0013825: All message box titles should be the same: Error, Warning, Process Succeeded, Information ...

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0013825

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2010-06-29 03:48

2022-02-01 08:08

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Summary

0013825: All message box titles should be the same: Error, Warning, Process Succeeded, Information ...

Description

Message boxes of the same type should have the same message title.

Currently, most of them use different wording for the title. They share only the color, but I think that's not enough.

In addition to that, some messages don't even have a title. I think this is a must, all messages should have a title and a body.

This is only a suggestion open for discussion, please add your thoughts as comments.

I think that this will be useful for consistency because we will show the same title and just a different body for messages that are similar. This will improve usability a little.
It will improve accessibility. "In Australia, for example, [color blindness] occurs in about 8 percent of males" [1]. And the most common problem is differentiating red from grene.
It will improve testability, because of the consistency and because for selenium it's hard to recognize the color of the box and the check or X inside of it. On the other hand, getting the title is really easy.
And it will improve the source code, because if we define that for every error message the title will be "Error" then the developer will have to send only the body as parameter. And if he wants a different type of message, he should extend a base message and define it's own color and title.

As a contra, there might be moments where a message would be clearer setting a longer title. And this will cause longer message bodies.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_blindness [^]

Steps To Reproduce

Create a new record.
When you save a record you get "1 row/s inserted" as the message body and no title.
This is just an example. Other similar scenarios are that you get different wording for the titles of similar messages (i.e., with the same box color).

Proposed Solution

All red messages should be titled "Error", all green messages "Process completed successfully", all yellow messages "Warning" and all blue messages "Information".

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