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author | Slávek Banko <slavek.banko@axis.cz> | 2021-10-20 20:19:45 +0200 |
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committer | Slávek Banko <slavek.banko@axis.cz> | 2021-10-20 20:19:45 +0200 |
commit | daae3b0a1e060d818055907ca724c0d33b419dfe (patch) | |
tree | c27f6956539204f3f181b6c2926ddcb14bb9f4ff /TODO | |
parent | c738084c786a7f94f22fa4d2505789e583ede6d4 (diff) | |
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Move basic information files to top level.
Signed-off-by: Slávek Banko <slavek.banko@axis.cz>
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@@ -0,0 +1,364 @@ +*** 0.3.5 TODO: ++Generic parsing function ++WEP key config input validator ++WEP Keys config ++WEP Selection dialog ++Key setting (iwconfig) ++Add "key off" arguments when connecting to unencrypted netw. ++RadioButtons OPEN / RESTRICTED ++getVal -> if no endstr specified, parse till QString::length() ++getVal -> if no startstr specified, parse from the beginning ++set/improve TAB order for ui files + + +*** 0.3.6 TODO: ++sensible column widths ++encrypted? icon in netList ++graphical link quality ++find a nice icon for link quality ++add statusbar info if ad-hoc and/or encrypted skipped. ++automatically use WEP key if name matches ESSID (bool autoKey) ++default mode ui (defaultMode) + + +*** 0.3.7 TODO: ++fix sort order when scanned ++fix wrong device detection if more than 1 present (maybe regexp (^[a-zA-Z]{3,4}\\d$) ++fix: disable 'detect' & 'configure...' button when connecting ++change mode to Managed before scanning ++change quality calculation method. ++add channel column & config (thanks to Michael Long) + + +*** 0.3.8 TODO: ++make all columns resizable ++'name-essid matching case-sensitive' option ++show frequency if channel not available. (no other adjustments needed) ++reimplement NetListViewItem::width(...) ++proper column width setting taking scrollbars into account ++remove "Auto mode" - causes only problems. ++honor single click (option) ++quit upon successful connection (option) +*** HEY! Now you can connect with just ONE click! *** ++while getting quality, first try to find "Quality:" and calculate if not found, estimate if no noise level reported. ++move WEP stuff in netConnect() to a separate function (getWepKey()) ++support for .pid files ++manual (not DHCP) config possibility ++option to run custom command upon connection ++connectionOk() function ++icon + +*** 0.3.8a (BUGFIX RELEASE) TODO: ++quality detection: support "Quality=" and "Noise level=" (maybe additional 'int offset' parameter?) ++masterToManaged flag to be on for orinoco_cs driver -> set as default for all cards. ++fix handling of ESSIDs with space ++proper error-handling in runCommand(...) ++install waconfig.kcfg to $KDE/share/config.kcfg/ (sf) ++fix path detection (skip /mnt etc) ++code cleanup: error messages to be called from within runCommand(...) + +*** 0.3.9 TODO: ++dhclient support ++terminate process button + + + +*** 0.5.0 TODO: ++hide device combo if only one found ++rewrite device detection (2.6 kernel only) ++path detection on startup. No more manual configuration. ++path detection upon WACommands initialization ( 'init()' function ) ++.desktop file: 'Exec=sudo wlassistant' ++remove Ad-Hoc support ++remove Ad-Hoc code ++remove GUI for options: ++ scan upon startup ++ skip ad-hoc ++ skip encrypted ++net params read/write to config framework ++paint "<hidden>" in italics. ++first time connection wizard ++wizard: don't ask if WEP is needed, get it from NetParams (which gets it from selected item in the list view) ++debugging code! (stdout) (std::cout << "ERROR MSG") ++code cleanup: forward declarations ('class') in headers ++support for <hidden> ESSIDs (modify wizard dialog, additional page) ++rewrite runCommand(...) function ++manual DNS setup ( 'setDNS()' function ) ++new, detailed description on KDE-Apps.org + +*** 0.5.1 TODO: ++add 'wasHiddenEssid' and 'wasWep' booleans as part of NetParams for change monitoring. ++NetParams change monitoring & actions. ++move to i18n(..) strings ++refine ui (as suggested by Stephan Binner) ++dialog: edit connection ++error handling: