Michael Drake wrote:
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Rob Kendrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:14:17 +0100
Michael Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Preferences window
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+ When "Simple proxy" is selected, the Username and Password fields
should be grayed out.
My point of view is adding code to reduce functionality is a fool's
game, and thus I do not agree.
My concern is based on the assumption that the username and password
values are never sent if a "Simple proxy" is selected. If that is the case
then if someone has "Simple proxy" selected and later need to give
username and password details, they'll enter them and boggle why NetSurf
isn't working.
The title "Simple proxy" gives no indication that username and password
aren't sent and the availability of those fields implies that they are. So
it's really reducing ambiguity / increasing clarity that I was aiming for.
Absolutely. A user shouldn't have to know the difference between proxy
types, only that an NTLM (or other authentication system) proxy will
require credentials but a non-authenticating (i.e. "Simple") won't.
So it's not reducing functionality, it's reducing the cognitive burden
of the user by only asking them to make decisions that are relevant.
