Qt: show WIF help in import(x2) and sweep dialogs (#4425)

gui/qt/installwizard.py

@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ MSG_HW_STORAGE_ENCRYPTION = _("Set wallet file encryption.") + '\n'\
                           + _("Your wallet file does not contain secrets, mostly just metadata. ") \
                           + _("It also contains your master public key that allows watching your addresses.") + '\n\n'\
                           + _("Note: If you enable this setting, you will need your hardware device to open your wallet.")
+WIF_HELP_TEXT = (_('WIF keys are typed in Electrum, based on script type.') + '\n\n' +
+                 _('A few examples') + ':\n' +
+                 'p2pkh:KxZcY47uGp9a...     \t\t-> 1DckmggQM...\n' +
+                 'p2wpkh-p2sh:KxZcY47uGp9a... \t-> 3NhNeZQXF...\n' +
+                 'p2wpkh:KxZcY47uGp9a...    \t\t-> bc1q3fjfk...')
+# note: full key is KxZcY47uGp9aVQAb6VVvuBs8SwHKgkSR2DbZUzjDzXf2N2GPhG9n
 
 
 class CosignWidget(QWidget):
@@ -356,7 +362,7 @@ class InstallWizard(QDialog, MessageBoxMixin, BaseWizard):
         self.config.remove_from_recently_open(filename)
 
     def text_input(self, title, message, is_valid, allow_multi=False):
-        slayout = KeysLayout(parent=self, title=message, is_valid=is_valid,
+        slayout = KeysLayout(parent=self, header_layout=message, is_valid=is_valid,
                              allow_multi=allow_multi)
         self.exec_layout(slayout, title, next_enabled=False)
         return slayout.get_text()
@@ -367,8 +373,14 @@ class InstallWizard(QDialog, MessageBoxMixin, BaseWizard):
         return slayout.get_seed(), slayout.is_bip39, slayout.is_ext
 
     @wizard_dialog
-    def add_xpub_dialog(self, title, message, is_valid, run_next, allow_multi=False):
+    def add_xpub_dialog(self, title, message, is_valid, run_next, allow_multi=False, show_wif_help=False):
-        return self.text_input(title, message, is_valid, allow_multi)
+        header_layout = QHBoxLayout()
+        label = WWLabel(message)
+        label.setMinimumWidth(400)
+        header_layout.addWidget(label)
+        if show_wif_help:
+            header_layout.addWidget(InfoButton(WIF_HELP_TEXT), alignment=Qt.AlignRight)
+        return self.text_input(title, header_layout, is_valid, allow_multi)
 
     @wizard_dialog
     def add_cosigner_dialog(self, run_next, index, is_valid):

gui/qt/main_window.py

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ from .qrtextedit import ShowQRTextEdit, ScanQRTextEdit
 from .transaction_dialog import show_transaction
 from .fee_slider import FeeSlider
 from .util import *
+from .installwizard import WIF_HELP_TEXT
 
 
 class StatusBarButton(QPushButton):
@@ -2497,7 +2498,11 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, PrintError):
         d.setMinimumSize(600, 300)
 
         vbox = QVBoxLayout(d)
-        vbox.addWidget(QLabel(_("Enter private keys:")))
+
+        hbox_top = QHBoxLayout()
+        hbox_top.addWidget(QLabel(_("Enter private keys:")))
+        hbox_top.addWidget(InfoButton(WIF_HELP_TEXT), alignment=Qt.AlignRight)
+        vbox.addLayout(hbox_top)
 
         keys_e = ScanQRTextEdit(allow_multi=True)
         keys_e.setTabChangesFocus(True)
@@ -2548,9 +2553,8 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, PrintError):
             return
         self.warn_if_watching_only()
 
