It would be very useful if there was a way to easily tell which entries contain unsaved changes.
Expected Behavior
The program should have a way of informing the user about which entries contain unsaved changes. This way the user has the opportunity of inspecting the particular entries, and check for any accidental changes before saving the database.
Current Behavior
There is currently no way of telling which entries have been changed since the last time the database was saved.
Possible Solution
Change the font style of the column fields of the entry to italic, or the font color to something else (e.g. red), or append an asterisk to the title field of the entry, in order to indicate that the entry contains unsaved changes, until the database is saved. And possibly, also do the same for the names of any groups that contain such entries, in order to make their discovery easier. A toolbar button for listing all the entries that contain unsaved changes, could also be a possible solution to the quick discovery of such entries.
Another possible solution for this issue, would be to use the same diff mechanism as proposed on #1152, for showing the differences between two databases before a merge. This time for showing the differences between the current state of the database with all the modifications, and the state since the last save. This has the benefit of telling the user exactly what has been changed, including which entries have been added or removed, effectively eliminating the possibility of introducing any accidental changes to the database.
Context
In the past there were several occasions, where I noticed the familiar asterisk on the title bar indicating that something has been modified, but I had absolutely no idea what that was. The result was that I was unsure whether I should save the changes or not.
Debug Info
Libraries:
KeePassXC - Version 2.2.2
Revision: 6d46717
Libraries:
- Qt 5.7.1
- libgcrypt 1.7.6-beta
Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)
CPU architecture: x86_64
Kernel: linux 4.9.0-4-amd64
Enabled extensions:
- KeePassHTTP
- Auto-Type
- YubiKey
It would be very useful if there was a way to easily tell which entries contain unsaved changes.
Expected Behavior
The program should have a way of informing the user about which entries contain unsaved changes. This way the user has the opportunity of inspecting the particular entries, and check for any accidental changes before saving the database.
Current Behavior
There is currently no way of telling which entries have been changed since the last time the database was saved.
Possible Solution
Change the font style of the column fields of the entry to italic, or the font color to something else (e.g. red), or append an asterisk to the title field of the entry, in order to indicate that the entry contains unsaved changes, until the database is saved. And possibly, also do the same for the names of any groups that contain such entries, in order to make their discovery easier. A toolbar button for listing all the entries that contain unsaved changes, could also be a possible solution to the quick discovery of such entries.
Another possible solution for this issue, would be to use the same diff mechanism as proposed on #1152, for showing the differences between two databases before a merge. This time for showing the differences between the current state of the database with all the modifications, and the state since the last save. This has the benefit of telling the user exactly what has been changed, including which entries have been added or removed, effectively eliminating the possibility of introducing any accidental changes to the database.
Context
In the past there were several occasions, where I noticed the familiar asterisk on the title bar indicating that something has been modified, but I had absolutely no idea what that was. The result was that I was unsure whether I should save the changes or not.
Debug Info
Libraries:
KeePassXC - Version 2.2.2
Revision: 6d46717
Libraries:
Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)
CPU architecture: x86_64
Kernel: linux 4.9.0-4-amd64
Enabled extensions: