Re: [Setup-tool-hackers] Just a couple of comments, regarding usermessages.

[Miguel de Icaza <miguel helixcode com>]

> When sending an error message to the user, don't yell at him. :) (eg:
> "You shouldn't delete root user!". I changed that one to "The root user
> must not be deleted."). I think it is best if we use the impersonal for
> all messages, and try to use full sentences, as in "The IP address is not
> valid.", as opposed to "IP address not valid".

I would go beyond that and ungray the button that allows to delete
root.  And for other users that are system users, I would pop up a
warning dialog.

> I think it is best if we use the impersonal for
> all messages, and try to use full sentences, as in "The IP address is not
> valid.", as opposed to "IP address not valid".

Yep.  What about:

	`The IP address that was entered in the field XXX is not a
	 valid address, click here for more information on IP
	 addresses' 

Cherees,
Miguel.

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