Features/Proxy Settings

Summary

Setting proxy parameters via special Control Panel component.

Owner

• Name: Aleksey Lim

Current status

• Targeted release: 0.94
• Last updated: 2011-09-07
• Percentage of completion: 90%

Detailed Description

In some cases people might be behind HTTP proxy. For now, there is no any users friendly way in Sugar to setup proxy setting.

Benefit to Sugar

Set proxy parameters without using low level tools like gconftool or switching to Gnome session.

Scope

New Control Panel component.

UI Design

TODO: Control Panel icon.

How To Test

• clone sources
• symlink cloned directory to CP components directory, /usr/share/sugar/extensions/cpsection by default
• restart sugar shell
• open Proxy CP component and setup proxy connection
• open gnome-network-setting and check if it has the same options set

User Experience

The feature is entirely localized only within Control Panel.

Dependencies

None.

Contingency Plan

Do not use new Control Panel component.

Documentation

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