[okular] [Bug 511986] New: Improve workflow for signing document/PDFs

[Richard]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=511986

            Bug ID: 511986
           Summary: Improve workflow for signing document/PDFs
    Classification: Applications
           Product: okular
      Version First unspecified
       Reported In:
          Platform: Debian testing
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: okular-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: rrosner5 at gmail.com
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY
After setting up a certificate storage and when trying to sign a document, the
first popup window (where you select a certificate, set reason, location etc)
isn't as user-friendly as one may think. At the very top it says "select
certificate to sign with". But when there is only one certificate to select,
it's not quite clear that it still needs to be selected. Furthermore, when
neglecting to select the certificate, instead of giving an error message
stating that a certificate needs to be selected, a password entry field pops
up. It is absolutely not intuitive that you messed up something in the previous
dialog. My guess is that this password field is for the case that the user
password protected e.g. the Thunderbird certificate storage.

So what I'm proposing is that the first dialog is being revamped in a way that
makes it more intuitive that something needs to be selected, even when there is
only one certificate to choose from. I think a tick box in front of the
certificate should make that more clear. Also, if my guess concerning the
password field is right, there should be a button in the first dialog with
something like "unlock certificate storage" on it.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. set up a certificate storage in Okular
2. select tools -> digitally sign...


OBSERVED RESULT
The dialog popping up is everything but intuitive and there is no good guide
(with images) explaining how to handle it.

EXPECTED RESULT
An intuitive workflow to sign a document.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: -
macOS: - 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Okular: 25.04.2
KDE Frameworks: 6.18.0
Qt: Using 6.9.2 and built against 6.9.2
Debian GNU/Linux forky/sid (Wayland)
Build ABI: x86_64-little_endian-lp64
Kernel: linux 6.12.48+deb13-amd64


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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