sane defaults (security icons)

[Ingo Klöcker]

On Sunday 16 January 2005 22:27, Jonathan Riddell wrote:
> Konqueror now has the coloured location bar when visiting SSL
> websites.
> 
> This means there are now three indicators that the site is encrypted,
> the toolbar icon, the location bar and the status bar.
>
> http://muse.19inch.net/~jr/tmp/konqueror-security.png
>
> I think the toolbar icon should be removed.

The coloring alone means nothing. No user (who hasn't been told) will 
understand why the location bar is sometimes white and sometimes 
yellow. But apparently there's also a lock icon in the location bar and 
therefore I agree that the lock icon in the toolbar is superfluous.

Regards,
Ingo

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