[OTR-users] default action for otr button when in "other end finished" state

[Greg Troxel]

Ian Goldberg <ian at cypherpunks.ca> writes:

> On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 07:51:43PM -0400, Greg Troxel wrote:
>> I agree that in state they-finished-we-haven't ('finished'), clicking
>> should go to 'not private'.  clicking again would of course try to
>> negotiate.
>
> Wait: you're saying sometimes clicking that button should make you go
> private, and sometimes it should make you go non-private?  No way.
> Clicking that button should *always* (at least try to) put you in
> private mode.
>
> Or am I misunderstanding?

I tend to configure people for 'require OTR', and thus never click.

But you have a very good point; it's important the actions which might
be reflexive match the user's intent.   Right-click already lets you
do this.

I commented earlier that this isn't my real problem with 'finished'.
It's that trying to send a message in finished just drops the
message.   I don't see any good reason why this shouldn't trigger
negotiation just like sending a message when 'not private' (for peers
set to require).   I understand why, and agree, that it's horribly
broken to send cleartext - but would like not to have to retype what I
sent by mistake.