Comment 4 for bug 158433

Dear Kubuntu people,

I have tried out Kubuntu 8.4 because I like KDE 3.5 very much, it is very stable. I tried to connect to my wireless network, but I had a problem. After searching on Google I ended up on this page, so I hope my additions will be valuable.

I right-clicked the KNetworkManager icon to connect to my Wireless network. I selected my network and it prompted for my key (I think WEP or WPA or so), however the 'Connect' button stayed disabled. I went to another computer and visited the configuration page of my router where my key is displayed. It turned out I had my key all wrong.

I was trying to type in a password (stupidly enough, my router password), but whilst typing the button remained disabled. However after a certain amount of characters, the button became enabled. I then occurred to me that probably there is a minimum length of the key, which was not met by the shorter password I tried to enter.

It would be far more clear if either of the following happened:
- Connect button is enabled, I try to click it and a message appears saying that it is wrong (it knows so by seeing it's not long enough), or
- When the key is not long enough it should display a message or something similar indicating that.

In either case I would have known that the key I was trying to enter was in fact invalid, because it simply was too short, instead of me getting frustrated and wondering why the button was disabled (I honestly thought there was a defect with the program).

I hope this information helps you make a better product in the future (not that I'm implying it's not good now, because it sure is for the most part).

Kind regards,
Paul