It is a little bit surprising and happy to see these error_message draw enough attention. :-) So is it time to also consider my proposal more than one month before? http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_frm/thread/8cbe658406be595f
That way, we don't even have to adjust the default error_message to please everyone. Instead we provide a good way to customize the error_message whenever wanted. What do you think? On Oct21, 5:17am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > OK. I will take the patch. > > On Oct 20, 3:38 pm, Jonathan Lundell <jlund...@pobox.com> wrote: > > > > > On Oct 20, 2009, at 12:04 PM, Yarko Tymciurak wrote: > > > > "integer" is fine and appropriate, and not at all "techie" - if you > > > went to grade school in the US, you would understand "integer" > > > perfectly. I expect the same would be true of any translation of > > > the same. > > > I don't have a strong feeling on the question, though I'm not sure > > that my mother could define 'integer', and she graduated from high > > school (quite some time ago). FWIW, 'whole number' is perfectly good > > English (and lower grade level than 'integer'; notice that it's the > > dictionary definition of 'integer'). > > > More generally, I was looking at the validation error messages, and > > have some suggestions. I'll generate a patch if you like. Here's the > > (sorted) list: > > > cannot be empty! > > input a number between %(min)s and %(max)s > > input an integer between %(min)s and %(max)s > > invalid email! > > invalid expression! > > invalid expression! > > invalid filename or extension! > > invalid image! > > invalid IPv4 address! > > invalid length! > > invalid url! > > invalid url! > > invalid url! > > must be alphanumeric! > > must be HH:MM:SS! > > must be YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS! > > must be YYYY-MM-DD! > > value already in database! > > value not allowed! > > value not in database! > > > Comments: > > > 1. If it were up to me, I'd remove all the exclamation marks; there's > > no need to be excited about a mis-entry; we're just providing > > information. > > > 2. IS_LENGTH should perhaps give the use the same range info that the > > number-range messages do. > > > 3. 'enter a number' rather than 'input a number'. > > > 4. In general, 'enter <something>' is more helpful and friendly than > > 'invalid <whatever>'. It's not possible in every case, but in many > > cases we could do it. Example: 'enter a valid email address'. > > > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 12:59 PM, mdipierro > > > <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > You may be right but to me "whole number" does not sound good. Anyway, > > > one can use internationalization to fix this. > > > > I wish like there are "en-en", "en-us", there were "en-us-tech" and > > > "en-us-non-tech". (Perhaps I should patent this!) > > > > Massimo > > > > On Oct 20, 12:38 pm, Jonathan Lundell <jlund...@pobox.com> wrote: > > > > On Oct 20, 2009, at 10:34 AM, mdipierro wrote: > > > > > > ok. > > > > > My intuitive sense is that more users are likely to understand > > > "whole > > > > number" than "integer". We all take the meaning of integer for > > > > granted, but I wonder whether it isn't a little on the technical > > > side > > > > for my Aunt Polly. > > > > > > On Oct 20, 12:19 pm, Jonathan Lundell <jlund...@pobox.com> wrote: > > > > >> On Oct 20, 2009, at 10:16 AM, mdipierro wrote: > > > > > >>> I think "integer number" is the proper way but I am not a native > > > > >>> english speaker. Any english speaker can help us on this? > > > > > >> Here's the (Oxford American) dictionary entry: > > > > > >> integer |ˈɪntədʒər| > > > > >> noun > > > > >> 1 a whole number; a number that is not a fraction. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
