Replacing network-offline (old version 2xmonitor) with NM wlan 0% signal strength icon

[Mat Tomaszewski]

Max Bowsher wrote:
> Mat Tomaszewski wrote:
>   
>> Nicolò Chieffo wrote:
>>     
>>> I totally agree that it's confusing
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> Is it confusing just because it's different to what you've been used to?
>> I know it's not a justification, but OSX have been using exactly the
>> same metaphor for many years now and it seems to be working out very well.
>>
>> There was a significant problem with the old icon (2 monitors), it was
>> *totally* mysterious (what 2 monitors have to do with network
>> connection?) and we had many complaints.
>> There were couple of other reasons for trying out this new solution:
>>
>> 1. The *only* way to connect to a wireless network (which is the essence
>> of connectivity these days) is by clicking on the network icon.
>> Therefore it should be something that users would associate with
>> wireless networking.
>> 2. Having 0 signal = not connected may not be true from technical
>> perspective, but it is true from practical perspective. You have no
>> signal, therefore you won't be able to browse the web. Click on the icon
>> to do something about it (check what's going on, connect to a different
>> network, etc).
>>
>>
>> I appreciate critical voices, but please be constructive. One thing I'm
>> sure of is that we will not bring back the old icon. :)
>> Any suggestions as to how to improve the current situation are more than
>> welcome!
>>     
>
>
> There *is* a difference between 0 signal and not connected, even from a
> practical perspective - 0 signal means "you need to move closer to the
> access point", not connected means "you have to initiate a connection" -
> they're different failure modes with different practical action required.
>   

It's a corner case (when your signal strenght is 0 you're likely to get 
disconnected anyway), but yes, agreed :)

>
> I agree that it's a problem that there is no obvious icon to represent
> the abstract concept of "network". In absence of any better suggestions,
> I agree with Nicolò Chieffo's suggestion - a red cross overlaid on the
> existing icon would be a reasonable solution.
>
>   
+1 from me.

Thanks!

Mat