Review Request: Move the KPasswordDialog "Anonymous" checkbox below the input boxes...

[Thomas Lübking]

> On March 22, 2011, 6:23 p.m., John Layt wrote:
> > My thoughts are if the anonymous tickbox is first focus it should be above the username/password fields and the username/password fields should be disabled if anonymous is selected.  But that may look a little weird with the text to the left and the title below it.
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> > Or does entering a username/password automatically de-select the anonymous?  In which case this is fine so long as the username field has the cursor focus and pressing enter immediately activates the ok button.  
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> > Or perhaps pre-populate username with 'anonymous' and have the word pre-selected so it can be overtyped and do away with the tickbox entirely?
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> > Basically what I'm looking for is the easiest shortest most obvious path for the main use cases.
> > 
> > </bikeshedding>

> the anonymous tickbox is first focus it should be above the username/password
+1

> username/password fields should be disabled if anonymous is selected
the problem is about checking the box will disable the UI.

can we maybe drop the checkbox entirely and just QLinedit::setPlaceholderText("anonymous")  and QLinedit::setPlaceholderText("no password required for anonymous login") or sth. like this?

The tab order can btw be controlled explicitly and unrelated to the actual layout.


- Thomas


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On March 22, 2011, 6:04 p.m., Dawit Alemayehu wrote:
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> (Updated March 22, 2011, 6:04 p.m.)
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> Review request for kdelibs.
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> Summary
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> The attached patch renames and moves the "Anonymous" box shown in the first screenshot below the password input widgets. This change is done to 
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> #1. Remove the checkbox from screwing tab order when you enter username/password.
> #2. Make the purpose of the checkbox less cryptic to the end user.
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> Any objections ?
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> Diffs
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>   kdeui/dialogs/kpassworddialog.ui 2649870 
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> Diff: http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/100920/diff
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> Testing
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> Screenshots
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> Current Password Dialog
>   http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/100920/s/106/
> New Password Dialog
>   http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/100920/s/107/
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> Thanks,
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> Dawit
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