Double-click function similar to AxCrypt

[tnordlin]

I would immediately start using AES Crypt, since it supports multiple platforms, if you could implement same double-click functionality that AxCrypt has (see http://www.axantum.com/AxCrypt/Default.html).
When double-clicking on an encrypted file in AxCrypt, the file is temporarily decrypted in the Windows temp folder and opened in the program assigned to that file type in Windows. When closing the program the file is automatically encrypted and copied to the original location if it was modified and then the local unencrypted copy is wiped securely. This saves so much work!

[paulej]

That's a nice feature, but I'm not going to implement that. This is one of those things that can lead to security issues. For example, how does the software know if the editor is finished? What if it's not Word or notepad. Suppose it's Photoshop. Photoshop maintains no locks on files, so what does the program do?

I have tons and tons of files in my temp directory created by programs that handle ZIP files. They were supposed to be deleted, but they don't get deleted sometimes. It's not an issue with just one application... they all tend to have issues.

I'd prefer to not introduce a risk where a file might be inadvertently left exposed.

That said, the source code is free for use and people can introduce any features they want. And any program is certainly free to read and write the .aes file format.