Make connecting and disconnecting to a VPN a breeze
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
VPNs are becoming more and more mainstream these days. Many users use even more than one VPN provider. Hence, it would be nice to have an easy access to the VPN and make it even easier to reconnect/
Currently, the user has to follow this path: nm-applet > VPN Connections > <vpn_provider>. There is a lot of scrolling involved. Often the VPN timeouts and the user has to repeat this procedure over and over again until he gets connected. How about the nm-applet remembers the last chosen VPN provider in its top level menu? I attached a menu mock-up to make clear what I mean by that. In its initial state (after restart or so) it could show nothing as it does now (because not everyone will need this feature), but after the first successful VPN connection an additional top level menu entry could be added. [see the mockup]
| xtro (grailswebdev) wrote | #1 |
