[okular] [Bug 446549] New: Digital signature feature confusing for new users

[Nicolai Weitkemper]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=446549

            Bug ID: 446549
           Summary: Digital signature feature confusing for new users
           Product: okular
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: PDF backend
          Assignee: okular-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: kde-bugs at nicoweio.33mail.com
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY
The "LTT Linux Daily Driver Challenge, Part 3"
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtsglXhbxno&t=281s) showed Linus trying to
"sign" a PDF. He failed to do it in 15 minutes, because he tried setting up a
signing certificate, when all he wanted was an image of a signature.
In the long run, I would like Okular to support the latter feature (see
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=315930), but for now we can help new users
understand that "Digitally sign…" is probably not what they were looking for.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
0. Suppose you don't know the difference between a cryptographic signature and
superimposing an image of a signature. There should be no signing certificates
installed.
1. Navigate to Extras → Digitally sign…
2. Create a boundary
3. Receive the error message "There are no available signing certificates".
Open the linked section of the manual.

OBSERVED RESULT
- Only after the user provides a boundary, Okular gives the error "There are no
available signing certificates".
- The linked section of the docs does not clarify the difference between a
cryptographic signature and superimposing an image of a signature.

EXPECTED RESULT
- If there are no certificates available, Okular does not ask the user to draw
a boundary in the first place.
- The error message and/or the documentation explain what a digital
(cryptographic) signature is and/or how adding an image of a signature is not
possible yet (AFAIK).

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