Am 20.07.2016 um 17:38 schrieb Simon McVittie: > Control: forwarded 831890 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=708607 > > On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 at 15:00:43 +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote: >> This needs replacement > > That's unlikely to happen as a Debian-specific patch (even if it's Debian > people who develop it, this sort of UI development should really happen > upstream) so I've forwarded it to the most relevant-looking upstream bug. > >> * fallback where possible to a simple trouble-shooting screen >> * helpful messages telling the user how to reboot or otherwise get >> to a terminal, with suggestions on where to look for errors >> * real error messages that the user can google for, or pass on to >> somebody else sensibly - maybe hidden under a "details" button or >> drop-down? > > I've quoted those excellent suggestions on the upstream bug. >
Fwiw, I completely agree. I find the fail-whale particular annoying and unhelpful as well. Especially that it disables all my enabled extensions is something I really hate. I would really prefer if the fail whale showed something like: "Disable all extensions and try to restart?" before doing so unasked. -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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