GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 708967
Wi-Fi submenu shows "Turn Off" menu item even when already "Off"
Last modified: 2013-11-15 11:42:25 UTC
If Wi-Fi status is "Off" the Wi-Fi submenu still shows a "Turn Off" menu item. This seems to actually control the wifi device's radio on/off state, but this is not apparent, since when the radio is on but not connected to a network the hint text next to the expander arrow says "Off." What happened to the nice switch button from the old 3.8 menu? Etc. "Not Connected" and "Radio Off" are different things, UI should clearly distinguish them in UX.
I noticed one of these issues myself. * If wi-fi is powered on (radio on, as you've put it) but you aren't connected, the state should read "Not Connected". * If wi-fi is powered off, the "Turn Off" item should be replaced with "Turn On"
Bug 709043 covers the "Not Connected" issue. Let's use this one to track the one that's described in the subject. Derek - it would help if you could try to stick to one issue per bug report. This one could have been split into two.
Created attachment 257174 [details] wifi status should show "not connected" when it is powered on ('radio on') but not connected changed js/ui/status/network.js Link to the bug :
Review of attachment 257174 [details]: What does this fix? The current code should already return "Not connected" if wireless_enabled == true and device_state == DISCONNECTED ...
Review of attachment 257174 [details]: OK, so apparently you are trying to address one of the issues mentioned in this report, but see (In reply to comment #2) > Bug 709043 covers the "Not Connected" issue. Let's use this one to track the > one that's described in the subject. What you are trying to fix is no longer an issue ...
(In reply to comment #1) > * If wi-fi is powered off, the "Turn Off" item should be replaced with "Turn > On" This is the behavior I see here (and what the shell code was supposed to do since the new network section landed) - libnm issue that got fixed in the meanwhile?
(In reply to comment #6) > (In reply to comment #1) > > * If wi-fi is powered off, the "Turn Off" item should be replaced with "Turn > > On" > > This is the behavior I see here (and what the shell code was supposed to do > since the new network section landed) - libnm issue that got fixed in the > meanwhile? I don't remember seeing this recently either. Let's assume it's been fixed and reopen otherwise.
Yeah, this was fixed in bug 709043.