Re: [evolution-patches] Mailer bug #127521: Inline PGP support for evolution (part A: only sending)

[Bohumir Jelinek <bj48 ra msstate edu>]

> > > no no no... I'd prefer you add a menu item to specifically clearsign.
> > >
> > I respect your opinion, and I can follow the orders. It is enough to
> > say that you do not intend to discuss, and I can simply do what you
> > suggest (add new menu item for the "clearsign").
> > 
> > 
> > But while working on implementation, I found that:
> > 
> >  1) You suggest (correct me if I am wrong) three options in the
> >     Security menu:
> > 
> >    [x] clearsign
> >    [x] sign
> >    [x] encrypt
> > 
> >       -> There is a lot of uncertainity with these three options,
> > 	 since the first two options are exclusive, and the
> > 	 exclusiveness is not obvious from the menu (if you suggest
> > 	 menu with three equivalent options ...).
> > 
> >          E.g. it is not clear what should happen if user chooses first
> > 	 two options together. I am also not sure if the choice of
> > 	 "clearsign and encrypt" is well defined. Actually there are 8
> > 	 possible combinations of (yes/no) options alltogether in the
> > 	 menu with three items.
> > 
> > 	 It either allows user to do something stupid (and that can
> > 	 generate a lot of support requests), or it needs an extensive
> > 	 checking and testing of the code.
> > 
> >  2) I suggest to offer two simple options in "Security" menu:
> > 
> >    [x] sign
> >    [x] encrypt
> > 
> >        -> These two options are not exclusive, since any message can
> >           be both signed and encrypted. Any combination of these two
> >           options makes well defined sense. Later, when user hits
> >           "Send" (and only in the case it is appropriate - fro a plain
> >           text message), clearsign option is offered by prompt. There
> >           is no uncertainity and all GPG sign/encryp options that I am
> >           familiar with are covered. It is simpler and unambiguous - I
> >           would go with it.
> 
> I agree with above ...
> 
> So how you sign the mail should just be a configuration option in the
> gpg security settings. Default should be for pgp/mime.
> 
User can choose: "nothing", "sign", "encrypt" or "sign+encrypt"
combinations in the "Security menu" configuration.

***Then***, if the "Security menu" configuration says "sign" and user
hits "Send", mailer program checks if the message is simple "plain
text".  If the message is simple "plain text", this pop-up window will
appear:

  "PGP signature of plain text message can be inlined.
                         Inline?"

     -> Default answer was "Yes", but I can change it to "No". I was
        considering to add option of always using "mime" or "inline"
        for plain text message to gconf, thus pop-up window would not
        show up every time.

-Bohumir