342657 - failed encrypted send dialogs are messy

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Thunderbird :: Security, defect)

Description

[Bob Lord]

I encrypt all my mail by default.  Sometimes I don't have the certificate for one or more of the recipients.  When that happens, I first see a dialog that shows that I'm trying to find the recipients in an LDAP server.  Then I see two more dialogs show up.  Dismissing the top dialog dismisses the lower one.

This UI implementation is a little startling in that three dialogs pop up when one should suffice. 

I propose that we find a smoother way to represent the process that's going on under the covers.  For example, perhaps we could have a single dialog that shows each of the steps in the send process, advancing along until the client hits a roadblock.

I also suspect that we can check to see if we have all the required certs earlier in the process to avoid one of the dialogs.

Comment 1

[Bob Lord]

Attachment: messy dialogs that need to be streamlined

Here are the two connected dialogs that show up when I try to encrypt mail, but don't have certificates for all the intended recipients. Dismissing one will dismiss the other.

Comment 2

[Ludovic Hirlimann [:Usul]]

Bob is this still and issue for you if you use a recent 3.0 build of Thunderbird ?

Comment 3

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

OK to close this?

Comment 4

[Kai Engert [:KaiE:]]

(In reply to Wayne Mery (:wsmwk) from comment #3)

OK to close this?

yes, things have improved