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(Get the code!)
(In reply to comment #27)
> When I see the text box for "Port", my assumption is that I must fill it in.
> However people who don't understand how URLs work won't know what to put in
> there.
The intention for the port field is to support mail protocols, where you usually know the port number of your server.
But I agree with your observation, a user might be unsure what to enter. Isn't this a good thing? Another hurdle for end users to add an exception that they shouldn't add :-)
But I tend to agree, maybe we can find a better form...
> Maybe they'll leave it alone, or maybe they'll try to put something in
> there. I see the discussion above, and I wonder if we need that field at all.
> Is there a *user-driven* reason to put it there? Why is
> "nntp:/
> other source into this field.
Sounds acceptable to ME, technically it already works as is, should we drop the Port field.
However, I think most end users have never seen URLs for anything but http:// or https://
What if we drop the Port field and put a little help sentence below the Location field:
Location: _______
Enter the full location of the site you wish to visit
or use the host:port notation.
Or maybe simply:
Location (or host:port) _______
> Regarding the title of the dialog, how about something like:
> Site Security Override
> Override Security Protection
> Override Security Settings
I leave this discussion to you native speakers.
I guess it should use similar wording as the button that opens the dialog and the action text that we use in the dialog.
> Regarding the top text, how about:
> --
> <b>This window allows you to override how Firefox evaluates the identity of a
> server.</b> This is a potentially dangerous operation. Legitimate banks,
> stores, and other public sites will not ask you to confirm their identity
> because Firefox already does that. Do not perform this operation unless you
> have confirmed the identity of the site. [[How do I do that safely?]]
> --
> That last part can be a link to a help page.
Works for me. But I guess it's tricky to have a link to a help page in the middle of chrome? In order to make it work with localization, we'd have to splie the link and non-link into separate strings, but this causes problems for right-to-left languages. I guess Johnathan should guide us here, both in the wording, whether my separation of paragraphs make sense, or whether we should use a link or help button.
> Regarding the tag "Certificate location", how about changing it to "Internet
> Site"? And perhaps change "Get Certificate" to "Evaluate Site Identity"?
Fine with me. If we change "Web Site" to "Internet Site", should we be consistent and change the heading in Certificate Manager too? (Change "Web Sites" to "Internet Sites" or "Sites")