[Wi-Fi] Connect to hidden network hangs if Wi-fi is disabled (shouldn't even be available)

[Brendan Donegan]

The Connect to hidden network option should be disable/invisible if Wi-Fi is disabled. It isn't at the moment and if you try to create a connection using it then the Connect action will just hang. You can cancel it so it's not too harmful, but I don't see a use-case for creating a hidden network when Wi-Fi is off. Or if there is one then the connect action should fail immediately saying 'Wi-Fi is disabled' or similar.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: ubuntu-system-settings 0.3+14.10.20140926-0ubuntu1 [origin: unknown]
Uname: Linux 3.4.67 armv7l
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu1
Architecture: armhf
Date: Fri Oct 3 09:33:54 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-03 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu Utopic Unicorn (development branch) - armhf (20141003-030204)
SourcePackage: ubuntu-system-settings
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

I previously reported this as bug 1365960, and verified that it was fixed. Judging by the code, though, it lacked a regression test.

[Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange)]

Right, it might be that I have accidentally nuked that functionality. I will re-add it and add the much needed regression/functional test for this.

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

It may save time to fix bug 1387656 together with this bug.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-system-settings - 0.3+15.04.20141031.2-0ubuntu1

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ubuntu-system-settings (0.3+15.04.20141031.2-0ubuntu1) vivid; urgency=low

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  [ Iain Lane ]
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  [ Albert Astals ]
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  [ William Hua ]
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  [ jonas-drange ]
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