-    def _do_import(self, title, msg, func):
+    def _do_import(self, title, header_layout, func):
-        text = text_dialog(self, title, msg + ' :', _('Import'),
+        text = text_dialog(self, title, header_layout, _('Import'), allow_multi=True)
-                           allow_multi=True)
         if not text:
             return
         bad = []
@@ -2572,15 +2576,18 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, PrintError):
     def import_addresses(self):
         if not self.wallet.can_import_address():
             return
-        title, msg = _('Import addresses'), _("Enter addresses")
+        title, msg = _('Import addresses'), _("Enter addresses")+':'
         self._do_import(title, msg, self.wallet.import_address)
 
     @protected
     def do_import_privkey(self, password):
         if not self.wallet.can_import_privkey():
             return
-        title, msg = _('Import private keys'), _("Enter private keys")
+        title = _('Import private keys')
-        self._do_import(title, msg, lambda x: self.wallet.import_private_key(x, password))
+        header_layout = QHBoxLayout()
+        header_layout.addWidget(QLabel(_("Enter private keys")+':'))
+        header_layout.addWidget(InfoButton(WIF_HELP_TEXT), alignment=Qt.AlignRight)
+        self._do_import(title, header_layout, lambda x: self.wallet.import_private_key(x, password))
 
     def update_fiat(self):
         b = self.fx and self.fx.is_enabled()

gui/qt/seed_dialog.py

@@ -178,13 +178,16 @@ class SeedLayout(QVBoxLayout):
         self.seed_e.enable_suggestions()
 
 class KeysLayout(QVBoxLayout):
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, title=None, is_valid=None, allow_multi=False):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, header_layout=None, is_valid=None, allow_multi=False):
         QVBoxLayout.__init__(self)
         self.parent = parent
         self.is_valid = is_valid
         self.text_e = ScanQRTextEdit(allow_multi=allow_multi)
         self.text_e.textChanged.connect(self.on_edit)
-        self.addWidget(WWLabel(title))
+        if isinstance(header_layout, str):
+            self.addWidget(WWLabel(header_layout))
+        else:
+            self.addLayout(header_layout)
         self.addWidget(self.text_e)
 
     def get_text(self):

gui/qt/util.py

@@ -128,6 +128,19 @@ class HelpButton(QPushButton):
     def onclick(self):
         QMessageBox.information(self, 'Help', self.help_text)
 
+
+class InfoButton(QPushButton):
+    def __init__(self, text):
+        QPushButton.__init__(self, 'Info')
+        self.help_text = text
+        self.setFocusPolicy(Qt.NoFocus)
+        self.setFixedWidth(60)
+        self.clicked.connect(self.onclick)
+
+    def onclick(self):
+        QMessageBox.information(self, 'Info', self.help_text)
+
+
 class Buttons(QHBoxLayout):
     def __init__(self, *buttons):
         QHBoxLayout.__init__(self)
@@ -263,13 +276,16 @@ def line_dialog(parent, title, label, ok_label, default=None):
     if dialog.exec_():
         return txt.text()
 
-def text_dialog(parent, title, label, ok_label, default=None, allow_multi=False):
+def text_dialog(parent, title, header_layout, ok_label, default=None, allow_multi=False):
     from .qrtextedit import ScanQRTextEdit
     dialog = WindowModalDialog(parent, title)
     dialog.setMinimumWidth(600)
     l = QVBoxLayout()
     dialog.setLayout(l)
-    l.addWidget(QLabel(label))
+    if isinstance(header_layout, str):
+        l.addWidget(QLabel(header_layout))
+    else:
+        l.addLayout(header_layout)
     txt = ScanQRTextEdit(allow_multi=allow_multi)
     if default:
         txt.setText(default)

lib/base_wizard.py

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class BaseWizard(object):
         title = _("Import Bitcoin Addresses")
         message = _("Enter a list of Bitcoin addresses (this will create a watching-only wallet), or a list of private keys.")
         self.add_xpub_dialog(title=title, message=message, run_next=self.on_import,
-                             is_valid=v, allow_multi=True)
+                             is_valid=v, allow_multi=True, show_wif_help=True)
 
     def on_import(self, text):
         # create a temporary wallet and exploit that modifications