RE: [Passwordsafe-devel] Short term tasks

[gregg c. <gr...@ga...>]

thanks for the input john.  i like your options and will incorporate them 
when i work on this item.

-gregg

At 01:46 PM 4/23/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi folks.
>
>I originally signed on board to help with PalmOS portability.  (I'd like 
>to eventually see a Palm
>version hotsyncable to the desktop copy.)
>
>Just a short comment regarding Gregg's comments:
>
> > for #5, a collision check could be done and a number appended to entries
> > that were the same.  in the end, it would be up to the user to
> > delete/rename them.  the appended number would make them unique, but also
> > keep them grouped together.  we could also append the notes section to say
> > which file a particular entry came from.
>
>I think this should be an option for the user to choose.
>
>The program should do a pre-scan to see how many collisions will 
>happen.  It should inform
>the user of the collision count and maybe give details on the first 
>2-3.  The user should have
>the options of:
>
>a) Overwrite copy "1" with copy "2" for this collision only, and continue 
>asking
>b) Overwrite copy "2" with copy "1" for this collision only, and continue 
>asking
>c) Overwrite all remaining collisions in copy "1" with copy "2"
>d) Overwrite all remaining collisions in copy "2" with copy "1"
>e) Make unique "split" (as Gregg described above), for this collision 
>only, and continue asking
>f) Make unique "splits" for all remaining collisions
>g) Discontinue the merge
>
>For each collision (until the user issues one of the "do all" options), 
>the details of each
>collision should be shown.
>
>* * *
>
>This scheme is very similar to the behavior you see when merging two 
>directories of files in
>many file management utilities.  I think it would be intuitive to operate, 
>and would allow every
>user to have the exact behavior they desire, every time.
>
>I think it would also save the user some effort:
>   * I might choose option (c) if I know I am updating a master list with 
> an update list I carry on
>my laptop.  (I didn't have to manually edit the splits.)
>   * I might choose option (e) if I am merging two dissimilar password 
> databases and don't
>expect any collisions.  I might go to option (f) if there turned out to be 
>many collisions.  Or I
>might use (g) and rethink my strategy.
>
>
>I hope my comments are worth more than...
>
>Just my $0.02 worth,
>             -- john baldwin
>
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