411855 - Improve readability/understandability of window.onbeforeunload message.

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 246365

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, enhancement)

Description

[Biju]

Attachment: onbeforeunload.png

At present a web-site can make message on window.onbeforeunload too long and spoof it to confuse users.
added to that, tricks like the one at http://www.internetisseriousbusiness.com/
can make user accidentally click "Cancel" instead of "OK"

So Firefox should.
1. show site message in different color/background.
2. reduce built-in text in the confirm question
   and keep them together.

   ======================== current ===========================
   Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?
   Press OK to continue, or Cancel to stay on the current page.
                    [OK]  [Cancel]
   ============================================================


   =================== proposed ====================
   Do you want to leave this page?   [Leave] [Stay]
   =================================================

3. show site name for which the pop-up message is shown.
   (shorten it to show only relevant part of name 
    to avoid domain name spoof/hack) 

See attached onbeforeunload.png

Comment 1

[Roger Peters]

I believe Bug 246365 is a dupe of this.

I like the mockup you provided. With a little bit of tweaking, this could be a great improvement.