So there have been a bunch of problems with <input type="file"> since we made the textfields not be editable to solve bug 258875 and related attacks. I think we need to consider redesigning the user interface for these controls.
I think the first step here is to figure out what the requirements for the user interface are. Here's a draft: * fit within the space that Web pages expect file controls to take up ** respond reasonably when resized, within some range (above minimum) * show what file (or, in the future, files) are currently selected ** maybe emphasizing the leaf name? * have a way to open the file picker to set the control's value * have a way to clear the control * (maybe) ability to copy/paste file names (via context menu?) * have appropriate appearance for enabled and disabled states * not look like you can type in it * consider how it should respond to author and user CSS ** decide which properties should be ignored ** for the rest, decide what they should do * consider which parts should have native-theme appearance What am I missing? -David -- L. David Baron http://dbaron.org/ Mozilla Corporation http://www.mozilla.com/ _______________________________________________ dev-tech-layout mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-layout
