Comments on Auth 2.0 - Pre-Draft 11

[Josh Hoyt]

On 12/11/06, Johannes Ernst <jernst+openid.net at netmesh.us> wrote:
> >> 7.1 Initiation
> >>
> >> Given recent discussions on logo and User Experience, this needs
> >> to be different. Instead of:
> >>
> >>>  To initiate OpenID Authentication, the Relying Party SHOULD
> >>> present the end user with a form that has a field for entering an
> >>> Identifier.
> >>>
> >>> It is RECOMMENDED that a Relying Party place the OpenID logo at
> >>> the beginning of the form field where the end user enters their
> >>> Identifier. This aides in end user recognition that they can use
> >>> an OpenID enabled Identifier at the Relying Party.
> >>
> >> Better:
> >>
> >>> This document does not define a user experience. It is
> >>> RECOMMENDED that implementors follow the OpenID user experience
> >>> if and when such an OpenID user experience has been defined in a
> >>> separate document.
>
> Proposed resolution?

I've taken out the logo recommendation and left it with an input field
in a form with the appropriate "name" attribute. The user-experience
document won't contradict *that* much, and it's a technical necessity
(for e.g. smart software agents to detect the login field).

See http://openid.net/svn/listing.php?repname=specifications&path=%2F&rev=212&sc=1

Josh