ISSUE-116

ReconfigureChrome

Should users be able to reconfigure primary chrome?

State:
CLOSED
Product:
wsc-xit
Raised by:
Praveen Alavilli
Opened on:
2007-10-03
Description:
As a side issue in the debate over logotypes, Phil implied that users might reconfigure their primary chrome to for example, suppress some of the information. Given the amount of attention we have paid to using primary chrome to display WSC, and the fact that there could be interdependence between distinct indicators, this appears to present some risks.

At the very least the doc should make a clear statement of what is allowed or not allowed.

I suggest the following.

1. The user agent MUST NOT permit programs to reconfigure the primary chrome via API in such a way as to hide any of the indicators that this document requires be displayed in primary chrome.

I can live with either of the following, but slightly prefer 2a.

2a. The user agent MUST NOT permit the user to administratively reconfigure the primary chrome in such a way as to hide any of the indicators that this document requires be displayed in primary chrome.

2b. The initial configuration of the user user agent MUST show all of the indicators that this document requires be displayed in primary chrome. The user agent SHOULD NOT permit the user to administratively reconfigure the primary chrome in such a way as to hide any of these indicators. If the user agent does permit this, it MUST provide a mechanism to easily reset the user agent to display the all the required indicators in primary chrome.

Hal
Related Actions Items:
Related emails:
  1. Re: Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2008-06-04 v2 (from johnath@mozilla.com on 2008-06-04)
  2. Re: Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2008-06-04 v2 (from maritzaj@cs.columbia.edu on 2008-06-04)
  3. RE: Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2008-06-04 v2 (from dan.schutzer@fstc.org on 2008-06-04)
  4. Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2008-06-04 v2 (from Mary_Ellen_Zurko@notesdev.ibm.com on 2008-06-03)
  5. Re: Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2008-06-04 (from egelman@cs.cmu.edu on 2008-06-03)
  6. Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2008-06-04 (from Mary_Ellen_Zurko@notesdev.ibm.com on 2008-06-03)
  7. Re: ISSUE-116 ReconfigureChrome Should users be able to reconfigure primary chrome? (from Mary_Ellen_Zurko@notesdev.ibm.com on 2008-05-16)
  8. Re: ISSUE-116 ReconfigureChrome Should users be able to reconfigure primary chrome? (from Anil.Saldhana@redhat.com on 2008-05-16)
  9. WSC Open Action Items (from Mary_Ellen_Zurko@notesdev.ibm.com on 2008-05-16)
  10. Re: Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2008-04-30 (from tlr@w3.org on 2008-04-29)
  11. Re: Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2008-04-30 (from egelman@cs.cmu.edu on 2008-04-29)
  12. Re: Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2008-04-30 (from maritzaj@cs.columbia.edu on 2008-04-29)
  13. Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2008-04-30 (from Mary_Ellen_Zurko@notesdev.ibm.com on 2008-04-29)
  14. RE: Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2008-04-02 (from dan.schutzer@fstc.org on 2008-04-01)
  15. Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2008-04-02 (from Mary_Ellen_Zurko@notesdev.ibm.com on 2008-04-01)
  16. Re: ISSUE-116 ReconfigureChrome Should users be able to reconfigure primary chrome? (from ifette@google.com on 2008-03-28)
  17. Re: ISSUE-116 ReconfigureChrome Should users be able to reconfigure primary chrome? (from tlr@w3.org on 2008-03-28)
  18. ISSUE-116 ReconfigureChrome Should users be able to reconfigure primary chrome? (from Mary_Ellen_Zurko@notesdev.ibm.com on 2008-03-28)
  19. Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2008-01-09 (from Mary_Ellen_Zurko@notesdev.ibm.com on 2008-01-08)
  20. Meeting record: 2007-12-12 (from tlr@w3.org on 2007-12-19)
  21. ACTION-358 (ISSUE-116) Proposed Language (from hlockhar@bea.com on 2007-12-17)
  22. WSC Open Action Items (from Mary_Ellen_Zurko@notesdev.ibm.com on 2007-12-14)
  23. Draft Minutes 12/12 (from maritzaj@cs.columbia.edu on 2007-12-12)
  24. RE: Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2007-12-12 (from dan.schutzer@fstc.org on 2007-12-12)
  25. Re: Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2007-12-12 (from egelman@cs.cmu.edu on 2007-12-11)
  26. Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2007-12-12 (from Mary_Ellen_Zurko@notesdev.ibm.com on 2007-12-11)
  27. Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2007-12-05 (from Mary_Ellen_Zurko@notesdev.ibm.com on 2007-12-04)
  28. Fwd: Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2007-11-28 (from johnath@mozilla.com on 2007-11-27)
  29. Agenda: WSC WG distributed meeting, Wednesday, 2007-11-28 (from Mary_Ellen_Zurko@notesdev.ibm.com on 2007-11-27)
  30. Meeting record: WSC WG f2f 2007-11-05 (from tlr@w3.org on 2007-11-21)
  31. Draft minutes: WSC WG 2007-11-05 (from tlr@w3.org on 2007-11-17)
  32. Re: ISSUE-116 (Hal): Should users be able to reconfigure primary chrome? [Techniques] (from Mary_Ellen_Zurko@notesdev.ibm.com on 2007-10-30)
  33. Re: ISSUE-116 (Hal): Should users be able to reconfigure primary chrome? [Techniques] (from johnath@mozilla.com on 2007-10-03)
  34. ISSUE-116 (Hal): Should users be able to reconfigure primary chrome? [Techniques] (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2007-10-03)

Related notes:

Added to xit as open issue under Section 6.2: Additional Security Context Information

Anil Saldhana, 21 Jan 2008, 21:20:20

I am closing this because we have incorporated some text (as part of ACTION-425)

Anil Saldhana, 27 May 2008, 18:16:30

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