#2866 HIGH Retriag: Network Manager GUI doesn't report success or failure

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#2866: Network Manager GUI doesn't report success or failure
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  Reporter:  gnu     |       Owner:  mtd              
      Type:  defect  |      Status:  new              
  Priority:  high    |   Milestone:  Retriage, Please!
 Component:  sugar   |     Version:  Build 542        
Resolution:          |    Keywords:                   
  Verified:  0       |    Blocking:                   
 Blockedby:          |  
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Changes (by Eben):

  * owner:  dcbw => mtd
  * status:  reopened => new


Comment:

 This is kind of a mess of frustrations and ideas right now.  I'll attempt
 to dilute:

  1. We need adequate feedback when connecting.  The icons (in the
 Neighborhod, and in the Frame) should pulse to indicate connection is in
 progress.  If we have more detailed info, this can be shown in the
 palette. (I'd need more specific info about what info we have to spec this
 better.)
  2. When a connection is established, we should show a notification to
 indicate this, and pulsing should stop.
  3. When a connection fails, we should show a notification to indicate
 this, and pusling should stop.  Also, the icon should be badges with a
 notification badge, and the palette should offer "Retry" and "Cancel"
 actions.
  4. We should add some additional status info to the device palette, such
 as the the IP address.  (I'm open to suggestions on what we should
 actually be exposing)

 Martin, these items all relates to your work on AP/Mesh devices, so I'm
 assigning to you.  We need the devices for 8.2.0, but we could certainly
 live without all of the additional goodies noted above.  Let us know how
 much of this you've already considered/covered, and what you think you can
 get done.  I'll let you triage this ticket accordingly.

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