I think it makes sense, but can this be an extension as opposed to be
added to core?

A related parameter IMO (could be part of the same extension) would be
l10n, in what language should the Authorization Server interact with
the user. OpenID I think has a similar extension.

Marius


On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 4:54 PM, David Recordon
<davidrecor...@facebook.com> wrote:
> One of the challenges we're running into from an implementation standpoint is 
> having the ability for a Client developer to tell the Authorization Server if 
> they're looking for a popup, full page redirect, mobile experience, or no 
> user interface for the times when a user is being sent through an 
> authorization flow.  We're thinking that an additional "display" parameter 
> would be useful within the Web Client and Web Server flows.  Values would 
> include none, page, popup, and mobile.
>
> none - Mainly for the Web Client profile. The Authorization Server should 
> return an immediate response either as an error or an access token if the 
> user has already authorized the Client and has a current session.
>
> popup - The Client is intending to display the Authorization Server's user 
> authorization flow within a popup window.  Negotiating size seems reasonable 
> to exclude from scope for now.
>
> page - The Client is redirecting the user's browser to a page on the 
> Authorization Server.  (This is probably the default and could be unneeded.)
>
> mobile - Force a mobile experience instead of the normal full page.
>
> Most Clients will never need to use this parameter because it will 
> automatically work using the standard OAuth redirect, but developers can 
> override it and it's needed in the Web Client flow.
>
> --David
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