Comments on Auth 2.0 - Pre-Draft 11

[Johannes Ernst]

Sounds good.

On Dec 14, 2006, at 16:28, Josh Hoyt wrote:

> 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