Make sign/encrypt result messages easier to interpret
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• ebo
Fri, Oct 16, 2:57 PM
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Now that we have improved the signature verification result messages, I'd like to continue with other result windows.
This is a current successful result message in a KF6 version:

Like for the signature verification results, the sign and/or encrypt result should get

  • a green background if no error occurred. And
  • add the green check mark icon on the left side of the text.
  • In case of error, use red background + the red X icon.
  • If the encryption is not VS-compliant in case of a VSD installation, we could add only the green check mark icon but no green background. (The Finish button (and the encrypt button in the previous window) needs to be red in that case.)

Furthermore the message should be better visually structured.

Current texts:
Successfully signed and encrypted <filename>%1</filename> and saved it as <filename>%2</filename>.
Successfully encrypted <filename>%1</filename> and saved it as <filename>%2</filename>.
Successfully signed <filename>%1</filename> and saved the signature in <filename>%2</filename>.

Could be changed to (maybe with 2x "\n"):
Successfully signed and encrypted <filename>%1</filename>.\nOutput file: <filename>%2</filename>.
Successfully encrypted <filename>%1</filename>.\nOutput file: <filename>%2</filename>.
Successfully signed <filename>%1</filename>\nSignature file: <filename>%2</filename>.

Or we might change the order and get rid of the "Successfully", e.g.:
<filename>%1</filename> was signed and encrypted. \nOutput file: <filename>%2</filename>.
(Disadvantage: operations not given first.)

And as written in https://dev.gnupg.org/T8523#224960 adding icons for sign and encrypt according to the operations which were executed would be a nice visual feedback. Would this be possible above the text?

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Version
gpd5.1.1

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• ebo triaged this task as Normal priority.Fri, Oct 16, 2:57 PM
• ebo created this task.

Maybe we can also add icons representing signature and encryption to the result windows?
To show without need for reading text if the message was signed and/or encrypted.

• ikloecker moved this task from Backlog to WIP on the gpd5x board.

Roughly half of the times we put "Successfully" in front (where most of the cases are the large number of success messages for sign/encrypt) and half of the times at the end (or close to the end). Hence, I'm okay with either location. In particular, if we add an icon which indicates success.