We should use the same messaging that we use for downloaded executables. Or, at least we should not make downloaded extensions seem less scary than downloaded executables.
-Darin On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Nick Baum <[email protected]> wrote: > Not all extensions will be hosted in the gallery, some will be private > (hosted on intranet, etc). > -Nick > > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Adam Barth <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 2009/5/11 Nick Baum <[email protected]>: >> > I'd like to avoid the "An unknown party wishes to install an extension." >> > phrasing. It's scary and I don't think this actually helps the users make a >> > decision (and often this will happen in legitimate cases where the >> > developers simply can't set the MIME type). >> > Could we do something like: >> > "Are you sure you want to install extension hosted on site.com?" >> >> I think you're drawing too subtle a distinction for users to >> understand. How about "Are you sure you want to install an >> extension?" The majority of extensions will be installed from the >> gallery right? Why can't the developer just link to the gallery page >> that has the big install button? >> >> Adam >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Developers mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
