gui: Display identicons for discovered device IDs. #8022
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In the Add Device modal dialog, there is a list of up to five locally discovered device IDs. Choosing from them is a great time-saver, but identifying which is the wanted one requires comparing (partial) device ID strings. Especially when integrating a new device into an existing cluster, one can more easily remember the identicon shown on one of the existing cluster devices. Make it easy to recognize that device in the discovered ID list by replacing the bullet points with the corresponding identicon.
Just a comment, and I don't know if it's only me, but to tell the truth, I can never remember the identicons 😅. I think I've learnt to simply ignore them when looking at my device list. |
Me neither, in the long term. But just today I was looking at one device's list of remote devices and tried to add some of those to a new device, whose screen was 1 m away. Sitting in front of the new device, I could glance at the other's screen and see the identicons. That's when I wished I wouldn't have to jump back and forth to expand each remote device section to see its ID and match it against the discovered list. With this change in place, one can stay put at the new device's screen 🙂 Another use case is telling somebody else in the same room / on the phone: "Choose the one whose icon looks like a rocket." instead of "Click on the string starting with 9KJDF9-KJDF..." |
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I agree in the first point completely, but when it comes to
I usually work with either computer-illiterate people or seniors, and frankly speaking, I have strong doubts anyone will be able to see a rocket (or any other distinguishable shape, as a matter of fact) in those icons 🤣. |
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* main: (32 commits) cmd/syncthing: Implement generate as a subcommand with optional API credential setting (fixes syncthing#8021) (syncthing#8043) lib/model: Correct "reverting folder" log entry lib/model: Correct handling of fakefs cache gui, lib: Fix tracking deleted locally-changed on encrypted (fixes syncthing#7715) (syncthing#7726) lib/config: Move the bcrypt password hashing to GUIConfiguration (syncthing#8028) lib/syncthing: Clean up / refactor LoadOrGenerateCertificate() utility function. (syncthing#8025) lib/api: http.Request.BasicAuth instead of custom code (syncthing#8039) Normalize CLI options to always use two dashes. (syncthing#8037) gui: Display identicons for discovered device IDs. (syncthing#8022) cmd/syncthing/cli: indexDumpSize doesn't need a heap (syncthing#8024) lib/model: Optimize jobQueue performance and memory use (syncthing#8023) lib/model: Limit the number of default hashers on Android (ref syncthing#2220) lib/model: Set mod. time after writing trailer in shortcut (ref syncthing#7992) lib/protocol: Simplify codeToError, errorToCode lib/protocol: Eliminate nativeModel on Unix gui: Add direct link to Ignore Patterns from folder panel (fixes syncthing#4293) (syncthing#7993) gui: Translate theme names in settings (syncthing#8006) lib/model: Pull when a new connection is established (fixes syncthing#8012) (syncthing#8013) gui, man, authors: Update docs, translations, and contributors gui, man, authors: Update docs, translations, and contributors ...
* main: (32 commits) cmd/syncthing: Implement generate as a subcommand with optional API credential setting (fixes syncthing#8021) (syncthing#8043) lib/model: Correct "reverting folder" log entry lib/model: Correct handling of fakefs cache gui, lib: Fix tracking deleted locally-changed on encrypted (fixes syncthing#7715) (syncthing#7726) lib/config: Move the bcrypt password hashing to GUIConfiguration (syncthing#8028) lib/syncthing: Clean up / refactor LoadOrGenerateCertificate() utility function. (syncthing#8025) lib/api: http.Request.BasicAuth instead of custom code (syncthing#8039) Normalize CLI options to always use two dashes. (syncthing#8037) gui: Display identicons for discovered device IDs. (syncthing#8022) cmd/syncthing/cli: indexDumpSize doesn't need a heap (syncthing#8024) lib/model: Optimize jobQueue performance and memory use (syncthing#8023) lib/model: Limit the number of default hashers on Android (ref syncthing#2220) lib/model: Set mod. time after writing trailer in shortcut (ref syncthing#7992) lib/protocol: Simplify codeToError, errorToCode lib/protocol: Eliminate nativeModel on Unix gui: Add direct link to Ignore Patterns from folder panel (fixes syncthing#4293) (syncthing#7993) gui: Translate theme names in settings (syncthing#8006) lib/model: Pull when a new connection is established (fixes syncthing#8012) (syncthing#8013) gui, man, authors: Update docs, translations, and contributors gui, man, authors: Update docs, translations, and contributors ...
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Purpose
In the Add Device modal dialog, there is a list of up to five locally discovered device IDs. Choosing from them is a great time-saver, but identifying which is the wanted one requires comparing (partial) device ID strings. Especially when integrating a new device into an existing cluster, one can more easily remember the identicon shown on one of the existing cluster devices. Make it easy to recognize that device in the discovered ID list by replacing the bullet points with the corresponding identicon.
Testing
Open the Add Remote Device modal and admire the beautifully listed identicons. Requires not yet added remote devices on the local network.
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