> 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...". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to indicator-network in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/823633 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) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-network/+bug/823633/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
