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Bug 540478 - Add an apply button to network-admin
Add an apply button to network-admin
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: gnome-system-tools
Classification: Deprecated
Component: network-admin
2.22.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Milan Bouchet-Valat
Carlos Garnacho
gnome[unmaintained]
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-06-27 12:05 UTC by James Westby
Modified: 2012-11-24 20:27 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement

Attachments
Patch to implement this feature. (6.85 KB, patch)
2008-06-27 12:06 UTC, James Westby 		reviewed Details | Review

Description James Westby 2008-06-27 12:05:29 UTC 
Hi,

Please consider using the attached patch to switch to an "apply" button
for network-admin to try and prevent users from accidentally screwing up
their network.

Thanks,

James
Comment 1 James Westby 2008-06-27 12:06:14 UTC 
Created attachment 113527 [details] [review]
Patch to implement this feature.
Comment 2 Milan Bouchet-Valat 2009-07-26 21:53:46 UTC 
From what I've tested, it seems that your button does not remember what location is currently active; it should return to grey when you go back to that location. The current behavior is confusing, and that did not help testing.

Anyway, the idea is nice! The sad thing is that I don't know if network-admin has a future at all, or if it will be superseded by NetworkManager. Do you feel it's worth updating your patch?
Comment 3 James Westby 2009-07-29 18:50:33 UTC 
Hi,

I agree, I don't think it is worth my effort to do this.

Thanks,

James
Comment 4 Milan Bouchet-Valat 2009-07-29 19:59:16 UTC 
I've just understood that the patch is already used in Ubuntu - so I guess it kind of working anyway. ;-) If you consider it's worth being applied downstream, I have to consider it upstream too, I don't see why there should be any difference in that regard. Maybe I'll commit it as-is, if you think that can be an improvement.
Comment 5 André Klapper 2012-11-24 20:27:50 UTC 
According to its developer(s), gnome-system-tools is not under active development anymore. Functionality has been mostly integrated into GNOME Control Center / "[System] Settings".

It is unlikely that there will be any further active development.

Closing this report as WONTFIX as part of Bugzilla Housekeeping - Please feel
free to reopen this bug report in the future if anyone takes the responsibility
for active development again.