[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1285726] Re: Wired VPN connection icon unclear
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 823633 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/823633 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 823633 Wired VPN network connection icon needs to be fixed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1285726 Title: Wired VPN connection icon unclear Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The current nm-applet icon that is shown for a wired VPN connection is very unclear - overlaying a padlock onto the existing connection-type icon works fine for the usual wifi icon, but with a wired connection the padlock merges into the down arrow and looks like screen corruption. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.8.4-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-12.32-generic 3.13.4 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-12-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5 Architecture: i386 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Feb 27 15:17:00 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-21 (1225 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat - Release i386 (20101007) NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true SourcePackage: network-manager-applet UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-01 (117 days ago) nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH wlan0 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 wlan1 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 eth0 802-3-ethernetconnected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSIONSTATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN running 0.9.8.8connected enabled enabled enabledenabled disabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1285726/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1285726] Re: Wired VPN connection icon unclear
It's possible to use a VPN over any kind of Internet connection, right? Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or anything else. And to continue using a VPN connection even while the physical layer changes. I doubt it's practical to design icons, for every physical layer, that have a disposable corner just in case a padlock appears in that corner. And even if it was practical, whether you are connected to a VPN or not will often be too important for such a tiny emblem. For those two reasons, I think it would be better for VPN to be shown with a completely separate icon. On PC at least, a separate icon implies a separate menu, but that's reasonable too -- VPN software on Windows and Mac often does that anyway. ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1285726 Title: Wired VPN connection icon unclear Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The current nm-applet icon that is shown for a wired VPN connection is very unclear - overlaying a padlock onto the existing connection-type icon works fine for the usual wifi icon, but with a wired connection the padlock merges into the down arrow and looks like screen corruption. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.8.4-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-12.32-generic 3.13.4 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-12-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5 Architecture: i386 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Feb 27 15:17:00 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-21 (1225 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat - Release i386 (20101007) NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true SourcePackage: network-manager-applet UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-01 (117 days ago) nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH wlan0 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 wlan1 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 eth0 802-3-ethernetconnected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSIONSTATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN running 0.9.8.8connected enabled enabled enabledenabled disabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1285726/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1285726] Re: Wired VPN connection icon unclear
** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1285726 Title: Wired VPN connection icon unclear Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The current nm-applet icon that is shown for a wired VPN connection is very unclear - overlaying a padlock onto the existing connection-type icon works fine for the usual wifi icon, but with a wired connection the padlock merges into the down arrow and looks like screen corruption. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.8.4-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-12.32-generic 3.13.4 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-12-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5 Architecture: i386 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Feb 27 15:17:00 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-21 (1225 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat - Release i386 (20101007) NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true SourcePackage: network-manager-applet UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-01 (117 days ago) nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH wlan0 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 wlan1 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 eth0 802-3-ethernetconnected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSIONSTATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN running 0.9.8.8connected enabled enabled enabledenabled disabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1285726/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1285726] Re: Wired VPN connection icon unclear
I don't know if the padlock is actually being overlayed onto the existing connection-type image, but I'd prefer to see an icon like the attached. In other words, invert the 2 arrows for a wired connection and make the right-hand arrow stem shorter, allowing space for a padlock bottom-right. ** Attachment added: proposed design for wired VPN connection icon https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1285726/+attachment/3999552/+files/vpn.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1285726 Title: Wired VPN connection icon unclear Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The current nm-applet icon that is shown for a wired VPN connection is very unclear - overlaying a padlock onto the existing connection-type icon works fine for the usual wifi icon, but with a wired connection the padlock merges into the down arrow and looks like screen corruption. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.8.4-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-12.32-generic 3.13.4 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-12-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5 Architecture: i386 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Feb 27 15:17:00 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-21 (1225 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat - Release i386 (20101007) NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true SourcePackage: network-manager-applet UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-01 (117 days ago) nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH wlan0 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 wlan1 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 eth0 802-3-ethernetconnected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSIONSTATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN running 0.9.8.8connected enabled enabled enabledenabled disabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1285726/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
