replace timesync progress bar by tray icon sdwdate-gui

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Information

ID: 300
PHID: PHID-TASK-bpfnofovfkvjhq3wlna7
Author: Patrick
Status at Migration Time: resolved
Priority at Migration Time: Normal

Description

Why deprecate the Whonix 10 timesync progress bar?

• Stale progress bars bug. (Whonix Forum)
• Usability mess.
• Especially confusing in Qubes where a popup comes seemingly up out of nowhere.

New implementation:

• tray icon that shows that status of network time synchronization
• the tray are app would read whatever status information the sdwdate daemon provides
• that shows more detailed status information when hovering over it
• perhaps a right click context menu would be useful
• that perhaps later shows a graphical user interface when clicking it
• after boot, before the first time synchronization finished, sdwdate should dispatch a script that blocks network access and dispatch another script that allows network access when done

Split task iptables block network access until sdwdate succeeded:
T533

Comments

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nrgaway

2015-05-16 13:11:08 UTC

Let me know when you start this.

I know an icon can be added to task bar in Qubes since Network Manager will display, I am just not sure if anything needs to be done on the Qubes side as well

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Patrick

2015-06-30 00:38:44 UTC

python rewrite of sdwdate - which is only a time syncing daemon - no gui stuff - in progress by troubadour:
Whonix Forum

If you want, you can follow as it happens. Comment on code sanity, security, concepts and whatnot etc.

Tray icon will come when sdwdate python rewrite is done.

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Patrick

2016-08-03 15:57:17 UTC

Split task iptables block network access until sdwdate succeeded:
T533