everyone!

Here is the spreadsheet link with issues picked up from the previous
month:
https://storm.torproject.org/shared/XuN4uMdY0Y6vm6G1vOZs0bx9mmRtq-MpSgKoa6WSKLJ
(The spreadsheet also contains records of progress on older issues from
Nov/Dec'17. Please navigate to the second and third sheet for January'18.)

These issues have been picked up from various different sources like
IRC, blog comments, stack exchange, reddit and RT. Feel free to reach
out to me in case there are any updates/feedback on the issues listed.

*A brief overview of the updates and progress on issues from Dec/Nov'17
spreadsheet:*

1. Issues listed that were closed/fixed:

  * #24511 <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24511>:
    TorBrowser 7.5 a8 takes multiple minutes to connect
  * #23970 <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/23970> :
    Printing to a file is broken with Linux content sandboxing enabled
  * #24709 <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24709> : Tor
    Browser Error Message 0x80520015 (NS_ERROR_FILE_ACCESS_DENIED) on
    "New Identity" on Windows
  * #24052 <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24052> :
    Streamline handling of file:// resources on OS X and Linux
  * #18947 <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18947> :
    6.0a5 is not starting on OS X if put into /Applications

2. Issues that remain open/ were reopened:

  * #23968 <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/23968>
    (reopened defect): NoScript icon jumps to the right after update
  * #23620 <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/23620> : Tor
    lies about "Optimistically trying directory fetches again"
  * #24136 <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24136> :
    After loading file:// URLs clicking on links is broken on OS X and Linux

3. Many of the user queries and commonly asked doubts from Nov/Dec have
been included in the Support Portal FAQs by the Community Team.

*Themes in the January'18 sheet:*

January saw the release of Tor Browser 7.5, 8.0a1 and most of the listed
items are bugs around these.
There is also some user feedback on UI of the 7.5.
Apart from this, some general queries on installing and connecting,
video streaming and running relays.

Best,
Pari

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