mozilla/browserid — Issue #385: UI on both sites for post-account creation task is confusing.
Author: jbonacci
Created: 2011-10-10 02:45:09+00:00
State: open

Once I create a new account on the Beta site, I see the following:
From Diresworb.org,
I have a new page open https://diresworb.org/verify_email_address, that is titled "Complete Registration" on the tab.
The message states:
Thank you signing up with BrowserID. You can now use your BrowserID account to Sign In or Sign Up to websites all across the web!
And, thankfully, the Sign In link is live and selectable (Gray with black text )

From beta.myfavoritebeer.org,
I still have my pop-up open!
It is back to the main Sign In pop-up - wanting me Sign In using my (new) email/account.

So, which link should I click to actually sign in?
Because I am actually left on the Diresworb.org page, do I click that link?
Should I move back over to the Sign In pop-up and work from there?

In other words, should one of the following have happened?
1. Focus stays on the Diresworb.org "Complete Registration" page (which it now does)?
Probably not, since I can not really log into my beer site from here.
I would have to know to return to the client site and the open (a possibly hidden) Sign In pop-up.
2. Focus returns to the beer site and its open Sign In pop-up?
Probably not, since I would not have time to read the "Complete Registration" page
Although I could always read it and close it later (or click its BrowserID link to get to the Account Manager page?)
3. Focus stays on "Complete Registration" page and the beer site's pop-up quietly closes.
This would be practical, since most users would know to return to the client site and click on the Sign In button.
But now I have the extra step of clicking on the Sign In button again.

Not sure what is the best flow here...