[step2] Re: OpenID Popup Extension - Draft 0

[Allen Tom]

Chris Messina wrote:
> I do worry about the direction of this thread — we're getting overly 
> complicated to solve a pretty simple problem... namely, what size 
> should the popup start out as?
>
> The more we can standardize on ONE size that works in MOST contexts, 
> the better for overall user experience, as this popup size should 
> become recognized by users as being a window with a specific purpose.
>

OK, I agree we are over engineering this, and we need to keep it simple. 
Can we agree that for the purposes of Version 1.0 of the popup 
extension, the RP should open the popup at 450x500 and that the OP MAY 
resize the popup if needed? We can RECOMMEND that the OP only resize the 
popup for exceptional cases (captcha, more info, etc).

In the interest of keeping it simple, let's just punt on Mobile for now, 
although the Popup UX seems great on my iPhone. RPs that want to use it 
for Mobile should go ahead and use it.

> The more we offer custom size options, the more we'll see meaningless 
> variation to serve subjective tastes, without really adding anything 
> to usability. I certainly understand that not all OPs will want to use 
> the same size popup, but it seems to me that we start by supporting 
> ONE size and then if we get REAL resistance in the wild, then we 
> consider updating the DRAFT spec. 
>
> In other words, let's produce DRAFT ONE of the spec with support for 
> ONE size, and one size only. And then let's see what [real] problems 
> emerge.
>
Amen!

Allen