# Feature DREAM-12 - Proper flash messages with Primer

Project: Stream Design System
Status: rejected
URL: https://community.openproject.org/work_packages/DREAM-12

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## Description

We currently do not have a pattern for using flash messages with primer. The meetings module went ahead in that regard and added flash messages to the top of the page, which of course exhibit a problem when scrolling (see this original bug report).

> ### Original bug report
> 
> ### Steps to reproduce
> 
> 1.  Create or navigate to an existing dynamic meeting (as user A)
> 2.  Go to an agenda item that is below the fold; i.e, you have to scroll down to get to it.
> 3.  Edit the notes for that agenda item; stay in edit mode.
> 4.  Log in as a different user (user B) and edit the note and save it
> 5.  Now try saving the note as user A
> 
> ### What is the buggy behavior?
> 
>   - The error message informing the user that she can't save due to a parallel edit is not visible to the user without scrolling up to the top of the page.
>   - The error message doesn't explicitly explain the problem (that the changes cannot be saved due to parallel edits).
> 
> ### What is the expected behavior?
> 
>   - The error message should be visible on top of the viewport (above all elements, fixed position) regardless of scroll position.
>   - Change error message to:
>       - "Unable to save changes due to concurrent modifications by another user. Copy your modifications to avoid losing them and refresh the page."
> 
> ### Context
> 
>   - Ideally, the user never sees this error and is able to independently edit different (or even the same) parts of the page. However, this is not currently possible (known error).
> 
> ### Open Questions for front-end
> 
>   - Have we already replaced the OP toast with the Primer one elsewhere?
>   - Are we using this error string elsewhere?
>       - Is the new string too long?
> 
> ### Screenshots and other files
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> <img class="op-uc-image op-uc-image_inline" src="/api/v3/attachments/89460/content">

> ### Environment information
> 
> **Edge**  
> **OpenProject 13.3.0**  
> Core build: [fd0f24b1c615b26869c0df65494eca6df08f20df](https://github.com/opf/openproject/commits/fd0f24b1c615b26869c0df65494eca6df08f20df)
> 
> **Browser**
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>   - \[ \] Chrome
>   - \[x\] Firefox
>   - \[ \] Safari
>   - \[ \] Mobile Safari
>   - \[ \] Other (please specify)
> 
> **Language**
> 
> *EN*