Thursday, 13 February 2014

Re: Dev Cl #1717 -- bug-tracker peeve

On 13 Feb 2014 Jim Nagel wrote:

> You'd think the software behind the bug-tracker could simply ignore
> the "#" if people type it in this box. It would seem natural enough
> for a user to type it, since "#" is shown loud&clear in the Netsurf
> info box as part of the version number.

Well there is a # to the left of the text input box so it's reasonable
to assume that you have to enter what comes after the #.

> Hits on the same pet peeve as websites that throw hissyfits if you
> type a credit-card number exactly as shown on the card with the spaces
> that make it human-readable and human-checkable. Ditto phone numbers.

I agree although don't have a problem with credit card or phone
numbers. I do get annoyed with sites that try to be too clever and
then give you an error message if you enter a sort code with hyphens
or a date with slashes.

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Richard Porter http://www.minijem.plus.com/
Skype: minijem2 mailto:ricp@minijem.plus.com
I don't want a "user experience" - I just want stuff that works.

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