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[Stephen Lyons <slysven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

When creating a new character on a MUD server one usually has to go
through a one-off process where automatically sending the character name
and a password shortly after a successful connection is NOT the best
course of action.

Perhaps it would be useful to have a checkbox near the name / password
boxes on the "connection profiles" dialog with the name/purpose "Do NOT
send these details automatically on connection THIS time" with a tooltip
along the lines of: "If this is a new character that does not already
exist on the Mud Server you choose you will likely have to go through a
character creation stage, normally Mudlet would send the character name
and password as soon as a connection is made but clicking this box will
mean that it does not this time so that you can perform the steps
necessary when you click connect.  The checkbox will be cleared so that
the next time you connect your character can be ready for you to play as
soon as possible - as long as you set the same name and password on the
Server to be what you have stored here."

I would suggest that this checkbox gets set if Mudlet has to create the
directory to store the profile which I think will cover both the cases
where a "templated" predefined Mud profile is chosen and where one is
created with the new or copy buttons.

I would rate this as a "Wishlist" item at this stage but I feel it would
enhance the new user experience compared to the case where they enter a
character name and password for a Mud they have never played before and
wonder why they have problems and see their carefully entered password
splashed straight up on to the console.  (That happening in other
circumstances is a whole different issue...!)

** Affects: mudlet
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490813

Title:
  Auto sending of Name/Password should be disable-able (so does NOT
  happen for new character)

Status in Mudlet:
  New

Bug description:
  When creating a new character on a MUD server one usually has to go
  through a one-off process where automatically sending the character
  name and a password shortly after a successful connection is NOT the
  best course of action.

  Perhaps it would be useful to have a checkbox near the name / password
  boxes on the "connection profiles" dialog with the name/purpose "Do
  NOT send these details automatically on connection THIS time" with a
  tooltip along the lines of: "If this is a new character that does not
  already exist on the Mud Server you choose you will likely have to go
  through a character creation stage, normally Mudlet would send the
  character name and password as soon as a connection is made but
  clicking this box will mean that it does not this time so that you can
  perform the steps necessary when you click connect.  The checkbox will
  be cleared so that the next time you connect your character can be
  ready for you to play as soon as possible - as long as you set the
  same name and password on the Server to be what you have stored here."

  I would suggest that this checkbox gets set if Mudlet has to create
  the directory to store the profile which I think will cover both the
  cases where a "templated" predefined Mud profile is chosen and where
  one is created with the new or copy buttons.

  I would rate this as a "Wishlist" item at this stage but I feel it
  would enhance the new user experience compared to the case where they
  enter a character name and password for a Mud they have never played
  before and wonder why they have problems and see their carefully
  entered password splashed straight up on to the console.  (That
  happening in other circumstances is a whole different issue...!)

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