- From: Adam Shannon <adam@ashannon.us>
- Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 19:02:09 -0500
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 18:39, Ian Hickson <ian at hixie.ch> wrote: > 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. ? `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.' > Perhaps it would be better for the group to send a proposal for a UI (or at least guidelines) that's acceptable both from a realistic usability and security standpoint? -- Adam Shannon Web Developer University of Northern Iowa Sophomore -- Computer Science B.S. http://ashannon.us
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