[Enigmail] Problem with OpenPGP Setup Wizard
Patrick Brunschwig
patrick at mozilla-enigmail.org
Tue Jul 14 00:48:36 PDT 2009
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Jerry Peek wrote:
> I'm running Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 under the latest Ubuntu. When I
> started to send a message, the OpenPGP Setup Wizard started. I chose
> the wizard option.
>
> The next dialog asked whether I wanted OpenPGP on all accounts or just
> on some. I wanted it only on one account. But I hadn't set up all
> accounts yet, so I clicked the "Back" button. Then I switched to the
> main Thunderbird window and created the other accounts. Then I came
> back to the OpenPGP dialog and clicked "Next" to go back to the screen
> where I could choose the accounts to set up.
>
> The new accounts I'd just created didn't appear in the wizard dialog,
> and there didn't seem to be a way to get them except to cancel and set
> things up manually.
>
> I suggest making the initial screen tell us that, if we move ahead, we
> must already have all accounts set up. Also, make the first screen a
> warning that we can only run the setup once -- and let us cancel at this
> point -- or do something else so that we're given a chance to set things
> up the way we want them before the wizard runs just that once.
>
> As it is, people who don't use Linux Thunderbird much will continue to
> be surprised by the OpenPGP dialog -- and be forced to cancel setup, as
> I will.
In the next version the Setup Wizard will be also available via the
menu. This way it's possible to re-run it whenever you like.
- -Patrick
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