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[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <mathieu.tl@xxxxxxxxx>]

This is not a bug in NetworkManager or nm-applet. nm-applet gets started
by gnome-session, so it really should be able to allow a user to define
what goes into the session. This used to be possible in gnome-session-
properties; and now appears to be done via removing the file
/etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop.

However, nm-applet does still fulfill a purpose: it allows you to
quickly know whether your cable is connected. It also allows you to
change wifi networks should it be required. It's also very much out of
the way like other indicators, especially if all you'd have is a wired
connection. I do not think it's using enough screen real-estate in the
panel as it as that it's so much of an issue.

Now, I however don't think it's fair to just close this off as Invalid
or Opinion; so I'll keep this bug open as a Wishlist, Low priority item
that someone might want to tackle if they want to get to know nm-applet
better.

Note that anybody working on this will undoubtedly want to coordinate
with the NetworkManager mailing list about this, since the feature could
benefit upstream (since it's usability, and the original GtkStatusIcon
or gnomeshell status icon give roughly the same user experience).

** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Triaged

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/829673

Title:
  No easy way to turn the network menu on/off

Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  network-manager 0.8.9997+git.20110721t045648.36db194-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu
  Ocelot

  1. Try to work out how to hide the networking menu. (For example,
  you're using a desktop machine that is always connected by Ethernet.)

  What happens: There's no obvious way to do it.

  What should happen: I suggest a checkbox, "Show network status menu in
  the menu bar", at the bottom of the "Network Connections" window, as
  shown in
  <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Networking?action=AttachFile&do=view&target
  =settings-window-flight-mode.png> (Never mind that the rest of the
  window is different.)

  [Originally reported by "Eustace" in
  <http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/08/power-cog-icon-
  oneiric/#comment-291049247>.]

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