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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: Different icon for encrypt message
From:       Don Sanders <sanders () kde ! org>
Date:       2000-09-28 21:22:37
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On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Michael Haeckel wrote:
> On Thursday, 28. September 2000, Don Sanders wrote:
> > Thank you very much I appreciate that.
> >
> > Do you know how hard it would be to support two different states, showing
> > the unlocked icon by default and showing the locked icon when mail is to
> > be encrypted?
>
> As far as I can see the icon has to be switched manually on the toggle
> signal. That would require a two line slot function and a connect call.
>
> But I think it is confusing to switch the icon. If I see for example the
> lock icon, does that mean that the mail is locked or does that mean that I
> have to click on it in order to lock the mail?

That is a valid concern, I am often confused by this kind of thing myself. 
But in this case it should be consistent with Konqueror, open lock means mail 
is not to be encrypted, closed lock means mail is to be encrypted.

BFN,
Don.
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