Friendlier errors and empty states #59

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opened 2026-10-17 17:29:56 +00:00 by littlefox · 1 comment

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What:

Every error the user can hit says what happened and what to do next: wrong password, unknown name (with close matches), server unreachable, no TLS (already done), text too long.
Protocol error codes stay hidden behind a "details" toggle.
Empty states: "All caught up" when nothing is unread, an empty inbox, a channel with no posts. Each says what to do instead.

Done when:

An e2e spec triggers each error and empty state and checks the wording.
All of it in both languages.

From docs/ROADMAP.md, 0.2 "Feels like an app".

What: - Every error the user can hit says what happened and what to do next: wrong password, unknown name (with close matches), server unreachable, no TLS (already done), text too long. - Protocol error codes stay hidden behind a "details" toggle. - Empty states: "All caught up" when nothing is unread, an empty inbox, a channel with no posts. Each says what to do instead. Done when: - An e2e spec triggers each error and empty state and checks the wording. - All of it in both languages. From docs/ROADMAP.md, 0.2 "Feels like an app".

littlefox added this to the 0.2: Feels like an app milestone

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2026-10-17 21:41:20 +00:00

0.2: errors, command palette, first-run tour, reconnecting #84

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2026-10-17 21:41:21 +00:00

Tour only in an empty reader; 20 s connect timeout; test fixes

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2026-10-17 22:41:44 +00:00

Errors in plain words, details on request; empty states that explain

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littlefox commented

2026-10-17 22:51:57 +00:00

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Merged in #84 (CI run #135 green). errors::fail/explain: plain words + what to do, raw error behind Detaljer; login says how to fix wrong password / unknown name / unreachable server; 20 s connect timeout; empty reader, unread list, event log and channels explain themselves. errors.spec.ts.