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

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/6941
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  Ticket             | 6941
  Updated By         | Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>
  Summary            | Unclear error message in compose window when  
profile's from address is
                     | invalid
  Queue              | IMP
  Version            | 4.2
  Type               | Enhancement
-State              | New
+State              | Feedback
  Priority           | 1. Low
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             |
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Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> (2008-06-18 17:23) wrote:

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.