On Fri, Oct 04, 2013 at 03:17:03PM +0200, drago01 wrote: > On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Chuck Anderson <cra@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 04, 2013 at 01:54:17PM +0100, Adam Williamson wrote: > >> On Fri, 2013-10-04 at 07:54 +0200, moshe nahmias wrote: > >> > I think that it must be possible to make the icon visible as an > >> > option. I use a cellular modem on my laptop and the easiest way to > >> > connect with it to the net is by clicking that icon... > >> > > >> > I guess that it's possible to connect from other places, but it won't > >> > be as easy. > >> > >> GNOME 3.10 has a combined system tray. Your cellular connection will be > >> visible in it. (In other words, don't worry, it will work exactly how > >> you expect it to). The change we're discussing applies only to boring > >> plain wired ethernet connections. > > > > Use Case #1 for having the wired connection icon show at all times is > > to know when your network connection isn't working locally, as opposed > > to some remote problem. If you are connected to your LAN, the icon > > would show connected, but if your WAN/Internet connection is down, > > google.com will fail to connect. This is the first question any tech > > support person would ask the end user--does your computer show that it > > is connected (do you have a link light on the NIC)? We should be > > making this determination easier, not harder. > > > > Use Case #2 is for switching between different wired network > > configuration profiles and turning multiple NICs on or off. > > > > Why are we adding more and more functionality to NetworkManager, just > > to "take it away" from the user interface? > > https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=708966 is the upstream bug > ... if you have anything useful (i.e no flamebait) to add ad it there. Thanks, done. -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
