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[James Hunt <823633@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> And even if it was practical, whether you are connected to a VPN or not will often be too important for such a tiny emblem.
Agreed - VPN status should be as clear as possible since it usually suggests a more trusted connection so that indication should not really be crammed into a few pixels as it becomes indistinct.

On the topic of it being as clear as possible, can I suggest that the
discrete VPN indicator does not flash? The current flashing padlock
(shown bottom right of the wifi indicator) could be misconstrued: if you
were too hasty you may see the padlock and assume the connection was up
without necessarily noticing that it was in fact pulsing to show that
the connection is _not_ in fact ready.

It would be clearer and safer I think to have a very distinct "unlocked
padlock" which is completely static until the connection is fully up. At
that point it could be changed to a "locked padlock". That seems
unambiguous and we can always find another visual cue to add to the
indicator which would be displayed in addition to the unlocked padlock
to denote "connecting...".

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Title:
  Wired VPN network connection icon needs to be fixed

Status in “indicator-network” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The lock overlay on the wired network connection icon does really look
  bad. While it's fine with the wireless icons, I would rather assume
  that icon is corrupted than understanding that it's indicating an
  active VPN connection.

  See attached screenshot.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubuntu-mono 0.0.30
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-7.9-generic 3.0.0
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-7-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Aug 10 01:49:51 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110630)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-mono
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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