the new layout

[Bernhard Reiter]

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On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 11:22:18AM +0100, Werner Koch wrote:
> the new layout of GPA is not that different from the old one.

It was basically an internal restructuring.
There are still issues to be addressed.

On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 12:39:31PM +0100, Peter Gerwinski wrote:
> Werner Koch wrote:

> > 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 -  [...]
>=20
> The goals in the original design were:
>   1. Provide the _whole_ functionality of the `gpg' command line
>      tool through a graphical interface

Which is basically a goal worth keeping.

>   2. Create two (or more) different modes for GPA, so beginners only
>      see a small fraction of all those options

This remains to be done and we will do it this week.


> >   * Key generation does not work and has *too many* options
> >        Only these fields are needed:
> >        o  Create standard key | create sign only key
>=20
> Is the second one really needed for beginners?

Create standard key should be enough.

> >        o  1024 bit | 1536 bit | 2048 bit
> >           (but don't tell the bit numbers instead label them:
> > 	   "standard" | "high security" | "paranoid and slow")
>=20
> That's okay for beginners, but as an expert I want to know the size
> in bits.

I guess we only need to offer one key size in the key generation
for the novice users.

	Bernhard
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