Display one _readable_ message when vm2vm file copy fails...

[marmarek]

Reported by joanna on 29 Mar 2011 00:34 UTC
...instead of cryptic messages (in a dozen of windows) that tell absolutely nothing and only intimidate the user. Just ONE window, and one CLEAR message, ok?

Migrated-From: https://wiki.qubes-os.org/ticket/156

[marmarek]

Comment by rafal on 29 Mar 2011 08:39 UTC
This ticket is hardly useful.

Please specify in which circumstances there is a dozen of error messages windows. I can see there can be two. If that is what you mean, it can be done, although with some added code - it will require to split error handling path to distinguish between "local" error, eg disk write, and "remote" error - e.g. unexpected EOF when reading, and ignore the latter (assuming the other end will produce proper message).

The error messages are not cryptic and carry information on the cause of the problem, if this information is available. If you do not agree, please specify the format of error messages (e.g. Internet Explorer style catch-all "sorry, something went went wrong; maybe disk full, maybe unreadable file, maybe something else; contact your Qubes support for help if the issue persists"). "Just one CLEAR message" is not a sufficient specification (as stated before, for me the current error messages are clear).

[marmarek]

Comment by rafal on 29 Mar 2011 08:39 UTC
This ticket is hardly useful.

Please specify in which circumstances there is a dozen of error messages windows. I can see there can be two. If that is what you mean, it can be done, although with some added code - it will require to split error handling path to distinguish between "local" error, eg disk write, and "remote" error - e.g. unexpected EOF when reading, and ignore the latter (assuming the other end will produce proper message).

The error messages are not cryptic and carry information on the cause of the problem, if this information is available. If you do not agree, please specify the format of error messages (e.g. Internet Explorer style catch-all "sorry, something went went wrong; maybe disk full, maybe unreadable file, maybe something else; contact your Qubes support for help if the issue persists"). "Just one CLEAR message" is not a sufficient specification (as stated before, for me the current error messages are clear).

[marmarek]

Comment by rafal on 29 Mar 2011 11:09 UTC
http://git.qubes-os.org/?p=rafal/core.git;a=commit;h=93e5b749fd20ae7c3ce879057e469f09cd2dcd04
tries to ensure only one error window is produced.

No information on required error message format so far, so no changes there.

[marmarek]

Comment by rafal on 29 Mar 2011 11:09 UTC
http://git.qubes-os.org/?p=rafal/core.git;a=commit;h=93e5b749fd20ae7c3ce879057e469f09cd2dcd04
tries to ensure only one error window is produced.

No information on required error message format so far, so no changes there.

[marmarek]

Modified by rafal on 29 Mar 2011 11:09 UTC

[marmarek]

Modified by rafal on 29 Mar 2011 11:09 UTC

[marmarek]

Comment by joanna on 30 Mar 2011 08:45 UTC
Just make it somehow understandable for the typical gui user -- no references to log files, xids, etc.

[marmarek]

Comment by joanna on 30 Mar 2011 08:45 UTC
Just make it somehow understandable for the typical gui user -- no references to log files, xids, etc.

[marmarek]

Comment by rafal on 30 Mar 2011 08:54 UTC
In the current version, there is no reference to log files nor xids.

The typical error message looks like this:
qfile-agent: Fatal error: opendir somefile (error type: permission denied)

Is it somehow understandable for the typical gui user ? If not, please specify what to change.

[marmarek]

Comment by rafal on 30 Mar 2011 08:54 UTC
In the current version, there is no reference to log files nor xids.

The typical error message looks like this:
qfile-agent: Fatal error: opendir somefile (error type: permission denied)

Is it somehow understandable for the typical gui user ? If not, please specify what to change.

[marmarek]

Modified by joanna on 30 Mar 2011 08:55 UTC

[marmarek]

Modified by joanna on 30 Mar 2011 08:55 UTC