[tor-bugs] #11343 [Tor Launcher]: TorLauncher's UI should warn users when a bridge fingerprint appears to be incomplete

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#11343: TorLauncher's UI should warn users when a bridge fingerprint appears to be
incomplete
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     Reporter:  isis          |      Owner:  brade
         Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor Launcher  |    Version:
   Resolution:                |   Keywords:  bridgedb
Actual Points:                |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 When making a decision as to whether most or some Tor Launcher bridges UI
 users may prefer (be able) to copy/paste bridge configuration info, please
 keep in mind that there are scenarios, such as with Tails, where the user
 is not online, and does not have any means to copy / paste this
 information from anywhere, but just has to enter it manually.

 Please also keep in mind that the average user does not understand "does
 not parse", "key digest" nor "controller gave us config lines that didn't
 validate", and is not necessarily aware that scrolling to the very end of
 a lengthy log can be necessary to understand the cause of an error (nor
 may she be used to and comfortable with looking at and trying to interpret
 log files at all).

 It is nice to see that much effort has been put into making things
 somewhat accessible while still remaining forward compatible - but my
 personal view is that the current interface is just not good enough for
 the average, non technical user, from a usability perspective.

 -- alster

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