Crypto status indicator [ was Re: Konqueror tool bars ]

On Thu, 26 Sep 2002 04:02, Edoardo Causarano wrote:
> On Tuesday 24 September 2002 14:46, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> > On Tuesday 24 September 2002 10:00, Eric Ellsworth wrote:
> > > In general there should be no limitation on how you can arrange
> > > these toolbars.
> >
> > that would be most nice...
> >
> > > Anyone else have ideas on this subject?
> >
> > what is the most common resolution that KDE is run at? we should
> > ship for that situation and allow easy modifications to be made for
> > other less common scenarios.
>
> Whoa! 

Whoa is right.

> What about merging the rotating K with some animation
> suggesting the cryptography status of the connection? 

Yes, what about it?

What does cryptography status of the connection have to do with 
Konquorer tool bars? If you want to change the subject (and so urgently 
too, with your big "Whoa!") perhaps you could start a new thread, 
rather than derail an existing one.


> Turning the K into a rotating padlock on going in ssl would be cool 

Which K are you refering to? Not the K Menu I hope.

> (and crypto
> level 56bits makes the bg red)  In the past I complained about this
> info coming from the toolbar padlock (unexpected source of status
> info) 

I'm not convinced. Padlocks imply security. K does not imply security. 
So why turn the K into a padlock if there is already a perfectly good 
padlock in the toolbar? I'd like to hear your reasons.

> and proposed to frame the page in a red widget but it might suck. 

Definitely would suck, especially for people who are colour-blind.

> The transition from ordinary K to Padlock and viceversa could
> come with a little flash thus capturing the user attention (overall
> unobtrusive but noticeable when it needs to be)

I'd need to see a demo before commenting on this.


-- 
Steven D'Aprano