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Kleopatra: Sign /Encrypt Files dialog does not accept input if called in a special way
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How to reproduce:

  • In Kleopatra, select File -> Sign / Encrypt Folder
  • In the Folder selection dialog: Right click on a folder and select Gpg4win Sign & Encrypt again (from the context menu)
  • Observation: The upcoming "Sign /Encrypt Files" dialog does not accept input.
  • Expected behaviour: if it appears it shall except input, it would also be okay if the context menu of the folder selection dialog does not show this menu item.

Reproduced with:

gpg4win-3.0.0-beta232.exe, freshly installed no keys on Windows 10 64Bit.

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gpg4win-3.0.0-beta232.exe

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bernhard created this task.May 23 2017, 12:37 PM
bernhard created this object in space S1 Public.
ikloecker renamed this task from Sign /Encrypt Files dialog does not accept input if called in a special way to Kleopatra: Sign /Encrypt Files dialog does not accept input if called in a special way.Dec 5 2022, 9:44 AM
ikloecker added a subscriber: ikloecker.Dec 5 2022, 9:52 AM

The same problem will very likely occur with any file dialog opened by Kleopatra because file dialogs are always modal. It may not be nice that people can maneuver themselves in such a situation, but how likely is it that a normal user (and not just a good test engineer who is looking for such problems) will run into this problem.

FWIW, we cannot control what the native Windows file dialog offers. Technically, it is basically a fully functional Windows File Explorer. The c't magazine often explained that the easiest way to get a Windows Explorer with admin rights is to start Notepad with admin rights and then use the file dialog as explorer.

What Kleopatra probably could do is silently ignore incoming requests if a modal dialog is shown.