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Open multiple files in DispVM #5690

Open anadahz opened 4 years ago

anadahz commented 4 years ago

The problem you're addressing (if any) Currently qvm-open-in-dvm opens only one file in a disposable VM. Extending support for multiple files may help to reduce load.

Describe the solution you'd like Allow qvm-open-in-dvm to open multiple files in a disposable VM.

Where is the value to a user, and who might that user be? This feature may help users to reduce load on their systems. A typical scenario: A user would like to open all the attachments (e.g. PDF documents or multimedia files) of an email to a disposable VM.

Describe alternatives you've considered Open one file to a disposable VM and send the remainder of the files to the Disposable VM.

andrewdavidwong commented 4 years ago

Duplicate of #5557

andrewdavidwong commented 4 years ago

This appears to be a duplicate of an existing issue. If so, please comment on the appropriate existing issue instead. If you believe this is not really a duplicate, please leave a comment briefly explaining why. We'll be happy to take another look and, if appropriate, reopen this issue. Thank you.

anadahz commented 4 years ago

@andrewdavidwong I cannot see how #5557 is relevant to this issue.

This issue is about opening multiple files in a disposable VM instead of opening only one file (which is currently the case).

andrewdavidwong commented 4 years ago

@andrewdavidwong I cannot see how #5557 is relevant to this issue.

This issue is about opening multiple files in a disposable VM instead of opening only one file (which is currently the case).

Ah, I see what you mean. #5557 is about already having a single DisposableVM and wanting to open additional things in it, whereas your issue is about having multiple files and wanting to open them all in a single DisposableVM. I've certainly seen this suggested before, but I can't find an existing issue for it, so I'll reopen this one.

ninavizz commented 3 years ago

This feels important, for overall usability and transitioning from a regular laptop to Qubes... but also not without some need for a security warning. Thoughts wrt prioritizing for 4.2 or a 4.1 update?