[Geomoose-users] how to add a disclaimer

[Jim Klassen]

Of course the popup /could/ be disabled.  Whatever you do as part of a webpage (for example in javascript) can be disabled/bypassed.  Similarly, anything displayed on a user's screen can be copied.  People who tell you otherwise are not exactly being honest and tend to make a lot of money doing so.

I have seen recent browsers block alerts (especially if there are many of them.). My guess is in 2.6 a Dojo popup (actually a DIV) would probably cleanest from a UI standpoint.

The only part you have a hope of having absolute control over is the server.  But the server cannot be certain what it is talking to or that what it is talking to behaves as expected.  If you really want to make sure they see (and read) the disclaimer, have them sign a (paper) form and create a login for them. Otherwise you will need to accept that they may not have seen it (and probably didn't read nor comprehend it.)

Also,  Since the 2.4 series is really the result of clearing tickets for 2.2, I don't think we are maintaining 2.2 anymore.


On Jun 6, 2012, at 9:15, Mark Volz <MarkVolz at co.lyon.mn.us> wrote:

> Hello,
>  
> Hopefully just one more question about the javascript disclaimer…
>  
> The person that I am setting up a site for is concerned that the popup could be disabled.  I know it is common for web browsers to block regular popups, but is it common for a web browsers to block javascript alert()?
>  
> Thanks
>  
> Mark Volz
> GIS Specialist
>  
> From: Eli Adam [mailto:eadam at co.lincoln.or.us] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 4:51 PM
> To: Mark Volz
> Cc: Bob Basques; geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] how to add a disclaimer
>  
> Mark,
> 
> You may want to search the documentation.  I found a few more things:
> 
> http://www.geomoose.org/trunk/developer/extensions.html?highlight=disclaimer
> http://www.geomoose.org/trunk/docs/user_extensions.html?highlight=disclaimer
> 
> If these don't seem sufficient, please consider opening a ticket with specific suggestions for changes, ideally in patch form.
> 
> HTH, Eli
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Mark Volz <MarkVolz at co.lyon.mn.us> wrote:
> Bob and others,
> I would prefer a popup for displaying the disclaimer.
> Thanks
> Mark Volz
> GIS Specialist
>  
> From: Bob Basques [mailto:Bob.Basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 4:03 PM
> To: Mark Volz
> Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] how to add a disclaimer
>  
> Do you want a popup, or a Map layer specific disclaimer?
>  
> You could even use a default layer set to display over the map as a way of installing a disclaimer.
>  
> The layer specific version can be handled inside of MapServer via a MAP configuration.
>  
> bobb
>  
> 
> 
> >>> Mark Volz <MarkVolz at co.lyon.mn.us> wrote:
> Hello,
>  
> I would like to add a disclaimer to GeoMOOSE 2.2.  I noticed the documentation http://www.geomoose.org/extensions/Disclaimer.html is a sparse.
>  
> Does anyone have any how to documentation that they would be willing to share?
>  
> Mark Volz
> GIS Specialist
>  
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