Better error message when no referrer is set by the browser

Bug #567091 reported by Philipp Wolfer
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Bug Description

I just tried to post a comment on a bug page and received the attached error message. The problem was, that I use RefControl to block the referrer, but LP will require a referrer when posting comments.

While the solution for me was simple I nearly missed it, since the error message is confusing. At first I did not see the relevant text ("No REFERER Header Launchpad requires a REFERER header to perform this action"), which is somewhat hidden inside the message.

I suggest to show only the message itself and hide the backtrace by default.

Tags: lp-bugs
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Philipp Wolfer (phw) wrote :
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Deryck Hodge (deryck) wrote :

This is due to a general problem with error reporting for lazr-js widgets, especially when commenting.

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