--- a/pytask/taskapp/views/user.py	Sat Jan 30 13:04:58 2010 +0530
+++ b/pytask/taskapp/views/user.py	Sat Jan 30 13:10:11 2010 +0530
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 from django.contrib.auth import login, logout, authenticate
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
-def show_msg(error_msg):
+def show_msg(message):
     """ simply redirect to homepage """
     
-    return render_to_response('error.html',{'error_msg':error_msg})
+    return render_to_response('show_msg.html',{'message':message})
 
 def homepage(request):
     """ check for authentication and display accordingly. """

--- a/pytask/templates/error.html	Sat Jan 30 13:04:58 2010 +0530
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{% extends 'base.html' %}
-{% block content %}
-    {% if error_msg %}
-    {{error_msg}}<br />
-    <a href="/">click here</a> to return to Homepage
-    {% endif %}
-{% endblock %}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/pytask/templates/show_msg.html	Sat Jan 30 13:10:11 2010 +0530
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% block content %}
+    {% if message %}
+    {{message}}<br />
+    <a href="/">click here</a> to return to Homepage
+    {% endif %}
+{% endblock %}