Maniphest T300

replace timesync progress bar by tray icon sdwdate-gui
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Why deprecate the Whonix 10 timesync progress bar?

Stale progress bars bug. (https://www.whonix.org/forum/index.php/topic,1219.0.html)
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

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Patrick updated the task description. (Show Details)May 12 2015, 2:48 PM

Patrick added projects: Whonix 11, sponsor-C, bug, usability, Whonix, timesync, sdwdate.

Patrick set Impact to Normal.

Patrick added subscribers: HulaHoop, • WhonixQubes, Patrick, troubadour.

Patrick created this task.

Patrick raised the priority of this task from to Normal.

Patrick edited projects, added Whonix 12; removed Whonix 11.May 12 2015, 4:35 PM

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

Patrick added a subscriber: marmarek.Jun 30 2015, 2:35 AM

python rewrite of sdwdate - which is only a time syncing daemon - no gui stuff - in progress by troubadour:
https://www.whonix.org/forum/index.php/topic,1301.0.html

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.

Patrick edited projects, added Whonix 13; removed Whonix 12.Sep 8 2015, 5:41 PM

Patrick edited projects, added Whonix 14; removed Whonix 13.Apr 15 2016, 8:16 PM

Patrick updated the task description. (Show Details)Aug 3 2016, 5:38 PM

Patrick edited projects, added Whonix 13; removed Whonix 14.

Patrick added a project: sdwdate-gui.

Patrick renamed this task from replace timesync progress bar by tray icon, iptables block network access until sdwdate finished to replace timesync progress bar by tray icon sdwdate-gui.