Closed Bug 238667 Opened 20 years ago Closed 20 years ago

"in a comment on the" is awkward in "file_too_large" error

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(Bugzilla :: User Interface, defect)

defect
Not set
trivial

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()

RESOLVED FIXED
Bugzilla 2.20

People

(Reporter: timeless, Assigned: shane.h.w.travis)

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(1 file, 1 obsolete file)

183   [% ELSIF error == "file_too_large" %]
184     [% title = "File Too Large" %]
185     The file you are trying to attach is [% filesize FILTER html %] 
186     kilobytes (KB) in size.
187     Non-patch attachments cannot be more than [% Param('maxattachmentsize') %]
188     KB.
189     If your attachment is an image, try converting it to a compressable
190     format like JPG or PNG, or put it elsewhere on the web and
191     link to it from the [% terms.bug %]'s URL field or in a comment on the
[% terms.bug %].

change "in a comment on the" to "a comment in the bug"
Attached patch Here's a patch. (obsolete) — Splinter Review
Comment on attachment 144903 [details] [diff] [review]
Here's a patch.

proposed wording is just as bad as the original.

Plus 'compressable' is mis-spelled in this error message; should be
'compressible'.
Attachment #144903 - Flags: review-
Comment on attachment 144903 [details] [diff] [review]
Here's a patch.

proposed wording is just as bad as the original.

Plus 'compressable' is mis-spelled in this error message; should be
'compressible'.
Attachment #144903 - Flags: review-
Attachment #144903 - Flags: review-
Re-wrote the comment almost completely, fixed spelling.
Assignee: myk → travis
Attachment #144903 - Attachment is obsolete: true
Status: UNCONFIRMED → ASSIGNED
Attachment #174079 - Flags: review?
*** Bug 238674 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Attachment #174079 - Flags: review? → review+
Flags: approval?
OS: Windows XP → All
Hardware: PC → All
Target Milestone: --- → Bugzilla 2.20
+    you could convert it to a compressible format like JPG or PNG and try

Since when wehre JPG and PNG formats compressible? They certainly don't seem to 
get much smaller when I GZip them...

Personally, I'd describe them as "compressed" formats rather than compressible.
Flags: approval? → approval+
Checking in template/en/default/global/user-error.html.tmpl;
/cvsroot/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/template/en/default/global/user-
error.html.tmpl,v  <--  user-error.html.tmpl
new revision: 1.91; previous revision: 1.90
done
Severity: minor → trivial
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 20 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
QA Contact: matty_is_a_geek → default-qa
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