- From: Dominique Hazael-Massieux <dom@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:59:16 +0200
- To: James Salsman <jsalsman@talknicer.com>
- Cc: Frederick.Hirsch@nokia.com, public-device-apis@w3.org
Le mercredi 09 juin 2010 à 06:49 -0700, James Salsman a écrit :
> Should there be a statement to that effect at the point where prompts
> are discouraged? I could not find any implication that prompts are
> usually modal -- the issue of non-modality is treated seperately
http://dev.w3.org/2009/dap/policy-reqs/#user-control reads
"Prompts should be eliminated whenever possible. Many prompts do
not provide any meaningful security because:
* they don't provide the user with the information needed
to make an informed security decision;
* with modal prompts, the user is inclined simply to
dismiss the prompt and permit the operation just because
that's what's needed for the application to continue."
which I think answers your original questions as to why prompts should
be eliminated *whenever* possible.
I guess it could be useful to clarify what is meant by "prompt"; maybe
you could suggest a definition that you think would clarify the document
in light of our exchange?
Dom
Received on Wednesday, 9 June 2010 13:59:25 UTC