Re:New, portable, open source password manager for Windows
by dpark on Monday May 06, 2019 @09:22AM
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Out of curiosity, why would you ever want to select all in your password manager?
Re:New, portable, open source password manager for Windows
by crispinb on Monday May 06, 2019 @06:58PM
(#19844782)
In this particular case it's because I wanted to move all the items from a single imported 1Password vault (I have a few for different purposes) into a Bitwarden folder.
But more generally, when trying new software I tend to exercise its functionality as a first QA pass. There's a 'select all' entry in the Edit menu, and a keyboard shortcut, so it seems reasonable to try it. The failure isn't in itself a show stopper, but it's a mark against the app for me.
Re:New, portable, open source password manager for Windows
by dpark on Monday May 06, 2019 @07:31PM
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Folder organization makes sense. My guess is this shows up as a shortcut “for free” as a result of it being electron based. I think the “native” client is the newest client Bitwarden offers and probably hasn’t gotten as much polish yet.
Re:New, portable, open source password manager for Windows
by crispinb on Monday May 06, 2019 @07:55PM
(#19845116)
Yes agree on the shortcut 'for free' aspect, but I'd consider expunging unused default menu items as part of a very basic pre-release checklist, rather than 'polish'. I don't share the frequently-expressed antipathy to electron apps, but many are quite shoddy, which only adds to their poor reputation. I've seen commercial apps which (for example) replace their whole window contents with a dragged image.
I'll keep an eye on Bitwarden - I like the overall shape of the project, but it's not ready for me yet (had some problems with the firefox extension also).
[Edit: OK it turns out to be an electron app, and a barely functional one at that]