This is just a wonderful addition to GNOME, I hope this will mature quickly :) and that NetworkManager will stop crying when static IP are used :D
Concerning the implementation, is there any per proxy password support ? because this seems to be lacking in the current GNOME gconf proxy keys. On 1/18/07, Nathaniel McCallum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Oh, and I know the code is a bit of crack. I just wanted to get it working. :) Nathaniel On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 23:05 -0500, Nathaniel McCallum wrote: > I'd like to announce a proof-of-concept I've been working on and > hopefully get some feedback/help moving forward. > > gnome-proxy (http://code.google.com/p/gnome-proxy/) is a replacement for > gnome-network-preferences with the following added features: > * Per-network proxy settings (via NetworkManager) > * Support for the widely deployed WPAD and PAC non-specs > * Easy D-Bus API providing optional (soft) dependency > * Automatic profile switching (via NetworkManager) > * The goal of JustWorks (no manual proxy configuration/switching) > > gnome-proxy-daemon is a user-session daemon that provides the D-Bus > method org.gnome.Proxy.getProxy(url). All the details of proxy settings > are hidden behind that D-Bus call. Applications would no longer need to > correctly parse various gconf keys, but just simply call one method. > Additionally this handles NetworkManager network-switching as well as > auto-updating the old gconf keys for backwards compatibility with > gnome-network-preferences. > > gnome-proxy-preferences is similar to gnome-network-preferences with the > added benefit of the ability to handle per-network profiles. > > Of course, this is still just a proof-of-concept, so I expect a lot of > bugs (though, this does work pretty well for me). Don't blame me if it > eats your computer, your hand or your dog. I am definitely accepting > patches, bug reports, etc. > > gnome-proxy requires libwpad (http://code.google.com/p/wpad/) for > WPAD/PAC support. libwpad in turn also (ATM) requires Firefox. Again, I > am accepting patches. > > gnome-proxy TODO: > * proper build system > * translation > * polish, bug fixes, etc > > libwpad TODO: > * build system polish > * Implement DHCP query support > * Implement SLP support (maybe) > * Support for spidermonkey or another js engine (apart from FF) > * make a real release > > Anyway, give it a spin, let me know how it goes... > > Nathaniel > > _______________________________________________ > desktop-devel-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
-- Ali Sabil
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