the new layout

[Peter Gerwinski]

Hi,

Werner Koch wrote:
> 
> the new layout of GPA is not that different from the old one.
> 
> It is pretty easy to use for me becuase I know a little bit about
> cryptography - but for an average user it is not very usable.  There
> far to many options, buttons and whatever -  [...]

The goals in the original design were:
  1. Provide the _whole_ functionality of the `gpg' command line
     tool through a graphical interface
  2. Create two (or more) different modes for GPA, so beginners only
     see a small fraction of all those options

Back then, it was decided to stop the development when 1. was almost
complete. Later, Jan-Oliver Wagner and Bernhard Herzog took over
starting with 2.

This is just to explain why all those options are in the program and
why I think that they should be kept - hidden behind an "experts
only" option.

>   * The keyrings is read entirely at several places; this is too slow

Hmm... according to how GPAPA works, it should be read in only once.
We will investigate.

>   * The keyring is readin when on request to show the ownertrust -
>     but this info is instantly available.

We will address this in GPAPA.

>   * Key generation does not work and has *too many* options
>        Only these fields are needed:
>        o  Create standard key | create sign only key

Is the second one really needed for beginners?

>        o  1024 bit | 1536 bit | 2048 bit
>           (but don't tell the bit numbers instead label them:
> 	   "standard" | "high security" | "paranoid and slow")

That's okay for beginners, but as an expert I want to know the size
in bits.

Later,

    Peter

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