[kopete-bugs] [Bug 257380] New: The OTR plugin should inform the user that key generation may take a long time

[Gard Spreemann]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=257380

           Summary: The OTR plugin should inform the user that key
                    generation may take a long time
           Product: kopete
           Version: SVN
          Platform: unspecified
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: NOR
         Component: OTR Plugin
        AssignedTo: kopete-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: gspreemann at gmail.com


Version:           SVN (using Devel) 
OS:                Linux

When generating an OTR key, a dialog box with the text "Please wait while
generating the private key" is displayed. Generating an OTR key can take a long
time, 5-10 minutes in some cases (is this due to entropy collection?). With
little CPU work taking place, a user may easily think the program has hung (see
for example bug #237050 ). I suggest adding some informative text to the
dialog, such as "Generating a key can take as long as 5-10 minutes".

If the time taken really is due to entropy collection, one might also want to
add something like "Kopete needs to gather random data from your mouse and
keyboard activity, so continue working normally for a few minutes while the key
is generated".

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
The message mentioned is displayed every time a key is generated. It seems that
generation takes a long time, at least for the first key, which is when a more
explanatory message would be nice.

Actual Results:  
Uninformative text is displayed.

Expected Results:  
Text should inform the user that key generation can take a long time, and that
one shouldn't think the program has hung.

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