The login form should be properly implemented as a FormSpecialPage. I have some initial code drafted for that if you want. The only big problem is supporting the various hooks in the current form.
*--* *Tyler Romeo* Stevens Institute of Technology, Class of 2015 Major in Computer Science www.whizkidztech.com | [email protected] On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 11:59 PM, Jon Robson <[email protected]> wrote: > What Steven said. > On Sep 28, 2012 8:57 PM, "Steven Walling" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Sep 28, 2012 8:40 PM, "Mark Holmquist" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> > > >> I'm fine with features using JS. It's just important that the feature > is > > >> either an additive feature that is not necessary for use or it has a > way > > >> to work without JS. > > >> In this case we're talking about login. If you disable JS... you can't > > >> even log into your own user account. And disabling JS is supposed to > be > > >> an improvement to the security of logging in. > > > > > > > > > OK, here is the misunderstanding--if we implemented BrowserID, it > > wouldn't be the *only* way to login. It would be like OpenID, in that you > > could login with either a MW login or with OpenID if you have it. If you > > don't have JS enabled, we'll put in noscript tags that explain what > you're > > missing. > > > > > > Sound OK? Admittedly this is all hypothetical, but in case the > Foundation > > wants to pursue this, I don't want there to be huge misunderstandings :) > > > > > > -- > > > Mark Holmquist > > > Contractor, Wikimedia Foundation > > > [email protected] > > > http://marktraceur.info > > > > > > > I think Mark is correct to point out that we are talking about supporting > > an additional login method here, not a replacement. > > > > The key question for me is though: how many users would we really be > > helping by implementing browserid support right now? It sounds like not > > many, compared to standard login methods or OpenID. > > > > I don't know how many people have looked at the current login form code, > > but it is a huge piece of shit. My team and several people active on this > > list have been working to try and update it, and if you're interested in > > making MediaWiki logins less painful, then we would love your help. There > > is a lot of work to be done before we think about supporting the beta > > release of a new standard. > > > > ____________________ > > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
