X2Go Bug report logs - #365
Please add config option for "Eye Candy" regarding session icons

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Package: x2goclient; Maintainer for x2goclient is X2Go Developers <x2go-dev@lists.x2go.org>; Source for x2goclient is src:x2goclient.

Reported by: Stefan Baur <newsgroups.mail2@stefanbaur.de>

Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:33:03 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: pending

Found in version 4.0.1.2

Fixed in version 4.0.2.1

Done: Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Hi Nick, hi Stefan,

On  Do 12 Dez 2013 02:44:54 CET, Nick Ingegneri wrote:

> On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 4:59 PM, Stefan Baur  
> <newsgroups.mail2@stefanbaur.de> wrote:
>
> Package: x2goclient
> Severity: wishlist
> Version: 4.0.1.2
>
> The taskbar icon suddenly changes into the seal icon once the connection
> is established.
> Please add a checkbox/config file entry to disable this.
> I'm sure it will confuse users who have previously used published
> application mode and look for the "Accelerated X" icon that has just
> vanished.
>
> NB: I'm kind of disappointed that we're adding silly eye candy when
> there still are serious bugs to fix.

> I agree that having the icon change when a connection is established  
> is confusing to users. I'd like to see the tool be more consistent  
> in the icon displayed; at the moment users have to juggle the  
> no-machine icon, the accelerated X logo, and now the baby seal. The  
> addition of the seal seems like a step away from consistency.

We will add session profile config options to handle bubbles and icon changes.

@Ricardo (who provided those patches): do you think you can add those  
config options / switches? If not, I will take a look.

However, we release 4.0.1.2 the coming weekend. So, this will be a job  
for 4.0.1.3.

Mike
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