show warnings before dismissing prompt, and add to tasks and help

src/components/GiftedDialog.vue

@@ -195,6 +195,45 @@ export default class GiftedDialog extends Vue {
   }
 
   async confirm() {
+    if (!this.activeDid) {
+      this.$notify(
+        {
+          group: "alert",
+          type: "danger",
+          title: "Error",
+          text: "You must select an identifier before you can record a give.",
+        },
+        3000,
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    if (parseFloat(this.amountInput) < 0) {
+      this.$notify(
+        {
+          group: "alert",
+          type: "danger",
+          text: "You may not send a negative number.",
+          title: "",
+        },
+        2000,
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!this.description && !parseFloat(this.amountInput)) {
+      this.$notify(
+        {
+          group: "alert",
+          type: "danger",
+          title: "Error",
+          text: `You must enter a description or some number of ${
+            this.libsUtil.UNIT_LONG[this.unitCode]
+          }.`,
+        },
+        2000,
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
     this.close();
     this.$notify(
       {
@@ -229,32 +268,6 @@ export default class GiftedDialog extends Vue {
     amountInput: number,
     unitCode: string = "HUR",
   ) {
-    if (!this.activeDid) {
-      this.$notify(
-        {
-          group: "alert",
-          type: "danger",
-          title: "Error",
-          text: "You must select an identifier before you can record a give.",
-        },
-        -1,
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (!description && !amountInput) {
-      this.$notify(
-        {
-          group: "alert",
-          type: "danger",
-          title: "Error",
-          text: `You must enter a description or some number of ${this.libsUtil.UNIT_LONG[unitCode]}.`,
-        },
-        -1,
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-
     try {
       const identity = await libsUtil.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
       const result = await createAndSubmitGive(

src/views/GiftedDetails.vue

@@ -288,6 +288,45 @@ export default class GiftedDetails extends Vue {
   }
 
   async confirm() {
+    if (!this.activeDid) {
+      this.$notify(
+        {
+          group: "alert",
+          type: "danger",
+          title: "Error",
+          text: "You must select an identifier before you can record a give.",
+        },
+        2000,
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    if (parseFloat(this.amountInput) < 0) {
+      this.$notify(
+        {
+          group: "alert",
+          type: "danger",
+          text: "You may not send a negative number.",
+          title: "",
+        },
+        2000,
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!this.description && !parseFloat(this.amountInput)) {
+      this.$notify(
+        {
+          group: "alert",
+          type: "danger",
+          title: "Error",
+          text: `You must enter a description or some number of ${
+            this.libsUtil.UNIT_LONG[this.unitCode]
+          }.`,
+        },
+        2000,
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
     this.$notify(
       {
         group: "alert",
@@ -297,6 +336,7 @@ export default class GiftedDetails extends Vue {
       },
       1000,
     );
+
     // this is asynchronous, but we don't need to wait for it to complete
     await this.recordGive();
   }
@@ -309,34 +349,6 @@ export default class GiftedDetails extends Vue {
    * @param unitCode may be omitted, defaults to "HUR"
    */
   public async recordGive() {
-    if (!this.activeDid) {
-      this.$notify(
-        {
-          group: "alert",
-          type: "danger",
-          title: "Error",
-          text: "You must select an identifier before you can record a give.",
-        },
-        -1,
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (!this.description && !this.amountInput) {
-      this.$notify(
-        {
-          group: "alert",
-          type: "danger",
-          title: "Error",
-          text: `You must enter a description or some number of ${
-            this.libsUtil.UNIT_LONG[this.unitCode]
-          }.`,
-        },
-        -1,
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-
     try {
       const identity = await libsUtil.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
       const result = await createAndSubmitGive(

src/views/HelpView.vue

@@ -39,22 +39,22 @@
         and network.
       </p>
       <p>
-        You can show giving and also offer help to ideas, based on others'
-        willingness to help out, too. You can record your own ideas and invite
-        others to collaborate.
+        You highlight giving and also offer help to ideas -- which could be
+        conditional on others' willingness to help, too.
+        You can record your own ideas and invite others to collaborate.
       </p>
       <p>
         This app uses the power of cryptography to build a reputation, recording
         activity that you can share at your discretion. You put some activity
-        public, but your sensitive information is not shared with anyone,
-        including our services. This is in contrast to Meta and Google, who hold
-        your data and allow you use it. Those services are useful, but they have
-        the control; this app gives you the control.
+        public, but these services don't share your ID with others without explicit consent.
+        This is in contrast to Meta and Google, who hold
+        your data and allow you use it while they manage sharing...
+        those services are useful but they have the control, whereas this app gives you the control.
       </p>
 
       <h2 class="text-xl font-semibold">How do I get started?</h2>
       <p>
-        You need someone to register you -- usually the person who told you
+        You need someone to register you, like the person who told you
         about this app, on the Contacts
         <fa icon="users" class="fa-fw" /> page. After they register you, you can
         select any contact on the home page (or "anonymous") and record your