[OpenID] popup protocol UX? Re: FB Connect, OpenID and UX

[John Panzer]

Allen Tom wrote:
> I don't think we'll be able to have standard popup size because 
> different OPs will have different UX requirements.
This same problem has been (ok, mostly) solved for gadgets/apps/widgets 
that live within larger HTML pages but have to live within constrained 
boundaries.  So I think that if the motivation is there, the UX can 
follow.  (Worst possible case, it's hard to imagine a UX that couldn't 
provide a "click here to sign in" link that pops up a larger window.)

>  Also, OPs which 
> support multiple languages will probably need differently sized popups 
> to support different languages.
>   
> OPs can resize the popup in JS, so perhaps there can be a default popup 
> which can be resized dynamically as needed.
>   
This is the solution adopted for OpenSocial gadgets, which can resize 
themselves (at least height) to some reasonable extent.  In that case 
they're constrained within a fixed width column but can flex within the 
column.

My main point is that most of these issues have cropped up before and 
while they're tricky, they're far from insoluble technically. The 
current crop of OPs mostly assume a full page experience, so they of 
course don't scale down, but that doesn't say anything about what's 
feasible from a technical and UX perspective.  It's certainly been done 
for proprietary login systems.

> Allen
>
> Christian Scholz / Tao Takashi (SL) wrote:
>   
>> But if we are heading towards a popup, does that mean we need some
>> sort of standard of how big it is so that OPs can create a correct
>> layout for them? And while we are at it, maybe more things should be
>> standardized so that users more easily understand of what's going on?
>>   
>>     
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