374654 - Show better message to users for sandbox add-ons

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Public Pages, defect)

Description

[Michael Morgan [:morgamic]]

"Add-on not found" is misleading for add-ons that are simply not public but live in the sandbox.  We should provide a better way to direct users to the sandbox when they try to pull up a sandbox-only add-on.

Comment 1

[Christian Höltje]

This is also mentioned in bug #374406 - I feel that hiding sandboxes is just plain wrong, myself.

See my suggestions in bug #374406

Ciao!

Comment 2

[Wil Clouser [:clouserw]]

I think this is a pretty important thing to fix, so I'm upping the severity to major.

Comment 3

[Wil Clouser [:clouserw]]

Attachment: login mockup

Since everyone laughed at me for upgrading this to major, let me continue my walk of shame by adding a late night mockup of what I think would be better.  Note that there isn't a big link to register on the page, but there is a link to "learn more" - this seems inline with trying to keep the sandbox non-sexy.  (mmmm...sandbox...)

Anyway, it's a start. Someone with design skills make it better. :) kthx

Comment 4

[Fred Wenzel [:wenzel]]

I like the mockup! It gives you a lot of information, along with the possibility to log in, yet it doesn't encourage you to download something you don't understand.

Comment 5

[Justin Scott [:fligtar]]

I like the mockup as well, although I'm a bit disappointed it's not localized.

Comment 6

[Andrei Hajdukewycz [:sancus]]

I like the idea, but I think something a little simpler would look better, like having the error message in a bordered error-banner thing above the login prompt, rather than the horizontal separation.

I can fix this tonight if you want, and we can fiddle with changing the message later on.

Comment 7

[Andrei Hajdukewycz [:sancus]]

http://sancus.off.net/amo/site/en-US/firefox/addon/844

Note that the page also now properly redirects you back to the add-on once you've logged in.

Comment 8

[Justin Scott [:fligtar]]

That looks OK. 2 things:
- Should probably be called Mozilla Add-ons or %s Add-ons
- "or else" just sounds funny, can we make it "or"

Comment 9

[Andrei Hajdukewycz [:sancus]]

changes made, or else diaf

Comment 10

[Christian Höltje]

How about emphasizing this isn't an error?  The mockup in comment #7o
implies that anyone who wants to download an add-on that isn't blessed
is making a horrible mistake!  At least the first mockup by Clouser
gave the message that "it is okay if you want to access this add-on,
but it isn't one of the blessed ones."

Or, hey, better idea!  Why don't we just make the add-on available?
We can change the background color and put a message about how the
add-on isn't blessed, but since you followed a link here you probably
want this add-on and not some other one.

Ciao!

Comment 11

[Andrei Hajdukewycz [:sancus]]

It is an error, you're trying to access something which you don't have access to. This bug isn't Bug 374406 and is not the way to attempt to convince people that the sandbox should be public.

The reason I implemented the message the way I did was because I think writing a completely new error page for this is just overdone, really, and I think this simple one fits in better and certainly takes a lot less code.

Comment 12

[Christian Höltje]

I don't agree this is an error.  But I'll choose my battles and stick with bug #374406.

Ciao!

Comment 13

[Wil Clouser [:clouserw]]

Thanks Andrei!  That look so much better than "Add-on not found"

Comment 14

[Andrei Hajdukewycz [:sancus]]

This is fixed in r2994