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Re: [PATCH] Improve clarity/uniformity in compose menu's crypto display



On Wednesday, 14 April 2010 at 10:31, Michael Elkins wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:27:53AM -0700, Brendan Cully wrote:
> >On Monday, 12 April 2010 at 15:20, David Champion wrote:
> >>Improve clarity/uniformity in compose menu's crypto display
> >...
> >>-    addstr (_("Clear"));
> >>+    addstr (_("None -- press (p)GP or (S)/MIME"));
> >
> >I like most of this patch, but I'd be inclined to revert this
> >line. We don't do inline key hints anywhere else, so it makes the UI a
> >bit inconsistent, even if it is friendly. Picture:
> >
> >Subject: None -- press (s)ubject
> >
> >I don't think it's clear what makes the security menu more deserving
> >of hints than others.
> 
> I'm ok with dropping the hints, but I do prefer:
> 
>       Security: None
> 
> to
> 
>       Security: Clear
> 
> to indicate lack of security.  Since the term 'clearsigning' is
> sometimes used for inline signatures, stating None seems prudent.

Sounds good to me.

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