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Bug 135535 - SSL icon should blink on status change
SSL icon should blink on status change
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: galeon
Classification: Deprecated
Component: User interface
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: galeon-maint
Yanko Kaneti
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2004-02-26 21:09 UTC by Fabio Gomes
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
blink the SSL icon when state changes (1.80 KB, patch)
2004-11-28 16:10 UTC, Tommi Komulainen 		none Details | Review
pop up a "tooltip" window when state changes (3.80 KB, patch)
2004-11-28 16:10 UTC, Tommi Komulainen 		none Details | Review

Description Fabio Gomes 2004-02-26 21:09:14 UTC 
When you enter or leave SSL mode, the lock should blink for some seconds on
the status bar, so these important status changes don't go unnoticed.
Comment 1 Tommi Komulainen 2004-11-28 16:09:21 UTC 
1.3.19 will have the location entry change its color for secure sites, it should
be much more visible than the tiny icon even if the icon were blinking.

Speaking for myself the blinking icon completely fails to catch my attention, I
don't even if there's a larger tooltip that pops up when the state changes.  See
the following patches for demonstration (they're mutually exclusive.)
Comment 2 Tommi Komulainen 2004-11-28 16:10:15 UTC 
Created attachment 34230 [details] [review]
blink the SSL icon when state changes
Comment 3 Tommi Komulainen 2004-11-28 16:10:49 UTC 
Created attachment 34231 [details] [review]
pop up a "tooltip" window when state changes
Comment 4 Crispin Flowerday (not receiving bugmail) 2004-12-05 13:07:48 UTC 
Having just tried these 2 patches, I tend to agree with tko, a flashing security
icon just doesn't catch your attention.
Comment 5 Tommi Komulainen 2004-12-19 16:01:15 UTC 
As blinking the icon wouldn't really fix the issue it's no use to do this.  The
location entry gives much better feedback when its visible.  We might need to
think of something for the (rare) case when it's not visible.