connecting failed? Ask if the user wishes to review network parameters. ++"Settings Updated." status bar message. ++fix newly hidden essid handling ++try to kill both dhcpcd AND dhclient, regardless of current DHCP client, in case e.g. dhclient is running but wlassistant defaults to dhcpcd when it's available ++Check if radio on and ask if should be turned on if necessary (before scanning). ++Get channel from list, not config. ++column widths still are wrong sometimes. ++change scan results parsing to use QRegExp, adapt to wireless-tools-27 (e.g. always get channel #, etc) ++function to get ESSID of network connected to ++write essid of network connected to in bold letters (new setConnected() function of NetListViewItem, private bool mConnected) ++change connectedNetwork when interface changes. ++dynamic quality updating for connected network. ++revise/rewrite paintCell function, reduce flicker. ++'disconnect' button/option in the context menu (when appropriate) ++option to reconnect to currently connected network. ++cvs repository + +*** 0.5.1a TODO: ++fix: don't set network as connected if link quality=0. ++fix column width calculation (last time hopefully. Was using wrong font metrics for connectedItem) ++bring back the 'AP' column. ++fix: tab order in "Edit settings..." dialog. ++remove wlassistant.rc file, update Makefile.am accordingly. ++fix action taken when clicking on connectedItem when its network is not configured. ++create 'itemAction()' function to run config/connect/disconnect/reconnect/etc after single click depending on item's status. + +*** 0.5.2 TODO: ++icon marking connected network. ++fix crash on startup/scan. ++reduce flicker when populating netList. ++report 1/2 STAR *only if* link quality is 1+ ++workaround to fix problems with some drivers wrongly reporting that interface is connected when it is not. ++connection status monitoring + actions. ++review netReconnect and netDisconnect functions. ++function to check if radio is physically turned off (with a switch on a laptop) if no scan results. ++fix overusing of cache ++'Do not ask again' checkboxes. (Conn lost, reconnect?, Conn failed, review settings?,...) + +*** 0.5.2a-c: ++when detecting active connection: ping prints some errors on stdout, not stderr. :| Try to catch them. ++only check for active connection if there was none before scan. + +*** 0.5.2d TODO: ++wait 1sec(1.5?) after killing dhcp client to make sure it quits. ++don't ifdown immediately after connection check fails. ++revert default action of connected item to disconnect. + +*** 0.5.2e TODO: ++BUG REPORTED: dhclient doesn't get killed when connection fails. ++other fixes + +*** 0.5.3 TODO: ++'Connect' button caption change when currentItem is selected. ++Connect the 'connect' button to itemAction(). ++get mouse behaviour from TDEGlobalSettings::singleClick() ++make change of TDEGlobalSettings::singleClick() immediately apply in wlassistant. ++remove "Honor KDE single click" UI. ++connect signals/slots in wlassistant.cpp, not in the .ui files. ++remove "Honor KDE single click" from kcfg. ++remove 'netReconnect()' function, replacing with 'netConnect()' does the job. ++rework the config gui - replace netList&statusBar with config options (use WidgetStack, 'Settings' toggle-button). ++ gui for 'Quit upon successful connection' ++ gui for "Enable All Messages" option (KMessageBox::enableAllMessages()) ToolTip/WhatsThis: "Enable all messages which have been turned off with the 'Don't Show Again' feature." ++drop 'tdeconfigdialog.h' dependancy. ++remvoe showCfgDlg() ++reimplement 'close()' to save settings on quit. ++add timeout to dhclient & dhcpcd (not command line args), GUI ++when process running: change 'Close' button to 'Stop'. Pressing it should kill any running process. ++save last used interface in config. ++Formatting in message boxes. ++change button 'close' to 'stop' only if process runs longer than ca 1.5sec. ++change 'Settings' to 'Options' (application options). ++add 'What's This'help & tooltips. ++improve keyboard navigation (accels, tabs etc) + +*** 0.5.4 TODO: ++create WATools ++create int WATools::quality(iface) ++create char* WATools::devices() [preferred] ++function