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- What are the guidelines for effective error messages?
- What is the best way to show an error message when a user inputs some wrong data and submits?
What are the guidelines for effective error messages?
Summary: Established wisdom holds that good error messages are polite, precise, and constructive. The Web brings a few new guidelines: Make error messages clearly visible, reduce the work required to fix the problem, and educate users along the way.
What is the best way to show an error message when a user inputs some wrong data and submits?
Error messages should be clearly indicated
And you should be clear where that error has been made. You can do this by: Highlighting the field in question visually, usually with an outline around the input in a bright noticeable colour (usually red) Adding additional icons or visual cues to draw attention to the mistake.
