Re: gnome-control-center new string?

[Matthias Clasen <matthias clasen gmail com>]

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Luca Ferretti <lferrett gnome org> wrote:
>> Subject: [PATCH] network: add a 'Other...' entry to the wireless
>> combobox so users can connect to hidden access points
>>
>
> Question: why a combobox menu entry? Maybe simply type the hidden
> network name in combobox text entry area could be good by now.

Making the entry editable would be awkward, I think.
Plus, this way we get to reuse all the existing infrastructure, which
makes this fix 3.0.1 material.

> PS related to missing features, there is no way to "create" a network,
> see "Create New Wireless Network" in GNOME 2 nm-applet. Planned for
> 3.2?

At some point I started working on a patch for it, but I put it aside
to focus on more pressing network problems. Its certainly a much less
needed feature than hidden aps. But it can certainly make 3.2