I agree that VPN should get it's own icon. We are already using the padlock in unity8 with wifi to indicate that you are connected to a secured network (IMHO very reasonable and understandable concept).
Given the fact that on the unity7 desktop the icon is coming from nm- applet and it has been the same for years now I see little point investing in trying to "fix" this on unity7. Instead we should aim that we get this implemented by the time unity8 hits the desktops. Having VPN on a phone or tablet is not a bad idea either, and I would really enjoy implementing VPN ASAP. With unity8 we can have multiple icons coming from a single indicator and indicator-network is the most logical place to handle VPN. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to indicator-network in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/823633 Title: Wired VPN network connection icon needs to be fixed Status in “indicator-network” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The lock overlay on the wired network connection icon does really look bad. While it's fine with the wireless icons, I would rather assume that icon is corrupted than understanding that it's indicating an active VPN connection. See attached screenshot. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: ubuntu-mono 0.0.30 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-7.9-generic 3.0.0 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-7-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Aug 10 01:49:51 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110630) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ubuntu-mono UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-network/+bug/823633/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
