Ed, if you're taking requests for features, I've got some... 1. netman --help (to show what command line options exist)
2. If the config file will accept a definition for an interface other than wlan0 or eth0, a commented example showing the correct syntax would help. And while you're thinking about this, maybe it's a good time to think ahead to when the interface names will change, if you haven't already done that. (e.g. from ethX to enp-blah.) 3. Some way to display the IP address when connected, either on-demand or along with the word, Connected, or some other way. fsr @Hendrik, Here's are the places I know where wireless connection information gets stored. You can probably just copy the files over to a new system. I've never tried it. /var/lib/wicd/configurations/* /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections fsr On 09/26/2015 12:13 PM, Edward Bartolo wrote: > Hi All, > > Now netman, the GUI uses a systray icon. Right clicking shows a popup > menu and left clicking displays the netman main window. > > Since there are window manager users and I don't use a window manager, > I would like to know whether using a systray icon will negatively > impact users of window managers. In other words, is it possible to > display a systray icon in a window manager? If not I will need to do > something about that. > > Please give me feedback. > > Edward > > > On 26/09/2015, Edward Bartolo <edb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> If you know the essids and the corresponding password you can reenter >> these by clicking the New button and filling the essid and password. >> You can also switch between obfuscating the password chars and seeing >> exactly what you type. >> >> netman uses an algorithm where it gives first priority to the best >> wifi signal available provided a corresponding essid file exists. So, >> if you are away from say wifiX, netman will not attempt to use it >> unless you force to do so. >> >> Edward >> >> On 26/09/2015, Hendrik Boom <hend...@topoi.pooq.com> wrote: >>> On Sat, Sep 26, 2015 at 01:25:09PM +0200, Edward Bartolo wrote: >>>> This is a screen shot with the Edit dialog shown. >>>> http://postimg.org/image/9obv7fnlp/ >>> >>> >>> Your aerial view walpaper is lovely. It's on the verge of giving me >>> vertigo. >>> >>> I'm wondering if there are technical reasons to switch from wicd to >>> netman. As far as I know, wicd is systemd-free. Is there any reason to >>> suspect it's going to be otherwise? >>> >>> There is a nontechnical reason, of course, which is supporting our own >>> developers. >>> >>> The main issue is I have with switching is that if I have trouble with >>> it, whether it's my fault or not, I'll lose the convenient network >>> access I use to ask for help. >>> >>> I'm currently using wicd, and there's one user-oriented feature it seems >>> to lack. When I'm at a site where they provide wifi, it detects it, >>> then allows me to enter the local wifi password. >>> >>> But when I'm away from it, there seems to be no way to tell it about the >>> now-remote site. >>> >>> Now the occasions on which I want to use it are vanishingly small. But >>> is has once happened that I'm initialising a new device, and it would be >>> massively convenient not to have to visit every wifi spot I plan to use >>> merely to transfer the passwords from the old device to the new. >>> >>> Can netman do this? >>> >>> I also like a mode in which I can see the password I'm entering. I'm >>> not a great typist, and I'd like to know whether I have the wrong >>> password or merely entered it wrong. When my wife broke her wrist, >>> correct password typing became an unsurmountable obstacle for her. >>> Seeing the password is a security risk, but it's also an invaluable >>> accessibility feature. >>> >>> All in all, considering where you started from, you've done an >>> amazing job. I haven't read the code or tried it, but the UI looks >>> straightforward and to the point. You have probably learned a lot, too. >>> Keep up the good work. >>> >>> -- hendrik _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
