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Bug 721963 - Sort list of WiFis by something
Sort list of WiFis by something
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: network-indicator
3.26.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2014-01-10 21:38 UTC by André Klapper
Modified: 2021-07-05 14:28 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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2015-01-17 03:14 UTC, André Klapper
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Description André Klapper 2014-01-10 21:38:43 UTC
In Fedora 20, "Wifi Networks > Select a network" seems to list completely randomly (at least ignores anything I could come up with, like signal strength or alphabet) networks around. It doesn't support type-ahead either, so in worst case I have to scroll&read through the entire damn list to find the network I'd like to connect to.
Comment 1 Jasper St. Pierre (not reading bugmail) 2014-01-10 21:56:34 UTC
We sort like so:

  * Networks that you've connected to before go above ones that you haven't
  * Stronger networks go before weaker ones
  * Secure networks come before unsecured networks
  * Sort networks alphabetically by their SSID
Comment 2 André Klapper 2014-01-10 23:58:58 UTC
Hmm. Either that was totally not obvious in my case, or it didn't work. I'll keep an eye on this.
Comment 3 André Klapper 2015-01-17 03:14:20 UTC
Created attachment 294727 [details]
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(In reply to comment #1)
> We sort like so:
>   * Networks that you've connected to before go above ones that you haven't
>   * Stronger networks go before weaker ones
>   * Secure networks come before unsecured networks

Not always - Network without lock symbol is shown before networks with lock symbol; see screenshots.

gnome-shell-3.14.3-1.fc21.i686; I was connect to my home wifi when triggering this dialog.
Comment 4 Sebastien Bacher 2017-10-10 07:44:55 UTC
that's still an issue in 3.26, the aps are not sorted by signal strength at least and sometime a wifi which was never user is listed before the one used daily which is currently connected
Comment 5 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2021-07-05 14:28:26 UTC
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