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task #6540: re-use any forms to show error messages

Submitter:  Davi Leal <davi>
Submitted:  Tue 20 Feb 2007 06:25:15 PM UTC
   
 
Should Start On:  Tue 20 Feb 2007 12:00:00 AM UTC Should be Finished on:  Wed 20 Jun 2007 12:00:00 AM UTC
Category:  Optimization Priority:  8
Status:  Done Privacy:  Public
Assigned to:  davi Percent Complete:  100%
Open/Closed:  Closed Effort:  0.00

Sat 05 May 2007 06:22:50 PM UTC, comment #3: 

We will use the feature of the new Klaus' architecture to realize this task.

Reference:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnuherds-app-dev/2007-04/msg00041.html

Davi Leal <davi>
Group administrator
Tue 27 Feb 2007 11:54:10 AM UTC, comment #2: 

Is it convenient to use a library as QuickForm or something similar?.

Davi Leal <davi>
Group administrator
Wed 21 Feb 2007 05:02:45 PM UTC, comment #1: 


> I agree with you.   When errors are raised, maybe we should add an extra
> general-error-message at the top of the page, due to the Qualifications
> and
> JobOffer forms are large and the error message could be 'hidden' at the
> bootom of the page.


Good idea!

Davi Leal <davi>
Group administrator
Tue 20 Feb 2007 06:25:15 PM UTC, original submission:  

Victor Engmark wrote:

> IMO it's better to re-use any forms to show error messages. You can use
> e.g. the Yellow Fade Technique
> <http://www.yourtotalsite.com/archives/javascript/yellowfade_technique_for/>
> and an error message tied to the form field to show what's amiss. That way,
>
>    1. users won't have to remember which fields were wrong (the flashing
>       ones with a prominent error message),
>    2. users won't have to remember what was wrong with the individual
>       fields (the error message will tell them),
>    3. users have one less page to familiarize themselves with, and
>    4. you don't break the back button
>       <http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990530.html>

Davi Leal <davi>
Group administrator

 

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