On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 11:55:55AM -0600, Bo Peng wrote: > > How should the warning message look like? I don't think a full blown > > message box is in order, > > It is not a very bad idea. A big message box will be intrusive (and > scary) but users will learn very quickly how to avoid it.
No they won't, they'll just come and complain at you, and at us. Users do not read error boxes, and they certainly don't read intrusive and rude ones like the one you suggest. Andre's suggestion of a status bar message is probably better, but I still doubt many will ever see/read it. regards john -- Khendon's Law: If the same point is made twice by the same person, the thread is over.
