If I may offer the dissenting opinion,
I don't only like the new error pages; I LOVE them. I think they are
infinitely preferable (and even more attractive) than the alert
boxes. What are the advantages?
1. Smoothness of Operation/Uninterrupted Browsing
The error pages load quietly in background tabs... and I only have to
deal with them when I choose to do so. No 'thud' of an alert sound
and bouncing dock icon to (a) divert my attention, (b) make me stop
what I'm doing, and (c) force me to make several extra (and
unnecessary) clicks. I find out about a page load error when I'm
good and ready to find out, not while I'm focused on something else.
2. Information Richness vs. Poverty
The error pages at least provide SOME information about (a) what went
wrong, (b) why it went wrong, and (c) WHAT WEBSITE IS BROKEN. The
last one is particularly important to me, as those alert boxes always
seemed to appear in the middle of a series of new tabs I'd been
opening off some other site. So I had no idea which link I'd been
trying to reach when I encountered the error.
3. Attractiveness
The error pages are MUCH better looking than Internet Explorer's
error pages (and much quicker to load). I'm generally a firm
believer in 'less is more', but there was nothing particularly
appealing about those stark alert boxes.
Anybody buyin' what I'm sellin'?
Best,
Martin
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