Thanks anyway :( Any timeframe for an extention system - then I can go my own way!
Chris On Oct 21, 5:49 am, "Peter Kasting" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Chris G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok so where are we? > > Close to ending this thread, as it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I > don't have the time or energy to continue replying, so this will probably be > my final response. > > Is there any agreement we can reach about _what_ I am trying to > > > achieve? > > Doubtful. > > > For the password manager, I want to fix my multiple login > > scenario with Google Apps, and support the multiple stage bank login > > scenario. > > Neither of which is a priority for us. Few people create multiple logins on > the same site with the same username and so designing UI to support them is > an edge case. The bank scenario is _purposefully_ designed (by banks!) to > break browser autofilling, and any countering of that we do is likely to: > * Get Chromium-based browsers banned from banking sites > * Cause banks to work around whatever heuristics we have until they don't > work > > (It is OK at this point to curse bank site authors, I frequently do) > > For bookmarks, switching from mouse to keyboard every time > > > is a large inconvenience! > > What, to log in? You should be able to stay on your mouse and just click > the "submit" button, except for the aforementioned multiple login case. > (Which I don't have much sympathy for; why not use distinct usernames for > your distinct accounts? I have three Google logins, but they have different > usernames.) > > > as program > > designer, effort should be made to accommodate everyone! > > Sorry, but this is completely wrong. UI that tries to accommodate everyone > serves no one best. We have made explicit choices not to support certain > usage patterns in the past and will continue to do so in the future. No UI > can possibly serve all users equally and trying is foolish. This is one > benefit to having multiple browsers; different products are better for > different people. I actively recommend Firefox over Google Chrome to some > of my friends that I know would be better served by it. > > > Could you perhaps suggest another way of addressing the shortcomings I > > have highlighted? > > I already suggested waiting for us to do some work on improving form filling > and bookmarks management. Both are areas we're actively working on. > > Were you saying No to both my ideas for changes to the star button, or > > > just to swapping the current function to a long click? > > Sadly, I was saying no to pretty much all the ideas. I don't think your > proposals are something we would accept patches for at this time. Again, > please revisit the situation over time as we try and address these issues > and see whether we're improving things for you. > > Best wishes. > > PK --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-dev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
