Bug#1218: Improve User Experience when connecting to a session that is supposed to use agent-cached credentials or a keyfile
package: x2goclient priority: wishlist
Whe an X2Go session is set to use agent-cached credentials or a keyfile, clicking on the session tile will automatically start a connection (unless a keyfile is used and it is password-protected - in that case, a small pop-up is shown that asks for the keyfile's password).
If the connection is suspended - be it by a user-initiated suspend command or due to loss of connection - X2GoClient shows the same login/password dialog that is shown on initial connect for a session that is not set up to use agent-cached credentials or a keyfile.
This is confusing to the user - as simply clicking "OK" without using the password field is enough to reconnect. There's no need to show an editable user name field and a password entry field.
Suggested change: When the client detects a connection loss/suspend, it should return to its default "select a tile" screen, if the session was using agent-cached credentials or a keyfile. If logging in with the agent-cached credentials/keyfile does not work, a popup similar to the one asking for the keyfile password should appear, only with a different visual design and textual description, so users have a chance to understand they are being prompted for the login password, rather than the keyfile password.
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I suggest to grey out the password field and change the "ok" button to "reconnect"
On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 11:46 AM, Stefan Baur <X2Go-ML-1@baur-itcs.de> wrote:
package: x2goclient priority: wishlist
Whe an X2Go session is set to use agent-cached credentials or a keyfile, clicking on the session tile will automatically start a connection (unless a keyfile is used and it is password-protected - in that case, a small pop-up is shown that asks for the keyfile's password).
If the connection is suspended - be it by a user-initiated suspend command or due to loss of connection - X2GoClient shows the same login/password dialog that is shown on initial connect for a session that is not set up to use agent-cached credentials or a keyfile.
This is confusing to the user - as simply clicking "OK" without using the password field is enough to reconnect. There's no need to show an editable user name field and a password entry field.
Suggested change: When the client detects a connection loss/suspend, it should return to its default "select a tile" screen, if the session was using agent-cached credentials or a keyfile. If logging in with the agent-cached credentials/keyfile does not work, a popup similar to the one asking for the keyfile password should appear, only with a different visual design and textual description, so users have a chance to understand they are being prompted for the login password, rather than the keyfile password.
-- BAUR-ITCS UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Geschäftsführer: Stefan Baur Eichenäckerweg 10, 89081 Ulm | Registergericht Ulm, HRB 724364 Fon/Fax 0731 40 34 66-36/-35 | USt-IdNr.: DE268653243
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