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So maybe the text I proposed above needs to generalized for both cases in which the password store requests a password (case 1: Firefox detects that the user has entered a password, case 2: Firefox detects that the user is opening a page for which it knows the password). | So maybe the text I proposed above needs to generalized for both cases in which the password store requests a password (case 1: Firefox detects that the user has entered a password, case 2: Firefox detects that the user is opening a page for which it knows the password). | ||
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The message box for the master password pops up over the current window regardless of which tab is currently visible in a multitabbed environment. This causes additional confusion, because the user does not know which web page is requesting a password. In order to clear the confusion one of two options can be taken: | |||
#The tab requesting the password should be brought to the foreground before the message box is shown. | |||
#The message box can include the page title and/or the URI of the web page requesting a password: | |||
Message Box Title: Firefox Master Password | |||
Icon: An icon with a masked edit box containing several asterisks with an arrow pointing to it (symbolizing password entry) | |||
Text: Firefox has a saved password for this website. Please enter your master password to restore your saved password or click cancel. | |||
Text: <title> | |||
Text: <uri> | |||