780225 - Kuma: If a template doesn't exist, have a more helpful error message

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(developer.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Wiki pages, defect, P2)

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[Eric Shepherd [:sheppy]]

Right now, if someone uses a template that doesn't exist, you get, say:

Problem loading template for template localize: status 404

Would be nice if it just said "Problem loading template 'localize' because it doesn't exist."

This is really nitpicky though. :)

Comment 1

[John Karahalis [:openjck]]

Better yet, we could make it impossible for people to use templates that don't exist. We could also present them with a helpful error message (like "Template 'localize' doesn't exist. You should either remove all references to it or create it by going to http://example.com") as per usability heuristic 9.

http://www.useit.com/papers/heuristic/heuristic_list.html