Why doesn Oubliette display all accounts in a list or a tree view?
Small screen footprint and additional security. I realize that most password managers today use a sprawling list or a tree view which allow you to see all the entries in the current file. I made a decision against such a design for two reasons. First, Oubliette is a relatively small tool, not an application you spend a lot of time in. I believe that such basic nature of a program should be reflected in its overall design. Small programs should be small; big programs can be as big as they want 🙂 If Oubliette used a list or a tree view, it would take much more space on the screen. The other reason is that using a simple drop-down list provides an additional layer of security against “shoulder surfers”. Only one account name is displayed at a time, so this is all anyone can see if they stand next to you and look. This is, admittedly, not a huge security issue, but it is one of many small things Oubliette does to keep your data as safe as possible from prying eyes. Note that Oubliette pro
