Bug#412686: iceape-mailnews: shows an empty mail window when decryption fails

[Gerald Klinkl]

Package: iceape-mailnews
Version: 1.0.7-3
Severity: normal



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.4.27-2-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages iceape-mailnews depends on:
ii  iceape-browser              1.0.7-3      Iceape Navigator (Internet browser
ii  libc6                       2.3.6.ds1-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgcc1                     1:4.1.1-21   GCC support library
ii  libstdc++6                  4.1.1-21     The GNU Standard C++ Library v3

iceape-mailnews recommends no packages.

-- no debconf information

If an encrypted mail in pkcs7-mime format is received and if it can't
be decrypted, an empty mail window is shown. On the first glance that
looks like an empty message and this is extreme confusing. The broken
key is shown in the lower left corner of the Iceape window, but this 
icon is placed on a very bad position to be noted. There is lot of
room for improvement like

o) inform the user explicitly if the decryption or signature verification 
   of a message fails (e.g. pop up the "message security" window automatically) 

o) display the encrypted content of the message,

o) use different icons for mails wich are encrypted and/or signed

o) display the authentication state in the mail header window (the grey
   one) when it is folded, and not only when it is unfolded and drop
   the icon in the lower left corner (same for the signature icon)


/re

 Gerald