Maniphest T7795

Kleopatra: shorter text for verification with same name .sig file
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• ikloecker
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• ebo
Aug 26 2025, 4:41 PM
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Description

Currently, the text shown in the result list widget for a verification with a detached signature file repeats the filename including the path for the verified file as well as the signature file:


i.e. "Verified <filename>%2</filename> with signature in <filename>%3</filename>."
We want to shorten this in case the path and base name of both files are identical to:

"Verified <filename>%2</filename> with signature." or
"Verified <filename>%2</filename> with %1 signatures."

In case name and or paths differ, this does not apply.

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Gpg4win-5.0.0-beta357

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rKLEOPATRA Kleopatra
rKLEOPATRA5e5aed97f14b Omit name of .sig file if it matches file name of signed data

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• ebo triaged this task as Normal priority.Aug 26 2025, 4:41 PM
• ebo created this task.
• ebo created this object with edit policy "Contributor (Project)".
timegrid added a subscriber: timegrid.EditedMon, Jul 6, 3:24 PM

Still present in gpg4win-5.1.0-beta646 @ win11.

Note: This only happens, if you verify the FILENAME.sig file:

If you verify the FILENAME, the paths are already removed (but not merged into one path as suggested in this ticket):

timegrid added a comment.Mon, Jul 6, 3:27 PM

Another note: this issue conflicts with T8273: Kleopatra: improve first part of decryption/verification message. Should this suggestion be implemented, too, but later?

• ebo added a project: needs discussion.Tue, Jul 7, 10:22 AM
• ebo renamed this task from Draft: Kleopatra: shorter text for verification with same name .sig file to Kleopatra: shorter text for verification with same name .sig file.Tue, Jul 7, 2:02 PM
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timegrid mentioned this in T8332: Kleopatra: Remove path in file verification feedback, if the sig file is in the same path.Tue, Jul 7, 2:54 PM
• ebo mentioned this in T8273: Kleopatra: improve first part of decryption/verification message.Wed, Jul 8, 2:42 PM
• ebo removed a project: needs discussion.Thu, Jul 9, 9:22 AM

we decided to do it all together

• ebo removed a project: vsd34.Thu, Jul 9, 10:43 AM
• ebo added a parent task: T8095: Kleopatra: parent ticket for improvements of verification result messages.Thu, Jul 9, 10:58 AM
• ikloecker added a commit: rKLEOPATRA5e5aed97f14b: Omit name of .sig file if it matches file name of signed data.Thu, Jul 9, 3:18 PM
• ikloecker changed the task status from Open to Testing.Thu, Jul 9, 3:29 PM
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Done.

Note: I decided to add "detached" or "embedded" before "signature(s)" to give a hint where the signature(s) come from.

Note 2: In case of an opaquely signed (or clear-signed) file "foo.sig" where no file "foo" exists (until the user clicks the Save button) Kleopatra reports

Verified 'foo' with embedded signature.

This could confuse some people because Kleopatra reports 'foo' although they selected the file 'foo.sig'. This isn't really a dramatic change to before where Kleopatra reported that a file 'foo' was verified with signature(s) in 'foo.sig'.