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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It would be great if the System Settings network list *was* exactly the
same code as the network indicator network list. Currently they differ
in icon size, spacing, padlock position, and colors vs. checkboxes, so
it would be alarming if one really was a copy of the other.

Anyway, in Ubuntu 15.04 r23, System Settings, the indicator menu, and
the first-run setup all have the bug described: when you select a
network, it jumps to the top of the list before it has even connected.
This is especially jarring when it fails to connect at all, for example
because you don't know the password.

That the network you choose should jump to the top currently isn't
mentioned in the spec at all. It's a good idea -- better than using
checkboxes, at least! -- but if it had been specced in advance perhaps
this bug would have been avoided. Mea culpa.

** Changed in: ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => Confirmed

** Changed in: ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)

** Also affects: unity8 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Description changed:

- BQ phone
+ Ubuntu 15.04 r23
  
- Steps to reproduce:
- 1) go to network settings
- 2) tap network that is not on top
+ 1. Do any of the following:
+     - open System Settings > "Wi-Fi"
+     - open the network indicator
+     - flash the phone and go to the "Connect to Wi-Fi" step
  
+ 2. Tap a closed network that is not on top and that you haven't used
+ before
  
  Behaviour I get:
  Network jumps to top. After a while a prompt pops up to request your password. This can take up to 5 second on slow networks.
  This is very confusing. When the network jumped to the top, I wasn't sure if I tapped it, so I tapped it again. This had the following result: *popup asking for password appears* *popup goes away almost immediately* *popup comes back after a few seconds*
  
- 
  Proposed solution:
  Immediately after tapping a network, even before putting it on top of the list, give it an indication of "trying to connect" either by a different color, a loading icon, ... (let the design guys figure this out)

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1452751

Title:
  Connecting network jump is confusing

Status in indicator-network package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in ubuntu-system-settings package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 15.04 r23

  1. Do any of the following:
      - open System Settings > "Wi-Fi"
      - open the network indicator
      - flash the phone and go to the "Connect to Wi-Fi" step

  2. Tap a closed network that is not on top and that you haven't used
  before

  Behaviour I get:
  Network jumps to top. After a while a prompt pops up to request your password. This can take up to 5 second on slow networks.
  This is very confusing. When the network jumped to the top, I wasn't sure if I tapped it, so I tapped it again. This had the following result: *popup asking for password appears* *popup goes away almost immediately* *popup comes back after a few seconds*

  Proposed solution:
  Immediately after tapping a network, even before putting it on top of the list, give it an indication of "trying to connect" either by a different color, a loading icon, ... (let the design guys figure this out)

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