Re: Setting for camera Allow/Deny

Ed Goulet wrote:
>
> I'm using Chrome 19.0.1067.0 canary with web app using getUserMedia,
> to take webcam snapshots and then email then to users. Each time I
> come back to the main page, I get asked to Allow/Deny the camera. Is
> there any way to keep the Allow setting for camera on this page? The
> app will be used at a kiosk/photo booth so users cannot be expected to
> keep clicking Allow...

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> This is good feedback. For your specific case it's sounds like the best
> solution would be to have a flag that disables the UI altogether (not
> recommended for normal users). Do you agree?

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> That sounds fine. Or something like 'Remember to Allow camera for this
> URL'

Right now Opera's getUserMedia permissioning system employs a 'sticky' 
approach. Once you authorize a top-level domain to access your webcam 
then that domain, when operating as the top-level domain only, continues 
to have access to the web camera unless you explicitly revoke access or 
clear your browser data.

Different user agents should be allowed to experiment with these aspects 
since there is no defacto or indeed perfect approach that exists to date 
hence why such UI/UX aspects are not hard-wired in to web standards.

- Rich

Received on Tuesday, 13 March 2012 18:47:51 UTC