Tickets :: [#6941] Unclear error message in compose window when profile's from address is invalid

6.0.0-alpha12

6/17/25

Summary	Unclear error message in compose window when profile's from address is invalid
Queue	IMP
Queue Version	4.2
Type	Enhancement
State	Resolved
Priority	1. Low
Owners	chuck (at) horde (dot) org
Requester	steinhof (at) umich (dot) edu
Created	06/17/2008 (6209 days ago)
Due
Updated	06/25/2008 (6201 days ago)
Assigned
Resolved	06/25/2008 (6201 days ago)
Milestone
Patch	Yes

06/25/2008 04:01:20 AM	Chuck Hagenbuch	Comment #7 Assigned to Chuck Hagenbuch State ⇒ Resolved Patch ⇒ Yes	Reply to this comment
Switched to using a gettext message (for translation) and committed - thanks!

06/25/2008 04:00:56 AM	CVS Commit	Comment #6	Reply to this comment
Changes have been made in CVS for this ticket: http://cvs.horde.org/diff.php/imp/docs/CHANGES?r1=1.1144&r2=1.1145&ty=u http://cvs.horde.org/diff.php/imp/lib/Identity/imp.php?r1=1.78&r2=1.79&ty=u

06/25/2008 03:55:31 AM	Chuck Hagenbuch	Deleted Original Message

06/24/2008 08:29:10 PM	steinhof (at) umich (dot) edu	Comment #5	Reply to this comment
Why isn't this validation being done when the user enters the e-mail address in the identities page? That would make the most sense. It is done there. Some of our user's identities contain invalid from addresses because we migrated our data before the upgrade script validated those addresses.

06/24/2008 08:27:05 PM	steinhof (at) umich (dot) edu	Comment #4 New Attachment: compose_from_validation2.patch	Reply to this comment
I think it would be better to only tell the user what to do. And the message should be extended earlier in the code, in getFromLine(). Also, please use getMessage() instead of accessing the message property directly. I've attached a new patch, which just extends the error message, and does so in getFromLine().

06/21/2008 05:46:56 PM	Michael Slusarz	Comment #3	Reply to this comment
Why isn't this validation being done when the user enters the e-mail address in the identities page? That would make the most sense.

06/18/2008 09:23:56 PM	Jan Schneider	Comment #2 State ⇒ Feedback	Reply to this comment
I like the idea of a better error message, but linking to the preference page is not so good in this very case. Opening the preference page in a new window is bad usability (see the category color popup, it's horrible). And since the compose window can be both, in the horde frame, or in a popup window, we can't target the current window either. I think it would be better to only tell the user what to do. And the message should be extended earlier in the code, in getFromLine(). Also, please use getMessage() instead of accessing the message property directly.

06/17/2008 01:37:42 PM	steinhof (at) umich (dot) edu	Comment #1 State ⇒ New New Attachment: compose_from_validation.patch Patch ⇒ No Milestone ⇒ Queue ⇒ IMP Summary ⇒ Unclear error message in compose window when profile's from address is invalid Type ⇒ Enhancement Priority ⇒ 1. Low	Reply to this comment
If a user's profile has a From address that does not pass validation, the user is prevented from sending mail and is given this error message: "Validation failed for: Joe User <joe@example.com>" This can be confusing for the user and it would be nice to have a more helpful error message. I've attached a patch with extends the error message to read: "Validation failed for: Joe User <joe@example.com> Your From address is not a valid email address. This can be fixed in your <a href="/horde/services/prefs.php?app=imp&group=identities">Personal Information</a> options page." This allows users to immediately jump to the place where they can fix the problem. (Is there a better way to link to the "Personal Information" pref page?)