On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Robert O'Callahan <rob...@ocallahan.org> wrote: > Seems to me we should indicate pings in the link status text (bug 401352), > indicate pinging in the status text while we load the next page, and retain > the about:config pref to disable pinging.
> The first two measures seem low-cost and constitute a strict improvement on > the current privacy situation, making it somewhat clearer to the user > what's going on. The text will still be difficult to understand but less > obscure than the Google-vomit URLs you see now. The potential costs to the first two include: - making it confusing which link you would be navigating to. It can be tricky to differentiate "you will go to X" and "your browser will ping Y". Exposing them both at the same time in limited link-overlay space is also hard, particularly since there can be multiple ping URLs. - making it confusing which page is currently loading vs. being pinged. Our existing page loading status indicators are kind of a mess, simplifying them is a goal. This would complicate them. As Anne suggests, this is an area ripe for experimentation from add-ons. I would like to explore this problem more, but I don't think it's a blocker for shipping <a ping>. > Leaving the about:config pref in means that extensions can disable pings > but probably not enough to drive people away from using the feature. I agree, this seems reasonable. Gavin On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Robert O'Callahan <rob...@ocallahan.org> wrote: > Seems to me we should indicate pings in the link status text (bug 401352), > indicate pinging in the status text while we load the next page, and retain > the about:config pref to disable pinging. > > The first two measures seem low-cost and constitute a strict improvement on > the current privacy situation, making it somewhat clearer to the user > what's going on. The text will still be difficult to understand but less > obscure than the Google-vomit URLs you see now. > > Leaving the about:config pref in means that extensions can disable pings > but probably not enough to drive people away from using the feature. > > Rob > -- > Jtehsauts tshaei dS,o n" Wohfy Mdaon yhoaus eanuttehrotraiitny eovni > le atrhtohu gthot sf oirng iyvoeu rs ihnesa.r"t sS?o Whhei csha iids teoa > stiheer :p atroa lsyazye,d 'mYaonu,r "sGients uapr,e tfaokreg iyvoeunr, > 'm aotr atnod sgaoy ,h o'mGee.t" uTph eann dt hwea lmka'n? gBoutt uIp > waanndt wyeonut thoo mken.o w > _______________________________________________ > dev-platform mailing list > dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
