Inscrutible error messages

[DarkTyger]

Start with a blank project.

@Head,@Body,@Tail,@Vertical Gap,@Content Style,@Break Harmonization,@Spine Position,@Page Style,@Page Runtime,@Page Gap
,DIRECTOR,,,Gutter,,,Card
,,,.5
,Mr. Director,

Shows errors:

Suggestion: In the error message tell the user what to do next. For example, if they haven't added a page style (and one is necessary), then instruct the user to add a page style.

Better still would be to load up a new project with defaults. In effect, have everything "just work" out-of-the-box.

[LoadingByte]

I agree that the error messages should tell the user to add page and content styles, and will add that for the next version.

When creating a new project, you can create one with default styles by selecting "Content: Sample Credits" in the wizard. This project will "just work". Of course, it also contains default credits, but you can simply delete those from the spreadsheet file.

[DarkTyger]

When creating a new project, you can create one with default styles by selecting "Content: Sample Credits" in the wizard.

Consider setting up a simple sample by default. This would potentially:

• eliminate the wizard altogether; and
• make the software "just work" from the first run.

If you go down this road, may I recommend that the simple example be a "typical" credits roll (director card, producer card, scrolling section, song sets, and copyright notice)? Having a full-blown example would be useful as well, one that pre-fills most common end credits for a movie.