- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 23:39:37 +0000 (UTC)
On Mon, 16 May 2011, Adam Shannon wrote: > > I don't like having the only barrier between changing the default search > engine for a user's browser be a single dialog box. This list (and > others) have repeatedly found that dialogs don't work and users skip > past them. > > Think of the non-techy user who simply clicks yes to evil.com's request > to change default search provider. Will they even know what that means? > Will they care at the time of the dialog? How will they revert back? > > I'd rather see UA's implement better controls on their end than see an > API which could be largely abused. (Drag and drop browser controls over > tons of sites asking for permission to be the default.) I agree. Note that the spec doesn't say there should be a dialog box at all; it's left entirely up to the UAs. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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