#2520 NORM Untriag: "Address not found" page is lacking in style and substance

[Zarro Boogs per Child]

#2520: "Address not found" page is lacking in style and substance
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 Reporter:  Eben              |       Owner:  Eben     
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Untriaged
Component:  interface-design  |     Version:           
 Keywords:                    |    Verified:  0        
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 The current page which appears when an address cannot be resolved in
 Browse has a number of problems.

  1. It renders strangely, with the white rect completely disconnected from
 the rest of the content.
  2. It shows a heavily text based (and likely non-localized?) list of
 suggestions, some of which don't apply or should be ignored for
 conciseness.

 I think that typos and lack of connection will be the culprit 99% of the
 time;  It's useless to mention firewalls, proxies, and domain registration
 here.  Let's focus on what a kid might be able to adjust.  Additionally,
 we should approach the visual design in a kid-friendly way.

 Also, our current design for the web browser hides the URL in favor of
 showing the page title. That's fine;  The title is friendlier.  However,
 since a typo will be the most frequent reason for seeing this page, I
 think it makes sense to special case this circumstance, revealing the bad
 URL instead of the much less useful "Page not found" text, and perhaps
 even placing focus directly in the URL field for making any necessary
 modifications.

 another option to consider are offering a "search for this text" button,
 in cases where the user was simply looking for a phrase.

 I'm going to assign this to myself, since it is mostly a design problem
 first, but it would be helpful to get opinions from others as well as
 details on the feasibility of some of the suggested changes.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/2520>
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