Closed Bug 48850 Opened 24 years ago Closed 22 years ago

"Retry" should be added to the Alert box for site not found

Categories

(Core :: DOM: Navigation, enhancement, P3)

Product:
Core
Component:
DOM: Navigation
Type:
enhancement

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 28586
Milestone:
Future

People

(Reporter: mastaraze, Assigned: adamlock)

Details

When you attempt to go to a site, sometimes the browser returns an Alert box
that reads "xxxx.com could not be found. Please check the name and try again."
There is an "OK" button in that box. Many times you are entering a legitimate
site, and all it takes is a reload to get to it. After you click OK, you either
have to retype your entry, or reselect the bookmark. Instead of the OK button,
it should have Retry and Cancel buttons. (If this happens in IE, the site shows
up in the address box with a Page Cannot Be Displayed, then you can simply click
refresh.)
asa - where would this go? Event handing or netwerking?
Networking.

I haven't had many cases where I was trying to visit a valid domain and got an 
error, though...
Assignee: asa → gagan
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Component: Browser-General → Networking
Ever confirmed: true
QA Contact: doronr → tever
Summary: "Retry" should be added to the Alert box for site not found → [RFE] "Retry" should be added to the Alert box for site not found
I think this should be a dup of bug 28586. They're not exactly the same, but when 
bug 28586 is fixed the dialog will no longer exist, and you will be able to 
choose Reload like the reporter mentions.
OS: Windows 98 → All
Hardware: PC → All
Target Milestone: --- → Future
Actually, I think what should happen is that the URL box should get the blinking
cursor in it after you hit "OK." This way, if it is a legitimate site, you can
just hit the Enter key again. (This might also be good, for example, if you
missed a letter, you have the cursor already in there ready to make a quick
change without having to click there first.) If you read the comments of 28586,
you'll see that some prefer error dialogs to error pages. This may be a small
enhancement worth considering, and I think it is better than the Retry/Cancel
that I had earlier recommended. Let me know what you guys think.
Forgot to mention before, but the blinking cursor should show up in the URL box
<i>with the URL in question.</i> I'm sure you guys knew this, just wanted to
make myself clear on what I'm saying.
Open Networking bugs, qa=tever -> qa to me.
QA Contact: tever → benc
Summary: [RFE] "Retry" should be added to the Alert box for site not found → "Retry" should be added to the Alert box for site not found
-> docshell
Assignee: gagan → adamlock
Component: Networking → Embedding: Docshell
QA Contact: benc → adamlock
mtp is on the money. Adding more buttons to dialogs would not be the best approach.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 28586 ***
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 22 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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