[browser] invalid url causes "network failure" error message
Bug #1397944 reported by
Michael Zanetti
This bug affects 4 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu UX |
Fix Committed
|
Medium
|
James Mulholland | ||
| webbrowser-app |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| webbrowser-app (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
When entering an invalid URL in the browser, the user is presented with a "Network failure" error messages instead of something like "We couldn't find this website - please verify the address"
-- Design Spec here ---
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Revision history for this message
| Olivier Tilloy (osomon) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in webbrowser-app: | |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| summary: |
- invalid url causes "network failure" error message + [browser] invalid url causes "network failure" error message |
| Changed in webbrowser-app: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in ubuntu-ux: | |
| status: | New → Fix Committed |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| assignee: | nobody → Giorgio Venturi (giorgio-venturi) |
| description: | updated |
| Changed in ubuntu-ux: | |
| assignee: | Giorgio Venturi (giorgio-venturi) → James Mulholland (jamesjosephmulholland) |
Revision history for this message
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in webbrowser-app (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in webbrowser-app (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in webbrowser-app: | |
| status: | Triaged → Invalid |
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Thanks for reporting this. It’s a known shortcoming that has been there forever: we only have one single "generic" error page for all types of errors. There is design material to differentiate different types of errors though.