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[Manuel de la Pena <manuel.delapena@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 3:50 PM, Iain Lane <laney@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 08:12:42AM -0500, Ted Gould wrote:
> > On Tue, 2013-07-30 at 10:44 +0100, Iain Lane wrote:
> >
> > > In implementing the Time and Date settings[0], I need to know how to
> > > answer the question in the subject. We have NM's D-Bus API - does that
> > > cover all cases (mobile data, flight mode, containment [ok, that's not
> > > relevant for system settings, but more generally], ...) or is there
> > > something else to use here?
> >
> >
> > To be clear, you shouldn't use the D-Bus API, but instead the library.
>
> Which library? libnm-glib? If so, why's that better?
>
>
I have been doing some work recently with QNetworkInfo (
http://qt.developpez.com/doc/5.0-snapshot/qnetworkinfo/). Is there anything
wrong with that?



> > […]
> > I'm a bit confused on why you need these, I don't see where in the spec.
> > Just checking to see if the wireless is connected is unfortunately not
> > enough for timezone detection, as some networks don't provide it.  For
> > instance, I believe last time I was in Germany they did not.  Sad that
> > isn't just part of the GSM spec, but eh, I guess some people really want
> > to save data.
>
> It asks for this:
>
> ,----
> | If there is no data connection, it should be followed by the caption
> “Setting
> | the time and date automatically requires a data connection.” and a “Wi-Fi
> | Settings…” (TBD) button. If no carrier is selected, this should be
> followed by
> | a “Carrier Settings…” (TBD) button. Otherwise (if a carrier is selected
> but is
> | not transmitting data), it should be followed by a “Cellular Data
> Settings…”
> | button.
> `----
>
> I'm guessing this could be "can we get to an NTP server" or "can we use
> NITZ" (assuming this is what the backend will use in the end) but the
> reasonable things that a user can do are to connect to wifi or their
> mobile network, so the UI tells them what they can do to maximise their
> chances of having the time set for them.
>
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