825144 - App UI should never be visible when an overlay (prompt, value selector, etc) is open.

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox OS Graveyard :: Gaia::System::Window Mgmt, defect)

Description

[Josh Carpenter [:jcarpenter]]

Build: 20121226061418

Error prompts 

STR:

1. Open Twitter from E.me > Social.
2. Turn on Airplane mode form Power menu.
3. An error prompt appears.

Expected: prompt covers all app UI, including the E.me wrapper footer.
Actual: prompt is partially covered up by still visible E.me wrapper.

This is a big no no. Prompts (and value selectors, incoming call screens, etc) should always cover the foreground app completely. They should be on a higher z-depth. We've worked very hard in interaction design patterns and visual design to establish this fundamental spatial rule of the UI. 

Nominating bb+. The current implementation:

* ...fails to properly implement a basic UX rule (visual and usability problem)
* ...breaks functionality by preventing the user from easily interacting with overlay inputs. Very frustrating for users who are trying to complete a form, clear an error message, etc.

Comment 1

[Joe Cheng [:jcheng] (please needinfo)]

Triage: people in triage cannot reproduce and see #3 (the error prompt). can you provide a screenshot or updated STR?

Comment 2

[Marcia Knous [:marcia]]

Will make an attempt to reproduce following triage today.

Comment 3

[Marcia Knous [:marcia]]

I wasn't able to repro using the 12-27-12 nightly unagi build, will try the updated build which just came out. I did see a flash when I switched to airplane mode but that was all.

Comment 4

[Josh Carpenter [:jcarpenter]]

Attachment: Screenshot 1

Comment 5

[Josh Carpenter [:jcarpenter]]

Attachment: Screenshot 2

Comment 6

[Josh Carpenter [:jcarpenter]]

Hi folks, please see the attachments above :)

Comment 7

[BMO Automation]

Firefox OS is not being worked on