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Features/Proxy Settings (view source)
Revision as of 09:36, 14 February 2012
, 09:36, 14 February 2012Update to reflect current status
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Allow the user to configure proxy settings using the Sugar Control Panel.
== Owner ==
== Owner ==
[[User:sascha_silbe|Sascha Silbe]]
== Current status ==
== Current status ==
* Targeted release: 0.96
* Targeted release: 0.98
* Last updated: 2Tue Nov 22 20:40:01 UTC 2011
* Last updated: 2012-02-14
* Percentage of completion: 95%
* Percentage of completion: 95%
== Detailed Description ==
== Detailed Description ==
Both individual users and deployments need to be able to set a proxy for
Sugar and activities to use. While we'd like the system to work that all
out automatically (e.g. using [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Proxy_Autodiscovery_Protocol WPAD]), this often isn't possible. Common
reasons include legacy ("inherited") setups and network uplinks simply being
out of control of the user respectively deployment.
The existing Network Control Panel is enhanced by adding a new section for the
proxy settings. For consistency between Sugar and Gnome, the basic layout of
the Gnome 3 proxy settings has been mirrored: A combo box allows the user to
select how the proxy setting should be determined (None=direct connection,
Automatic=WPAD or PAC, Manual=enter host names and ports for each protocol).
Based on which method was selected, additional configuration options are
presented to the user.
The settings are stored via gconf, using the same keys as Gnome 2.
== Benefit to Sugar ==
== Benefit to Sugar ==
See [[#Detailed Description|Detailed Description]].
== Scope ==
== Scope ==
Modifying the existing Network Control Panel.
== UI Design ==
== UI Design ==
== How To Test ==
== How To Test ==
* clone [http://git.sugarlabs.org/alsroot/proxy_cp sources]
* Set up a proxy on a computer in the same network
* symlink cloned directory to CP components directory, {{Code|/usr/share/sugar/extensions/cpsection}} by default
* Open Owner icon → Network Control Panel
* restart sugar shell
* Change the proxy settings according to your proxy setup
* Switch to Gnome and check that Gnome Control Center → Network → Network proxy has the same options set
* open gnome-network-setting and check if it has the same options set
* Use Browse to access the [https://www.sugarlabs.org/ Sugar Labs home page]
== User Experience ==
== User Experience ==
See [[#UI Design|UI Design]]
== Dependencies ==
== Dependencies ==
There are no new dependencies.
== Contingency Plan ==
== Contingency Plan ==
Users can continue to use the Gnome Control Center to configure proxy settings.
== Documentation ==
== Documentation ==
There is no documentation beyond this page.
== Release Notes ==
== Release Notes ==
There have been no changes to public API. The Release Notes merely need to mention that users can now configure proxy settings from within Sugar. As detailed above, the UI is very similar to the Gnome UI.
== Comments and Discussion ==
== Comments and Discussion ==
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