In response to this @steevc, I have an idea.
I'm not a developer, so I'm not sure if this would work, but I'm going to shoot it out there and see if it makes sense or if you guys think it would be possible. Here goes:
What if upon signing up for a new Hive account, the new users were prompted with a 'Hive Installation Package'?
Basically, their API would be prompted to 'allow access' to the installer. When they did, the installer would create a new directory in a specified location based on their OS - and place their new account keys in it.
Then, the installer would prompt the API to install 'Hive Keychain'. After the installation was complete, they would be prompted to 'allow access' to Hive Keychain so that it could import their new account keys from the specified directory that was created by the installer - and into their new Hive Keychain extension.
They then create a password for the Keychain, without ever having to mess with their keys.
The whole process for them would be 4 clicks. One to install, one to allow the installer to create the directory for their keys, one to install Keychain, and one to allow keychain to import the keys from the specified directory.
They would be up and ready to go engage with the Hive community, without having to do any complex import, or copy and pasting, which many don't understand.
I don't know if this would be possible or if it would compromise security.
Any thoughts?
There may be trust issues with this, but it should at least take the user through the steps of backing up their keys and setting up Keychain.
Okay, that's what I was wondering (if there would be trust issues). Taking the user through a simple process would sure be nice for them though. I remember when I first opened an account when we were on Steemit. The initial set up process required a fair amount of reading in comparison to what most people do today. It's difficult to keep reader attention in today's world. I meet this issue when I'm writing for websites. Very short paragraphs, address the question repeatedly, and make sure that you have headlines that stand out with so many lines clearly supporting the thesis it almost feels redundant (in some articles). If the audience doesn't feel like their questions are answered with the most minimal effort from them - it's "NEXT!"