On 09/05/2014 18:41, Nicolai Josuttis wrote: > Hi all, > > yesterday I merged my changes to support the option to automatically > send encrypted if all keys are known (and valid). > With this, you can probably skip a lot of recipient-rules > and still use encryption whenever possible. > > The built is available as nightly built now. > See: > https://www.enigmail.net/download/nightly.php > > You have to enable this feature in the sending preferences > (some other preferences there have changed and a help button was added). > See: > http://hide-my-data.com/en/images/sendingprefs_140509.png > I have today just installed the latest nightly build and tried out your interface. I like the presentation and especially the substantial descriptions produced by the 'help' button.
There are a few improvements that could be made to this help text, typos etc -- please see below. > > Note that whether emails are automatically sent encrypted > is now signaled in the compose message status bar on the lower right > of the compose message window WHILE you edit the recipient list. > See: > http://hide-my-data.com/en/images/enigmail-icon140509.png > Currently: > - Having a yellow background signals you want to encrypt/sign; > a grey background signals you don't want to encrypt/sign. > These are buttons you can use to enable your request to encrypt > - A plus signals then if encryption/signing will happen due to rules > or auto encryption. > - A minus signals no encryption/signing. > - A red icon signals a conflict. I find that the buttons do change as recipients are typed into the list but I don't see any change in background colours. For me, the background is always a light blue (the basic light blue of Thunderbird). Maybe that is what you call grey ? I never see a yellow background. Do the colours depend on Windows / linux implementations ? Or is it just the icon colour which is meant to change ? In the OpenPGP / preferences/sending tab, I selected 'manual' with 'all keys', encrypt 'if possible', confirm 'if rules change..' I only see the plus signs if the recipient is already in my 'per recipient list'. If I select a recipient whose public key I have but it is not signed by me, I don't see any + sign. So it doesn't look as if 'auto encryption' will happen. If I click on the two icons in the status bar showing + for someone in my 'per recipient rules' to cancel signing and encryption, the + signs remain but I thought they should change to minus ? The icons themselves toggle between yellow and grey. For recipients for whom I have no rule, clicking on the status bar icons to permit or cancel signing/encryption doesn't produce a + or - sign. I expect I have misunderstood something? I presume there is no conflict with settings elsewhere eg Thunderbird/tools/account settings/OpenPGPSecurity. Does this whole 'manual' part of Preferences only apply to replies and not to original message compositions ? > > After seeing the interface of GPGMail, I wonder whether this > interface is too complicated. > What do you think? > I also would like to have these icons at the top rather at the bottom > (e.g. at the end of the subject text field). > > And, BTW, for those who don't have this status bar: > You have to enable it in the compose message dialog > with something like: View -> Toolbars -> Status bar > > Have fun. > Feedback welcome. > Nico Remarks on the 'help' button text : 1. Convenient Encryption : 2nd para - "This setup is appropriate, if you just want to improve your privacy by sending emails encyrpted instead of unencrypted if that's possible. " typo in first use of 'encrypted' 2. last paragraph of the help dialog : "If it is important for you that content you send encrypted can't be read by other people or organizations, you should use the manual preferences at least choose the option to accept keys only if you or other people signed them. While this model reduces the risk of using faked keys, it requires that you actively sign keys and declare owner trust using the key managament dialog." typo next to last word - 'management' the middle section might perhaps better read as follows - '... you should use the manual preferences and at least choose the option to accept keys only if you or other people have already signed them. ....' Regards, Philip _______________________________________________ enigmail-users mailing list [email protected] https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net
