Tue 08 Oct 2002 08:13:26 AM UTC, original submission:
If you try to add a link to webtop without giving a protocol (ftp:// , http:// , etc), then you will get a terse feedback:
"Please enter a valid URL"
Is it possible to adhere to good error message standards:
1. What happened (why you got an error)?
2. What can you do to fix it now?
3. How can you avoid it in the future?
In this case:
"It appears that the URL address you typed is incorrect.
Please check that it begins with http:// or ftp:// or other web address protocol you want to use.
Please notice that you cannot just enter web page addressess like:
http://www.myadress.org (BAD)
but that you need to specificy the protocol first:
http://www.myaddress.org (GOOD)"
If you are unsure what is the right protocol for your web address, try copying and pastying the full URL from your web browser."
I KNOW this will add a lot of translation work, so we need to consider this first before adding long document/error message /help strings.
Unfortunately I don't see many options, except adding proper instructions.
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