to get gateway address from 'route' ++make wlassistant usable with cafes (login pages): ++ if ping_gateway ok: isConnected=true, isInternet=false. ++ show grayed out connectedIcon. ++ add 'isInternet' NetListViewItem property - set to 'true' when google reached. ++ quietly ping in the bg - if internet reached -> isInternet=true -> redraw change '?' to '->', change ++rewrite function to get gateway address to parse DHCP client files, so 'route' output is the last resort. (fast VS very slow). ++detect if connected AFTER scanning and showing network list. Otherwise it takes too long before something shows up. ++add paths to DHCP files with lease info to WAConfig, so user can modify them by hand-editing config file when necessary. ++create WATools::ap, WATools::ifname, WATools::setIfname, WATools::txpower ++review 'timerConnectionCheck' occurences. Make it work regardless of connectedItem presence (to detect if connected from an outside app) ++change QTimer::singleShot(...,..., SLOT(checkConnectionStatus()) ) to an timer object so it can be stopped at scan/disconnect -> this fixes 'wlassistant crashes when pressing 'scan' a lot' bug. ++set config groups ++create README with usage hints ++change 'restricted' to 'shared key' ++change 'open' to 'open system' ++change 'connect from selected network' to 'connect to connected network' ++add Portugese Brazilian translation (by Daniel Nascimento) ++add Polish description to .desktop file (Comment[pl]) + +*** 0.5.4a TODO: ++remove setIfname and ifname from WATools, get it from argument of each function. ++don't check for active connection when no scan results. ++change linux/socket.h to sys/socket.h in watools.cpp ++fix 'no scan results' problem ++make WATools::txpower return -1 if radio is disabled. ++add spanish translation by mariodebian + +*** 0.5.5 TODO: ++add 'ASCII' checkbox for WEP key field. (prepends "s:") ++change "Checking radio..." and "ok"/not ok to "Radio OK" or "Radio not ok". ++apply patch for config.in.in (by Sheldon Lee-Wen) ++version in title ++?review WATools and fix crash reason. ++add QStringList dependancy to WATools, update functions to utilize it. ++get we_version from iw_something_kernel_we function, cache it. (watools) ++migrate to bksys/scons ++detect paths to .pid and .info files. It's too hard to figure it out by the users. Fixes "can't switch network" bug. ++no console output if radio ok. ++add missing i18n (wlassistant.cpp, line 382 ++make kernel socket number static. open when needed, reuse later. Create WATools::cleanup. ++normalize quality returned by scan results. + + +*** 0.5.6 TODO: ++skip channel setting if not supported ++wait a bit before connection state checking ++per-network option to run user-specified commands after/before (dis)connecting. ++option to auto connect on startup + +*** 0.5.7 TODO: ++hide WEP key in stdout and edit dialogs ++AP grouping ++horiz. center 'secured' icon ++fix bug: connected item NOT highlighted, when AP is "any" ++experimental WPA-PSK support: ++ get WPA settings from scanning ++ WPA support in connection wizard and edit dialog ++ WPA config file generator ++ wpa_supplicant status monitoring using wpa_cli ++ WPA driver detection ++ Show error when trying to connect to WPA-protected net and wpa_supplicant is not available. ++change "Group APs with same ESSID" label ++remove "...supported by iwconfig..." label (WEP key, wizard) ++fix dhclient association not being recognized -> ping to verify connection ONLY with manual settings. ++fix regression from 0.5.5: dhclient fails to connect ++don't check for connection while wizard is running. ++implement WATools::setUp/isUp using ioctl, no more ifconfig calls and output parsing ++implement WATools::doRequest/doWirelessRequest to minimize code duplication ++don't resolve names when getting gateway from route (faster) ++fix crash when "Active connection found." for AP=any ++remove all "ifup" action instances ++define and use global WA_CONNECTION_CHECK_INTERVAL ++define and use WA_TX_THRESHOLD in WATools ++remove gateway detection code ++fix "Group Access Points..." label capitalization ++adapt NetListViewItem to new connection status