[Design] [Cosmo] Error messages review

[Mimi Yin]

Hi mde,

Thanks for compiling these for me. Are also able to tell me what the  
button choices are for these error dialogs? Is it always just [Close]?

I will work on the visual treatment next, while we iron out wording  
on the list.

:o) Mimi

On Jan 23, 2007, at 3:29 PM, Matthew Eernisse wrote:

> Here are the error strings currently in use in the PIM:
>
> General validation errors
>
> Date must be in the following format: mm/dd/yyyy (ex. 05/01/2006).

Date format error: Dates must be entered in the following format: mm/ 
dd/yyyy. For example: 05/01/2006.
Question: Shouldn't it be 5/1/2006?

> Month must be between 1 and 12.

Date format error: The month value must be between 1 and 12.

> Day must be between 1 and 31.

Date format error: For March, the date value must be between 1 and 31.
Question: Does they vary depending on the month?

> Too many days for February of that year.

Date format error: For February of 2007, the date value must be  
between 1 and 28.

> Time must be in the following format: hh:mm (ex. 4:35).

Time format error: Times must be entered in the following format:  
hh:mm. For example: 04:35
Question: Does it need to be 04:35 or 4:35 works too. Is that true of  
mm/dd/yyyy as well?

> Hour must between 1 and 12.
Time format error: The hour value must be between 1 and 12.

> Minutes must between 00 and 59.
Time format error: The minutes value must be between 00 and 59
Question: Should it be 0 and 50?


>
> Signup errors
>
> There was an error in the form input.

There was an error in the sign-up form.
Question: When/where does this show up? Is it ever plural? There were  
3 errors in the sign-up form.

> This field requires a minimum length.

Question: Should we say what the minimum is and what the field is?  
e.g. Passwords must be at least 6 characters.

> This field is required.

Required field.

> This field must be a valid e-mail address.

Invalid email address.

> This field must match Password field.

Passwords don't match.

> The username you entered is already in use. Please pick another  
> username and try again.

The user name you entered is already in use. Please pick another user  
name and try again.

> Username must be between 3 and 32 characters.

User name must be between 3 and 32 characters.

> First name must be between 1 and 128 characters.
> Last name must be between 1 and 128 characters.
> Password must be between 5 and 16 characters.
> The e-mail address you entered is already in use. Please enter a  
> different e-mail address and try again.
> You are already logged in to Cosmo. You cannot create an account  
> while logged in.

Does this come with a Log out button?

> An error occurred setting up the user account.

Question: Is this for the admin? or end-user?
For the admin: There was an error setting up the account.
For end-user: There was an error while setting up your account.

>
> Item details
>
> Error in item details

There was an error in the item details.
Question: When/where does this show up? Is it ever plural? There were  
3 errors in the item details.

>
> Loading / saving events
>
> Could not load events.
> Could not create calendar for new user.

Question: Is this for the admin? or end-user?
For admin: Could not create a new calendar for new user.
For end-user: Could not create a new calendar.

> Could not save this new event.

Could not save 'title'.

> Could not save the changes to this event.

Could not save changes to 'title'.

> Could not remove this event.

Could not remove 'title'.

> Calendar event Start and End have mismatched timezones.

'title' has mismatched time zones for start and end times.
Question: How would a user get into this state?

> Error in field for 'Go to' date.

Question: Is this another date format error? If so...
Date format error: Dates must be entered in the following format: mm/ 
dd/yyyy. For example: 5/1/2006.

>
> Subscription / collections
>
> Error: could not add the collection to your account.

Could not add 'collection name' to your account.

> You must select a privilege.

Please select a sharing privilege.
Question: What's the context for this? Is this for issuing tickets  
from the admin UI? Are the button choices [Read-only] and [Read-Write]?

> Invalid timeout.
> There was an error loading your account settings.
> There was an error updating your account settings.
>
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