Am Freitag, 26. Juli 2013, 20:22:23 schrieb Philip Jackson: > Kleopatra 2.1.1 > Kleopatra Handbook > Chapter 3 : File Menu > > File -> Export Secret Keys .. > > contrary to what is stated in this manual, "Exports both the public and the > secret key to a file.", Kleopatra only exports the secret key. > > I have tried this several times and the public key is not contained in the > exported keyblock - as verified by using the ascii armour option. > You are right, this has to be fixed in the handbook.
> -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > It would also be useful to add a note stating that the filename and path > have both to be defined. The dialog box opened by Kleopatra when exporting > is misleading in this respect and if you don't use the icon to open the > directory structure and select a suitable directory, the saved file cannot > be found (does not exist ?). When the file structure icon is pressed, the > default path seems to be : > > \program files(x86)\GNU\GnuPG\ (at least under Windows7 64bit) > Depends how you started Kleopatra. On Linux this is apparently either the home folder if started via the application starter menu or if started in a konsole, the actual working folder. > but I have never been able to find a saved file in this directory even > though Kleopatra says it has been successfully saved. An attempt to save > again into this default structure shows the first file and queries whether > to overwrite it. But when using windows explorer to try to locate the > file, it cannot be found (I don't have any hidden files - my conclusion is > that the file was not saved). If the default path is changed to something > different, the saved file can later be found easily. > No problem here using Kleopatra / Dolphin under Linux. > This whole exporting process is not well explained in the manual. > You are right, the explanation of the export process needs to be improved. Thanks for your mail. -- Burkhard L?ck
