Browser cannot use system proxy settings

[Marcus Esser]

While I can create successfully system proxy settings using

gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy use-same-proxy false
gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy mode "'manual'"
gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy ignore-hosts "['localhost',
'127.0.0.0/8', '192.168.0.0/16', '::1']"
gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.ftp host "'192.168.112.1'"
gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.ftp port 800
gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.socks host "'192.168.112.1'"
gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.socks port 800
gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.http host "'192.168.112.1'"
gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.http port 800
gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.http use-authentication false
gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.http enabled true
gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.https host "'192.168.112.1'"
gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.https port 800

those settings are currently not being used by the browser app.
Accordingly I would like to request the addition of a feature to use the system proxy settings in the browser app.

I have tested this on an by Aquaris E4.5 with Ubuntu 14.10 (r21).

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

Is there any reason for an app to *not* use the system proxy settings? If not, this isn't a bug in the browser, it's a bug in network-manager. Expecting the developer of every Internet-using app to know and care about proxies, and test that they work, is not a credible approach.
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/545134/comments/5>

[Gary.Wang (gary-wzl77)]

Agree with mpt, we should be consider the system-wide proxy settings in network-manager instead of standalone proxy feature for each application.But for now, still can't find a way to configure the proxy in settings.

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

That System Settings currently has no UI for proxy settings is a separate problem from Network Manager not making it transparent when you set it with gsettings.

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

Added a task for ubuntu-system-settings since there would need to be a panel implemented to change this on the phone.

FWIW, seems like the browser works if /etc/environment is modified, which is something that implementing a panel in system-settings might fix if it works similarly to the GNOME proxy settings (setting gsettings keys and PROXY environment variables in /etc/environment).

[Ajinkya Dahale (ajinkyadahale)]

Adding to #4, the entire system needs to be restarted for changes to take effect.

[Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan)]

Given the number of folks this affects priority should be higher?

[Marek Greško (mgresko8)]

I would recommend not to have system-wide proxy settings, but proxy setting for every connection. Since there could be different proxy servers in different locations. Each WiFi AP should have his own proxy settings saved. This also implies gui setup for proxy.

[Rüdiger Kupper (ruediger.kupper)]

Problem still exists in the UBPorts image.