checking ++fix: background check not disabled when connecting on startup. ++remove redundant actions in netparams.h ++fix flags operators ++show channel of best AP if they're grouped ++run wpa_supplicant detached. Monitor using wpa_cli ++don't check status when reconnection dialog is open ++remove wlassistantwpa file on disconnection ++detect running DHCP client when connection detected on startup ( get NetParams.dhcp from setParamsFromConfig? ) ++run setParamsFromItem before auto connecting (to properly set encryption settings) ++update Polish translation (help from riklaunim) ++remove default gateway upon disconnection if not managed by DHCP client (add "route_del" action) ++new connection detection. Incremental, in WATools, no more pings. Removed isConnected in wlasssistant.* ++remove cluttering borders in user interface & more ++review possible iwlist scan outputs for WPA/WPA2-PSK ++review/fix bugs on sf formus ++TEST TEST TEST + +*** 0.5.8 TODO: +-Drop dependancy on ifconfig and route +- replace "ifconfig_manual" with new WATools functions. +- replace 'route' calls with ioctls SIOCADDRT and SIOCDELRT +-review netConnect function. +-fix keyboard navigation (enter should connect, not quit!) +-UI polish +-checkbox "Connect now!" in the last page of wizard +-meaningful messages about possible wpa_supplicant errors +-check for iwlib in configure script +-if connection lost and user wants to reconnect: disconnect and then scan before connecting to check if network is still available. +-real system tray support +-change "Quit upon successful connection" checkbox to "Minimize to system tray on successful connection" + +*** 0.5.9 TODO: +-integrade kvpnc via dcop ( profiles(), setProfile(), doConnect(), doDisconnect() ) +-fix all outstanding bugs +-update as many translations as possible +-make WPA-PSK support rock-stable +-code cleanup +-update/create WhatsThis and tooltips + +*** 0.6.0 TODO: +-DCOP interface +-passive popups + +0.6.9 TODO: +-preliminary support for wlan-ng + +*** 0.7.0 TODO: +-wlan-ng support + + + +*** I'm really bored TODO: +-About dialog +-Help + + +*************************************************************************************** +*** IDEAS *** +*************************************************************************************** + +*** GENERAL *** + ++ Do not show interface combo if only one interface found ++- detect paths ++ - pidof, ifconfig, iwconfig, iwlist, dhcpcd/dhclient... + ++ no UI for path selection ++ wizard with net params config (auto/manual, DNS etc, ESSID if needed) for unknown APs. Returns config string (AP::ESSID::NetScore::<parameters>). ++ NetParams structure ++ save settings to AP (but also store ESSID) ++ if more that one AP with same ESSID - allow settings for all APs. + ++ on scanning: ++ if more that one AP with same ESSID - show a single entry + +- on connecting: ++ if AP & ESSID match - connect. ++ if match, but ENCRYPTION setting changed - disable enc/ask to enable. +- if AP matches, ESSID does not - ask if settings for AP should be used, change ESSID in config +- if only ESSID matches - ask. ++ if none match - ask.(show 1st connection wizard) + +- tray icon menu: +- <some statistics> +- ----------------------- +- disconnect (if connected) +- reconnect (if connected) +- connect (use preferred) +- ----------------------- +- connect to -> ... +- ----------------------- +- quit + +- connection monitoring: ++ ping every 10/15/20s (?). if connection down: +- reconnect (if AP still found) +- connect to different AP same ESSID (if present) +- connect to known network with highest NetScore +- popup main win to select new network if any present, but none known +- popup error message if no network found. disconnect. + ++ RMB on network entry: ++ connect ++ disconnect ++ reconnect ++ edit settings... (if network known) ++ forget settings... + + +********************************************************* +*** ALWAYS CHANGE VERSION REQUIREMENTS IN UI FILES!!! *** +*** ALWAYS CHANGE VERSION IN PACKAGE INFORMATION!!! *** +*** ALWAYS CHECK 'REMOVE ME' code!!! *** +*********************************************************
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