Re: Those `mailcrypt' "push OK" boxes

[Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net>]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

* François Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>  on Sun, 25 Apr 1999
| Most error messages in Emacs do not require confirmation.

None of mailcrypt's messages require confirmation.  The reason for the 'OK'
buttons is because of the nature of dialog boxes, not because of any of
mailcrypt's requirements.

| So, if I interpret your answer, you are saying that you have no required
| confirmation that you read the error message?

Like I said: just like any other error message in Emacs.  If mailcrypt
fails, it is because the underlying PGP or GPG process failed.  Mailcrypt
tells you that -- and the buffer being worked on will be obvious in its
lack of being processed.

| It might then disappear at the next random keystroke.

Whoopie.  Fact is, if mailcrypt fails to encrypt or decrypt a buffer, it is
so obvious that no 'random keystrokes' will make any difference.  If that
were not the case, if the failure were subtle or inobvious, sure, I agree
that acknowledgement of some sort would be a Good Thing.  But not for this,
especially when n-1 times out of n (where n is a large number) it is
nothing more than an obnoxious inconveniece for the sake of the 1 time out
of n the human drops something on the keyboard or fat-fingers or the like.

I suggest trying an Emacs built without dialog boxes and see for yourself.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v0.9.5 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org

iD8DBQE3I8zqgl+vIlSVSNkRAknpAJ92D11sgvkmH7gIUSnh82becldY+QCgmL/1
Kb+hwLnGHiauQFNkZjzYtzk=
=9ZjT
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

-- 
Rat <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net>    \ Warning: pregnant women, the elderly, and
Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ children under 10 should avoid prolonged
PGP Key: at a key server near you!  \ exposure to Happy Fun Ball.