[Remmina-common] Fwd: remmina: what is the purpose of "Quick Connect"?

[Fabian G. <fa...@gr...>]

[Originally posted to the Debian Bug Tracking System as #591755, but I 
think it is better to directly discuss this with upstream.]

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Betreff: remmina: what is the purpose of "Quick Connect"?
Datum: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:34:40 +0200
Von: Fabian Greffrath <fa...@gr...>
An: Debian Bug Tracking System <su...@bu...>

Package: remmina
Version: 0.8.1-1
Severity: minor

Dear remmina developers,

I think the remmina GUI contains some severe redundancy with regard to 
establishing new connections which leaves me a bit puzzled. Please try 
to reproduce:

- Open remmina.
- Click on "Action -> Quick Connect". The "Remote Desktop Preference" 
window will appear with "RDP - Windows Terminal Service" preselected 
in the "Protocol" field, but I can select other protocols from there 
as well. The "Name" field is preset to "Quick Connect" and cannot be 
changed; the "Cancel" button is disabled as well.
- Close this window.
- Click on "Action -> Quick Connect to -> RDP - Windows Terminal 
Service". The *exact* same window as before will open, of course again 
with "RDP..." preselected in the "Protocol" field.

I believe I have understood the purpose of this procedure is that I 
can save *one* click into the "Protocol" field by preselecting another 
protocol from the "Quick Connect to" menu. An entire submenu for 
saving one click, really?

Now comes the best part:
- Click "Edit -> New".
- Nearly the exact same window as before opens, it even has the same 
title. The only visible difference is that now I can give a name (and 
a group) to the connection and can finally save it.

Why on earth is this in the Edit menu, whereas the other window opens 
from the Actions menu?! Why does it need two different windows (and 
three ways to invoke them) when the only difference between them is 
the ability to save the settings? Why is the one way called "Quick 
Connect", when it takes just as long to establish a connection as via 
the "Edit -> New" window?

Seriously, please boil this down to one window. If I want to save the 
settings, just let me click on the "Save" button. If I don't want to 
save them, I will just click "Cancel", trust me. I know the meaning of 
a combo box and will select the appropriate protocol to connect to the 
server from there, not from a separate submenu. Apart from the removed 
ability to actually save a session, the "Quick Connect" way appears to 
be the exact same as the "Edit -> New" one.

Cheers,
  - Fabian