646441 - No log in links or fields reachable from the login failed page

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Bugzilla :: User Interface, defect)

Description

[timeless]

No log in links or fields reachable from the login failed page.

on 99% of bugzilla pages you can click a login link at the top of the page. You can't do it on the page for where you failed to log in:

Bugzilla@Mozilla – Invalid Username Or Password

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The username or password you entered is not valid. 

Please press Back and try again. 

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Comment 1

[Frédéric Buclin]

The page says "Please press Back and try again.".

Comment 2

[timeless]

It does, but it should offer the normal login behaviors.

Comment 3

[Justin Lebar (not reading bugmail)]

Attachment: Part 2, v1 - Update SHistory

Comment 4

[Justin Lebar (not reading bugmail)]

Comment on attachment 532310 [details] [diff] [review]
Part 2, v1 - Update SHistory

Whoops -- attached this patch to the wrong bug.  Sorry!

Comment 5

[Sunil Joshi [:sjoshi]]

I prefer to update the text "Please press Back and try again." to "Please click here to <a>re-login</a>." 

Let me know your thoughts on this.

Comment 6

[Frédéric Buclin]

(In reply to Sunil Joshi from comment #5)
> I prefer to update the text "Please press Back and try again." to "Please
> click here to <a>re-login</a>." 

No. This is a generic error message. It's fine to ask the user to click the Back button.