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Re: [tor-bugs] #3749 [Tor Check]: integrate html redesign into check.tpo
#3749: integrate html redesign into check.tpo
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Reporter: phobos | Owner: Sebastian
Type: enhancement | Status: needs_information
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Tor Check | Version:
Keywords: | Parent: #4381
Points: | Actualpoints:
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Comment(by jmtodaro):
Replying to [comment:11 aagbsn]:
> This looks good. I avoided simply embedding their iframe though, because
it loads so slowly that the search box doesn't appear for a few seconds
after the rest of check.tpo loads.
Okay I will keep this in mind. I haven't yet researched our options for
embedding the actual search box, but I feel this is he best way to
integrate it into the design.
> I like the look of this a lot better than what I did. Are there any
other visual eye-catching tricks you can employ? For example, TorCheck
only shows DDG search if the user is using Tor and up to date. If they
aren't up to date, the 'update available' message replaces the search box.
I think we should encourage users to take care of updating ASAP. One of
the ways we can do that is by limiting the choices (urls, searchboxes,
etc) that a user can make. Thoughts?
We could use choice limiting tricks, but I'm personally not a big fan of
the idea. I don't think Tor Check should try to force a user to update by
removing functionality. There are legitimate reasons why someone can't
update TBB right this very minute, and are willing to accept the risks
associated with not updating immediately. Why break the page for these
users? I see the removing of expected functionality (the search box) as a
sort of 'punishment' unless you update. You can't force anyone to update
this way, and it will just annoy users who have gotten used to using Tor
Check as an actual 'start page'. I think it would be better to keep the
search consistent between the 'success' and 'update' pages. But these are
just my thoughts on the matter.
I like the method I suggested because it is clean, noticeable, and not too
annoying. It also almost gives the illusion that the browser itself is
recommending the update. I'm not opposed to wording it more strongly or
making it a bit more noticeable.
Another thought, an alternative could be to make the update page into it's
own page, similar to the success page (with search), but maybe yellow or
orange background instead of green with the 'Congratulations!' text
replaced with something like 'Attention! You are connected to Tor, but
your version out-of-date' and a prominent download link. This way there is
no question they will notice that an update is available, but the page
still works as expected if for whatever reason they cannot update
immediately?
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/3749#comment:12>
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