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Improve the error message for when a user tries to open app in browser while the app hasn't "started" #304

@rachelwchen

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@rachelwchen

Codewind version: 0.2.0
OS: MacOS Mojave 10.14.6
IDE version: VSCode 1.37.1

Description of the enhancement:

When a user tries to open app in the browser while the app is still building, the alert message says "You can only open projects that are Started in the browser." Two users were confused by this message, because A) it's unclear that "Started" refers to application status, and B) the message doesn't tell the user what to do in order to continue.

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Proposed solution:

Two potential ideas:

  1. Rewrite the error message to include two elements:
    i. What's happening: "the app isn't running yet, so it can't be opened."
    ii. How to resolve it: "please wait until the app is running" (not the best phrasing, but something along those lines)

  2. Disable the "Open App" option for when the app can't be opened yet (ex: gray out "Open App" in the drop-down menu)

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