[Users] Use WKD through GPGME

Christoph Klassen christoph.klassen at intevation.de
Sun Nov 7 11:31:41 UTC 2021


On 07.11.21 12:17, Paul wrote:
>> Are there other places in the GUI to retrieve keys via WKD? If not, I
>> suggest to make it possible somewhere in the compose window. For example
>> when right-clicking on an email-address, there could be another action to
>> retrieve keys for this address. That way I can also get keys from persons,
>> who didn't write me an (encrypted) email yet.
> The Actions feature is for things such as this.

What speaks against making this a default action, when a person enabled 
a privacy system? I can imagine that many people have wishes for default 
actions and that's why it's great that you offer such a feature. But 
when a person did enable a privacy system, it shows that encryption is 
important to this person. In that case it would make sense to make this 
action a default one.

For software it's important to offer a good usability and this way you 
would make it a lot easier to start with encrypted emails because people 
don't have to concern themselves with the actions feature. And such an 
action would increase the chance that people discover the feature of 
retrieving keys. Most people don't read whole manuals before they use a 
product ;-)


Greetings,

Christoph




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