Question

I noticed that resolved (but open) cases have a Resolve button. Why is that? So users can change the resolution status?

I find it confusing. Users can Edit to change the status, isn't that enough?

Answer 1

The Resolve button is there so you can easily re-resolve a case with a different status.

While the Edit button does allow you to change the status of a resolved case, as you mention, clicking the Edit button puts your focus into the comment textbox, while clicking Resolve focuses the status droplist directly. It's not a huge difference, but it's helpful depending on what you're trying to do. Especially if you're trying to navigate around FogBugz quickly using its keyboard shortcuts.

Answer 2

It's by design, but we disagree enough to fix it using this customization:

name:          Hide re-Resolve
description:   Hides the Resolve buttons for resolved cases
author:        Michel de Ruiter
version:       1.0.0.0

js:

function hideResolve() {
  if ($('.status.resolved').length)
    $('a.resolve').remove();
}
hideResolve();
$(window).on('BugViewChange', hideResolve);