FS#35530 - [netctl] Add a "rescan" button

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Michael Kory Woods (panth0r) - Wednesday, 29 May 2013, 08:06 GMT
Last edited by Jouke Witteveen (jouke) - Monday, 21 October 2013, 12:36 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Arch Projects
Status Closed
Assigned To Jouke Witteveen (jouke)
Architecture x86_64
Severity Very Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 0%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description: Concerning netcfg (and specifically 'wifi-menu'): it would be cool if the 'wifi-menu' dialog offered an option to refresh (rescan?) for access points.

Although occasionally having to run wifi-menu a few times isn't terribly bothersome.
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Closed by  Jouke Witteveen (jouke)
Monday, 21 October 2013, 12:36 GMT
Reason for closing:  Deferred
Comment by Michael Kory Woods (panth0r) - Friday, 31 May 2013, 00:11 GMT
correction: first "netcfg" in the "Description" should be replaced by "netctl"
Comment by Jouke Witteveen (jouke) - Friday, 31 May 2013, 22:11 GMT
This is possible using the '--extra-button' functionality of dialog and I probably will take patches that implement this (it is quite easy, about 5 lines are concerned). The problem I have with it is that it will not be different in effect than rerunning wifi-menu. Ideally, we want an auto-updating list of networks, but that is near-impossible using dialog for an interface.

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