[tahoe-dev] [tahoe-lafs] #995: It's way too easy to give away write directory caps

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#995: It's way too easy to give away write directory caps
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 Reporter:  jsgf                           |           Owner:  nobody   
     Type:  defect                         |          Status:  new      
 Priority:  major                          |       Milestone:  undecided
Component:  unknown                        |         Version:  1.6.0    
 Keywords:  wui usability confidentiality  |   Launchpad_bug:           
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Comment(by jack.lloyd):

 Alternatively, only show the RO/immutable cap by default, requiring the
 user to do something special to see the RW cap at all. Unclear how badly
 this will break standard user use flow.

 Using colors to signal OK/DANGER seems like a definite win. Even
 better(?), use Javascript (or standard HTML/CSS, if it's possible) to
 overlay "Read-write capability; giving this to someone will allow them to
 edit your file/directory" and "Read capability; giving this to someone
 will let them read your file/directory" on mouse-over (in addition to
 colors, that is).

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Ticket URL: <http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/ticket/995#comment:3>
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