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Subject:Re: Error messages From:Ellen Siever <ellen -at- ORA -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 13 Feb 1998 09:41:41 -0500
On Fri, 13 Feb 1998, Virginia Day wrote:
> O'Reilly has recently published "Developing Windows Error Messages:
> Error Messages that Communicate" by Ben Ezzell. I have not read the
> book, but the description in O'Reilly's online catalog (www.ora.com)
> sounds like it's accurate--messages "notify,,,clearly explain the
> error, and most importantly offer a solution to the error." I think
> these guidelines apply to any platform, not just Windows.
Just so you don't go rushing out to get it, the book isn't actually out
yet -- it's in production and is due out towards the end of March, I
believe. (But of course everyone should go get it then :).
