[tor-bugs] #9387 [Tor Launcher]: Tor Launcher/Torbutton should provide a "Security Slider"

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#9387: Tor Launcher/Torbutton should provide a "Security Slider"
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:  gk
  mikeperry              |     Status:  needs_review
         Type:           |  Milestone:
  enhancement            |    Version:
     Priority:  major    |   Keywords:  tbb-security, tbb-usability, tbb-
    Component:  Tor      |  linkability, tbb-3.0, extdev-interview, tbb-
  Launcher               |  isec-report, tbb-4.5-alpha,
   Resolution:           |  TorBrowserTeam201503
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:92 mcs]:
 > Kathy and I experimented with the code on Mike's branch.  This is
 looking quite good!  Here are a few things we observed:
 >
 > 1. Clicking a label sets the wrong slider position (fallout from
 reversing the positions).
 >
 > 2. We found that the alignment of the labels to the slider positions can
 be improved by removing flex from the first <description> hbox (to get
 more of a 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 split).
 >
 > 3. On a Ubuntu 14.04 system, the height of the preferences window and
 slider changed when we switched to the Medium-High and High slider
 positions (the help text is too tall and/or the area for it is too
 narrow). It is OK but kind of a weird experience (and maybe it only
 happens on some systems).
 >
 > We have a patch for issues 1 and 2 which I will attach in a moment.

 Thanks 1), is fixed in v9. I tried the fix for 2) and it has actually only
 negative effects on all my Linux boxes I tested. As I said originally,
 there is probably not much we can do without having a patch in Mozilla
 itself. Re 3): Yes, but fixing the size risks that some translation
 strings are not properly visible which is why I chose this way. If there
 is something better we can do I am all for it.

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