[step2] Re: OpenID Popup Extension - Draft 0

[jDavid]

Amen.

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Allen Tom <atom at yahoo-inc.com> wrote:
> 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
>
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