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Bug 782620 - New version has three redundant places to clear data
New version has three redundant places to clear data
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: epiphany
Classification: Core
Component: General
3.24.x (obsolete)
Other Windows
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Epiphany Maintainers
Epiphany Maintainers
: 777967 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2017-05-14 15:06 UTC by Gnome Bug
Modified: 2018-08-03 21:08 UTC
See Also:
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Description Gnome Bug 2017-05-14 15:06:15 UTC
With 3.24 there are now three places to clear personal data instead of one to clear personal data as before - clear history in the menu, manage cookies and manage personal data in the preferences. This is redundant and not user friendly. 

These locations should be combined into one - e.g Clear Data in the menu - as was the case before.
Comment 1 Branko Grubic (bitlord) 2017-06-11 15:59:46 UTC
Just wanted to file a bug similar to this, I also noticed that to clear all data:
- cookies
- cache
- history

you need to do it with three actions on two different locations.
I would love to have one unified interface where you can select and clear all data together. Even possibly leaving everything as is, and providing just another "section" + button on preferences page which will remove all "temporary" data.
Comment 2 Alexandre Franke 2017-08-12 17:08:52 UTC
*** Bug 777967 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 what103 2017-08-13 01:30:44 UTC
is excellent
Comment 4 André Klapper 2017-08-13 14:38:42 UTC
@what103: GNOME Bugzilla is not a forum. Do not add unhelpful comments, otherwise your account might get disabled. Thanks for your understanding!
Comment 5 Michael Catanzaro 2017-08-13 14:42:18 UTC
(In reply to Branko Grubic (bitlord) from comment #1)
> Just wanted to file a bug similar to this, I also noticed that to clear all
> data:
> - cookies
> - cache
> - history
> 
> you need to do it with three actions on two different locations.

And there is no way at all to clear saved overview snapshots, or the favicon cache, so we need to expose UI to somehow cover those things as well. Ideally all in the same place.

I'm not sure how this could work. Perhaps we ought to bring back the old clear data dialog to where it used to be, and move the new clear data dialog somewhere else.
Comment 6 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-08-03 21:08:15 UTC
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