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Kleopatra: change to secret key import window
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On import of more than one secret keys a once, you are asked for one of these "Is this your key?" but not for the others.

I would expect a behavior similar to the one when importing public keys, where we only open a certification dialog if only one certificate is imported.

When importing secret keys the window lokks currently like this:

Please:

  • remove the "Cancel" Button in case only one secret key is imported (as this does the same as "No")
  • in case of importing more than one secret key we want to change the text from "Cancel" to "No for all".

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VSD 3.3.0

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• ebo created this task.Jan 31 2025, 12:06 PM
• TobiasFella added a subscriber: • TobiasFella.Feb 4 2025, 1:24 PM

The situation seems to be even more complicated: If I click "yes" or "no" in this dialog, I *do* get asked for all certificates that are being imported. If I click "Cancel", no more dialogs show up.

The "Cancel" button isn't great anyway: It's unclear to the user *what* is being canceled. The keys are still imported, so apparently it's just about not setting the trust for the certificates. Maybe it would make sense to remove this button?

(Independently of that, removing the question when importing multiple secret keys could make sense)

• ikloecker added a subscriber: • ikloecker.Feb 4 2025, 4:08 PM

You need to be asked this question when you restore the backup of all of your keys or when you migrate all your secret keys to a new computer.

We could consider adding a "Yes to all" button (and maybe other buttons as in KIO's Overwrite dialog and our fork of it) so that one doesn't have to answer Yes or No many times.

• ebo triaged this task as Normal priority.Feb 11 2025, 11:16 AM
• ebo added a comment.Thu, May 22, 3:47 PM

We decided to

  • remove the "Cancel" Button in case only one secret key is imported (as this does the same as "No")
  • in case of importing more than one secret key we want to change the text from "Cancel" to "No for all".

"Yes for all" would run counter to that one should check the shown fingerprints for each.

• ebo renamed this task from Draft: Kleopatra: change secret key import behavior when importing more than one to Kleopatra: change secret key import behavior when importing more than one.Thu, May 22, 3:49 PM
• ebo renamed this task from Kleopatra: change secret key import behavior when importing more than one to Kleopatra: change to secret key import window.
• ebo updated the task description. (Show Details)