ubuntu-apps-bugs team mailing list archive

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu 15.04 r270

0. Flash the phone.
1. Launch the Browser.
2. Go to maps.google.com.
3. Tap “Allow”.

What happens:
2. A dialog appears, “Permission Request” “This page wants to use your device’s location.” Deny / Allow
3. A dialog appears, “Browser wants to access your current location.” Allow / Don’t Allow

What should happen: Only one dialog appears. Two is ridiculous,
especially given their visual differences.

Possible ways to solve this bug:

* The Browser should something that isn’t a dialog for site-specific
permissions, like Firefox does. (This would also have the benefit that a
background tab couldn’t steal focus with a permission dialog.)

* The Browser should have every permission by default, on the
understanding that it can be trusted to ask per-site.

* trust-store should let any app split permissions into zones granted
independently, and Browser should have one zone per Web site.

** Affects: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Apps bug tracking, which is subscribed to webbrowser-app in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1553713

Title:
  First visit to location-using site results in two dialogs

Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 15.04 r270

  0. Flash the phone.
  1. Launch the Browser.
  2. Go to maps.google.com.
  3. Tap “Allow”.

  What happens:
  2. A dialog appears, “Permission Request” “This page wants to use your device’s location.” Deny / Allow
  3. A dialog appears, “Browser wants to access your current location.” Allow / Don’t Allow

  What should happen: Only one dialog appears. Two is ridiculous,
  especially given their visual differences.

  Possible ways to solve this bug:

  * The Browser should something that isn’t a dialog for site-specific
  permissions, like Firefox does. (This would also have the benefit that
  a background tab couldn’t steal focus with a permission dialog.)

  * The Browser should have every permission by default, on the
  understanding that it can be trusted to ask per-site.

  * trust-store should let any app split permissions into zones granted
  independently, and Browser should have one zone per Web site.

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webbrowser-app/+bug/1553713/+subscriptions