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[Luca Falavigna <dktrkranz@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

When an application needs Launchpad access, and it hasn't any credential
stored, it tries to open a browser displaying a message to the users
similar to the one below:

    The authorization page:
       (https://launchpad.net/+authorize-token?oauth_token=...)
    should be opening in your browser. After you have authorized
    this program to access Launchpad on your behalf you should come
    back here and press <Enter> to finish the authentication process.

If users have console-based browsers, focus on message is lost when it
comes up, and they can wonder why that happened. Asking for confirmation
before opening any browser could be an easy workaround for this.

See http://bugs.debian.org/584556 for a real use case.

** Affects: launchpadlib
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: debian
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #584556
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=584556

** Also affects: debian via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=584556
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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Non-graphical browsers hide autorize-token messages
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/643699
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