[Bug 647002] Re: Empathy error message leaves users in the dark

[Paul Sladen]

** Description changed:

- When a user goes offline Empathy doesn't help much when ones messages to that user fails to be delivered. It says: "Fejl under afsendelse af besked ''enig'': offline"  which translates to "error when sending message ''enig'': offline".
- This error message doesn't say whether its me, my buddy, or the transport layer (eg. the server in between me and my friend) that has gone offline. It should say "Viktor has gone offline" (Viktor being the name of my the person I chatted with).
+ When a user goes offline in Empathy, Empathy then states "error when
+ sending message $user: offline".
+ 
+ This error message does not distinguish between the many causes of a
+ user going offline.  Ideally Empathy would say whether it is me, my
+ buddy, or the transport layer (eg. the server in between me and my
+ friend) that has gone offline causing the message(s) not to be
+ delivered.
+ 
+ For example, it stating "Viktor has gone offline" would be more useful
+ if the other user has gone offline (Viktor being the name of the person
+ I /was/ chatted with).

** Summary changed:

- Empathy error message leaves users in the dark
+ Error when sending message should distinguish between cause of offline

** Summary changed:

- Error when sending message should distinguish between cause of offline
+ "Error when sending message" warning should distinguish between cause of going offline

** Also affects: empathy
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #635898
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=635898

** Changed in: empathy
   Importance: Undecided => Unknown

** Changed in: empathy
       Status: New => Unknown

** Changed in: empathy
 Remote watch: None => GNOME Bug Tracker #635898

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"Error when sending message" warning should distinguish between cause of going offline
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/647002
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