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["G.M." <1443386@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Hi,

For a few months now, I noticed a change in nm-applet applet's menus:
Now, if none of the pre-configured network are available, then the menu
entry for the corresponding entry is greyed-out. Unfortunately, the
whole kind of network  (be it eth or wifi or both) the connection
belongs to is ALSO greyed-out or simply removed for the entries.

Put simply, this means that, if I'm not at a common place where a pre-
configured network is available (i.e. for which I had a change to
configure a network, prior to the nm-applet code modification), I simply
CANNOT open ANY dialog to diagnosed why I cannot connect AND/OR create a
configuration in order to connect... This feels identically useful as
the service providers that provide information on how to correct your
problem with access to yours emails, by sending you an email...

Who had this brilliant idea? Can anyone revert this behaviour to one
where it is ALWAYS possible to open a NetworkManager dialog, that allows
to diagnose/correct/create new network connections?

Thanks

GM

** Affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  Hi,
  
  For a few months now, I noticed a change in nm-applet applet's menus:
  Now, if none of the pre-configured network are available, then the menu
  entry for the corresponding entry is greyed-out. Unfortunately, the
  whole kind of network  (be it eth or wifi or both) the connection
  belongs to is ALSO greyed-out or simply removed for the entries.
  
- Put simply, this means that, if I'm not at a common place (for which I
- had a change to configure a network, prior to the nm-applet code
- modification), where a pre-configured network is available, I simply
- CANNOT open ANY dialog and create a configuration in order to connect...
- This feels identically useful as the service providers that provide
- information on how to correct your problem with access to yours emails,
- by sending you an email...
+ Put simply, this means that, if I'm not at a common place where a pre-
+ configured network is available (i.e. for which I had a change to
+ configure a network, prior to the nm-applet code modification), I simply
+ CANNOT open ANY dialog to diagnosed why I cannot connect AND/OR create a
+ configuration in order to connect... This feels identically useful as
+ the service providers that provide information on how to correct your
+ problem with access to yours emails, by sending you an email...
  
  Who had this brilliant idea? Can anyone revert this behaviour to one
  where it is ALWAYS possible to open a NetworkManager dialog, that allows
  to diagnose/correct/create new network connections?
  
  Thanks
  
  GM

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Title:
  Greyed-out nm-applet menu entries

Status in network-manager-applet package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hi,

  For a few months now, I noticed a change in nm-applet applet's menus:
  Now, if none of the pre-configured network are available, then the
  menu entry for the corresponding entry is greyed-out. Unfortunately,
  the whole kind of network  (be it eth or wifi or both) the connection
  belongs to is ALSO greyed-out or simply removed for the entries.

  Put simply, this means that, if I'm not at a common place where a pre-
  configured network is available (i.e. for which I had a change to
  configure a network, prior to the nm-applet code modification), I
  simply CANNOT open ANY dialog to diagnosed why I cannot connect AND/OR
  create a configuration in order to connect... This feels identically
  useful as the service providers that provide information on how to
  correct your problem with access to yours emails, by sending you an
  email...

  Who had this brilliant idea? Can anyone revert this behaviour to one
  where it is ALWAYS possible to open a NetworkManager dialog, that
  allows to diagnose/correct/create new network connections?

  Thanks

  GM

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