Login dialog strawman based on IIW discussion

[Johannes Ernst]

I think one thing that would get this discussion forward is if we  
looked at actual sites for which that conflict occurred, instead of  
leaving the discussion on a theoretical level.

Anybody have any site to suggest where such a bar would not work?

On Dec 10, 2006, at 23:48, Martin Atkins wrote:

> Chris Messina wrote:
>> I really think we should look to the Blogger/WordPress model where
>> there a bar across the top of every page you're logged in to.
>>
>> It would further be interesting if every site that uses OpenID had  
>> one
>> of these bars, but in the unauthenticated state by default.
>>
>
> While I agree that this would be nice, I don't consider it very  
> likely.
> Sites evangelizing OpenID are one thing, but as more and more "normal"
> sites decide to give OpenID a try I think we'd find them more  
> resistant
> to the imposition of OpenID on every page, especially in the valuable
> "logo/banner" realestate at the top.
>
> Also, many sites already have such bars. LiveJournal already has  
> quite a
> crowded one on which there probably isn't room for an OpenID box  
> without
> sacrificing something else.
>
>
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Johannes Ernst
NetMesh Inc.


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