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Started by Guest_Jaan_* , Jun 11 2008 11:49 AM

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#1
Guest_Jaan_*

Posted 11 June 2008 - 11:49 AM

Guests

Please tell me what do you think about this design.. i mean displaying error.. I want it to be perfect.. Critics now it's time to criticise!

#2
Xav

Posted 11 June 2008 - 11:56 AM

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It looks alright. A couple of improvements:

1. The user has nowhere to go from here. Add a link or something to return to another page. Or, even better:
2. Write a script (or perhaps a form) that can be used to send the details automatically, without the user having to bother. I know if I saw that message, I would just leave the site, as they wouldn't be anything else there to do. See?

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#3
Guest_Jaan_*

Posted 11 June 2008 - 11:59 AM

Guests

oh.. good good.. i'll hide this form with javascript.. ;) thanks for an idea dude

#4
Xav

Posted 11 June 2008 - 12:27 PM

Writes binary right handed and hex left handed

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Your welcome - the +rep button's just up there... :)

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#5
Guest_Jaan_*

Posted 11 June 2008 - 12:28 PM

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Creative Designs

I made a little demo.. well it's not a demo.. it's real thingy.. but i'm still coding it..
this is better now?

#6
Xav

Posted 11 June 2008 - 12:31 PM

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It's nice. :) Still, somewhere to go afterwards?
Also, the link isn't the most prominent I've seen. Why does it need to be hidden at first?

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#7
Guest_Jaan_*

Posted 11 June 2008 - 12:53 PM

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Because it don't look very good when it's not hidden.. and it gives an opinion to an user who gets this page.. he/she can send a email.. when he/she clicks on this link.. and he/she dont have to send when he/she don't want.. and this form don't ruin the looks of this error page:D

#8
Guest_Jordan_*

Posted 11 June 2008 - 01:28 PM

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I think the design looks great. Where does the email get sent to?

#9
John

Posted 11 June 2008 - 01:42 PM

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I think its a little dull. Perhaps make "Database Error" in red. Moreover, unless in "development" mode, its a bad idea for your error to be that descriptive. A hacker now knows your username and your mysql host. I would simply put: "Sorry, an error has occurred. Please report this to the webmaster by clicking the following link. Thank you." If the actual error is important to you, encrypt the error in a hidden form field, then use your mail script to decrypt the error before it is sent.

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