Closed Bug 483668 Opened 16 years ago Closed 4 years ago

allow the remote images notification bar to be closed / removed

Categories

(Thunderbird :: Message Reader UI, defect)

Product:
Thunderbird
Component:
Message Reader UI
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: clarkbw, Unassigned)

Details

On smaller resolution screens the remote images notification bar takes up a lot of space. This bug is for exploring the idea of closing the notification bar. By adding a simple close button to the status bar we can allow people to get rid of it while viewing the message. .--------------------------------------------------------------------. | &&&&& *To protect privacy...* ( Display Images Now ) | | &&&&& _Always allow person@email to..._ (x) | '--------------------------------------------------------------------' We will have to remember which messages had this info bar closed and which ones don't. I hope we can save this with the message just like we save tags. This does create a problem for future viewings if a person decides they want to view the images again. I have two ideas to attempt to alleviate this problem. 1) We should always move the notification bar to the bottom of a message after it's been closed at the top. So when the info bar is closed at the top we move it down to the bottom of the message where it just adds to the scroll. A message is first viewed with this: .--------------------------------------------------------------------. | &&&&& *To protect privacy...* ( Display Images Now ) | | &&&&& _Always allow person@email to..._ (x) | '--------------------------------------------------------------------' | |^| | // MESSAGE // |H| | | | After that info bar is closed we move it to the bottom ( here the message is scrolled to the bottom and the info bar scrolls into view ) .--------------------------------------------------------------------. | |^| | // MESSAGE // | | | | | .-----------------------------------------------------------------.| | | &&&&& *To protect privacy...* ( Display Images Now ) | | | | &&&&& _Always allow person@email to..._ | |H| '-----------------------------------------------------------------'|v| 2) We could also show the info at the top of messages where it was closed for a short time (2-3 seconds) and then animate it up and away. This would remind someone that there were images in the messages and they can access them. With the info bar still at the bottom they would always be able to use it even after it has animated away.
Having animated disappearing things that you must hit within a certain time limit is an accessibility no-no.
even if it's still available after the time limit?
tl; apparently didn't read clear to the end. The alternate positioning would cover my fuzzy a11y understanding (as probably would the last refuge of a desperate UI designer, alternate access available through a menuitem). Probably strictly there ought to be a single "Disable all animations" pref which would keep this bar present, not animate prefpane changes, and disable animated gifs, but I suspect we have bigger access fish than that as yet unfried.
I'm crazy, but how about doing something like Flashblock where the images are replaced with text explaining this, and if you click it pops up a dialogue? This could be a preference somewhere, "display remote image privacy warning as [*] a dialogue [ ] image placeholders".
Why not always have it at the top, but have it scroll?

I don't think we'll do this.

Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 4 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
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