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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The 3G connectivity availability was only the first step. Next step is to provide a UX for easy configuration of 3G modems. Gnome allows users to enter details such as 'Country', 'Plan' and 'Provider' in a drop-down box fashion. This feature brings that functionality into Sugar.
The 3G connectivity availability was only the first step. Next step is to provide a UX for easy configuration of 3G modems. Gnome allows users to enter details such as 'Country', 'Plan' and 'Provider' in a drop-down box fashion. This feature brings that functionality into Sugar.
== Owner ==
== Owner ==
* Name: Andrés Ambrois, Anish Mangal
* Name: Ajay Garg (on behalf of Andrés Ambrois)
* Email: andresambrois@gmail.com, anish@activitycentral.com
* Email: ajay@activitycentral.com, andresambrois@gmail.com
== Credits ==
* Name: Anish Mangal (Reviving the feature, Feature Page)
* Email: anish@activitycentral.com
== Current Status ==
* Targeted release: 0.98
* Targeted release: 0.98
* Development status: This feature is tested to be working quite well in sugar-0.94 based dextrose-3 images. The mainline-ported rpms/patches can be found at
* Development status: This feature is tested to be working quite well in sugar-0.94 based dextrose-3 images. The mainline-ported rpms/patches can be found at
** Devel-List
** Devel-List
***http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2012-August/038916.html
***http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2012-August/038916.html
** Github
***https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/pull/46
== Detailed Description ==
== Detailed Description ==
Thus this is an add-on to existing functionality, where all settings must be manually typed in into the text-entry fields.
Thus this is an add-on to existing functionality, where all settings must be manually typed in into the text-entry fields.
== Benefit to Sugar ==
== Benefit to Sugar ==
Ease of use and configurability.
Ease of use and configurability.
== Scope ==
== Scope ==
* extensions/cpsection/modemconfiguration/view.py
* extensions/cpsection/modemconfiguration/view.py
* The XML database for Country, Plan, Provider already included in builds.
* The XML database for Country, Plan, Provider already included in builds.
==UI Design==
==UI Design==
Old user interface without database support.
Old user interface without database support.
[[File:3g_configuration_old_ui.png|700px]]
[[File:3g_configuration_old_ui.png|700px]]
== How To Test ==
== How To Test ==
* Open the My Settings -> Modem again
* Open the My Settings -> Modem again
* Check that the selected Country, Plan, and Provider values in the Drop down boxes are correct.
* Check that the selected Country, Plan, and Provider values in the Drop down boxes are correct.
== User Experience ==
== User Experience ==
6. After restart, the modem should automatically get connected
6. After restart, the modem should automatically get connected
== Dependencies ==
== Dependencies ==