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[Michael Zanetti <michael.zanetti@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 30 July 2013 16:09:05 Manuel de la Pena wrote:
> 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?

No, you're perfectly fine. You should stick to Qt apis as much as possible.

> 
> > > […]
> > > 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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