[Bug 290332] New: Overhaul UI of 'Security' settings in config

[Bernd Oliver Sünderhauf]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=290332

           Summary: Overhaul UI of 'Security' settings in config
           Product: kmail2
           Version: 4.8
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: config dialog
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: pancho at kriko.org


Version:           4.8 (using Devel) 
OS:                Linux

The Security settings are quite confusing with very different security features
grouped together and quite a number of settings dumped into a "Miscellaneous"
tab.
The use of a "Miscellaneous" section is usually an indication of a
not-so-well-conceived UI.

For example, settings like "Warn when trying to send unsigned messages"
certainly belong to the "Composing" tab. Probably this is the case for all
settings in the "Miscellaneous" tab.

The threshold setting for "Warn if certificates/Keys expire soon" should
probably be hidden in a "configure thresholds" dialog as they add unnecessary
complexity to the UI, while being initially all the same (= 14 days) and rarely
changed.

Also, the "S/MIME" validation settings should probably go to a respective
dialog, too, as they are utterly complex, while there is usually no need to
change them even for the few people using KMail with S/MIME.

Certainly it would be a good idea to doublecheck which security options make
more sense on a "per-identity" basis and/or whether a default configuration
that may be overwritten per-identity (such as with templates) would make sense.
I leave this to be tackled in another ticket.

Reproducible: Always



Expected Results:

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