Kiali: how to indicate in find/highlight input that incorrect syntax was used

[abonas]

https://issues.jboss.org/browse/KIALI-2368

When user has input an invalid syntax for the highlight/hide query in the input boxes, what is the correct way to indicate it to the user? put some red border around the input box? tooltip? both? something else?
(the message center messages will be cancelled)

@serenamarie125 @cshinn

[israel-hdez]

Personally, I think this particular type of error should be direct feedback to the user instead of logging an error in the message center. Something like a direct tooltip below the fields should be good IMO:

I think this issue should be fixed as part of kiali/kiali-design#94 because, most likely, in kiali/kiali-design#94 controls will be re-arranged.

[cshinn]

I agree with @israel-hdez. Direct feedback will make it much less likely that someone feels that the system isn't responding to them. perhaps something like this.

[mtho11]

Better feedback is perhaps a good start, but the original issue in https://issues.jboss.org/browse/KIALI-2347 is targeted toward code completion. I always have to pop open the syntax help box whenever I'm typing an expression. I'm sure all of our users face this same situation.

[abonas]

@jshaughn wasn't this resolved recently?

[jshaughn]

@abonas Yes, the error messages were revised and also moved to be co-located under the input boxes. This can be closed.