Archive type in compression dialog requires superfluous technical knowledge
Affected Version
- Version: 46 and previous versions
- Also affects development version: Yes
Use Cases
- User wants to create an archive to upload files to some website/messenger.
- They find the "Compress…" menu option.
- They enter a filename and see the ".zip" default extension selection.
- They are confused as to what it is, click on it.
- It says ".zip" is compatible with all operating systems.
- Sounds good, they confirm the dialog.
- Uploading to the website fails (due to sandboxing or any other potential issue).
- The user wonders if maybe they did something wrong.
- Was ".zip" not the correct selection after all?
Available Workarounds
Reading up on .zip
archives.
Suggested Enhancements
Remove the file extension selection. Allow creating different archive types via extension detection in the file name field. Potentially point out the extension that will be used in a descriptive text.
To allow encryption support, add a separate switch row.