[whatwg] api for fullscreen() - security issues
Tab Atkins Jr.
jackalmage at gmail.com
Sat Jan 30 20:38:36 PST 2010
On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Simon Fraser <smfr at me.com> wrote:
> * require that enterFullscreen() is being called inside a user-event handler
> (e.g. click or keypress) to avoid drive-by fullscreen annoyances.
This one seems kind of weird. Does the spec currently distinguish
significantly between a user-initiated click and a script-initiated
one?
> * disallow enterFullscreen() from a frame or iframe
Makes sense, though consider its interaction with sandboxed iframes
(that is, you may actually *want* the ability to turn on
fullscreen-ability for an iframe).
> * show an animation as the window enters fullscreen so the user can see the
> transition taking place
How would this interact with an author hooking CSS Transitions to the
element keyed on the :fullscreen pseudoclass? If we implement the
actual fullscreen effect essentially purely in CSS, I'd prefer the
minimum amount of magic here.
> * show an hard-to-spoof overlay with some text that tells the user that they
> can use the Escape key to exit fullscreen, and prevent the page from
> capturing this keypress.
> * show an affordance to allow the user to exit fullscreen (e.g. a close
> button) when the user moves the mouse
Both of these make a lot of sense to me, and match the way fullscreen
effects work today, so users will understand it.
> * make the location field available to the user so that they can see the URL
> even when in fullscreen
This partially defeats the purpose of fullscreen. ^_^ Though, it may
be worthwhile to do so anyway, as it would be a major indicator that
something is being spoofed.
> * drop out of fullscreen if navigating to another page
Sounds very reasonable.
> * if focussed on an element, drop out of fullscreen if that element is
> removed from the DOM
Definitely a good idea.
> * limit arbitrary keyboard input unless 'enableKeys' is true
Already has some history, so would probably be a decent idea.
> * disallow window.open etc. while in fullscreen
I don't fully understand this restriction's justification.
~TJ
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