ghisler(Author) wrote: 2022-08-22, 07:28 UTC
Sorry, I don't understand what you mean. The text clearly talks about removing the protection. Why say it twice?
I think it is more clear if you state at the beginning what the text is about rather then let the user deduce it from the text.
My suggestion was also to not add text under "Change password", but to add a better explanation under "Use master password to protect the password". Not at both places.
This is the current text now:
Change password
This button is shown when the password is protected with a master password, and the master password hasn't been entered yet. Click on this button and then Abort to make it possible to uncheck the option to use the master password.
Use master password to protect the password
Allows you to protect the password with a master password. This is useful because you have to remember just one password, and your passwords are protected with the strong AES256 encryption. Make sure to use a long enough master password containing both upper-, lowercase characters, numbers and punctuation. The estimated strength of the used password is also shown. Please note that this doesn't check for any existing words - if you use an existing word from a dictionary, the strength is MUCH lower!
The option is grayed out when you haven't yet entered the previouly set master password. Then there are 3 ways in which you can still remove the protection with the master password:
1. Click the "Change password" button and enter the master password. The checkbox will no longer be grayed out, so you can change it.
2. Click the "Change password" button and then click Abort. The checkbox will no longer be grayed out, but if you uncheck it, you will have to enter the password for the connection. If you click OK without entering the password, your password will be lost.
3. Click OK or Cancel to close the dialog, then click the Encrypt button in the main FTP Connect dialog and then click the Remove Encryption button.
(Note that there is a spelling error in "previouly" in the current text.)
And this was my suggestion:
Change password
This button is shown when the password is protected with a master password, and the master password hasn't been entered yet.
Use master password to protect the password
Allows you to protect the password with a master password. This is useful because you have to remember just one password, and your passwords are protected with the strong AES256 encryption. Make sure to use a long enough master password containing both upper-, lowercase characters, numbers and punctuation. The estimated strength of the used password is also shown. Please note that this doesn't check for any existing words - if you use an existing word from a dictionary, the strength is MUCH lower!
Removing the protection with master password: The option is grayed out when you haven't yet entered the master password. Then there are 3 ways in which you can still remove the protection with the master password:
1. Click the "Change password" button and enter the master password. The checkbox will no longer be grayed out, so you can change it.
2. Click the "Change password" button and then click Abort. The checkbox will no longer be grayed out, but if you uncheck it, you will have to enter the password for the connection. If you click OK without entering the password, your password will be lost.
3. Click OK or Cancel to close the dialog, then click the Encrypt button in the main FTP Connect dialog and then click the Remove Encryption button.