[olpc-help] Changing proxy

[Robert Howard]

Steve,

The ticket does not indicate if the fix has actually been tested in  
update1 (703).

grrr.. XO  come home please so I can test this.....



/RH

-- Just say no to XP

On Apr 24, 2008, at 8:01 PM, Steve Holton wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Robert Howard  
> <rihoward at rawbw.com> wrote:
> Steve,
>
> I think Marie is referring to the the config settings for Browse.
>
> Yup. you're right. I get these things eventually, but sometimes it  
> takes a while. ;-)
>
> To access them you type in the url field about:config and then hit  
> enter (just like any Mozilla based browser). Then place  
> network.proxy.http in the Filter field to bring it into view.
> Right clicking on the network.proxy.http setting should bring up a  
> menu. Double clicking may bring up an edit dialog.  Strange that it  
> is greyed out.
>
> Yup. it's a bug.
> -   http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5238
>
> Fixed in Update.1, but still broke in Marie's 656.
>
> I can't test this setting myself as I am waiting for my XO to come  
> back from the RMA process (faulty battery).
>
>  I wish you the best of speed. Sounds like you can spot the  
> problems with the best of us.
>
>
>
> /RH
>
> On Apr 24, 2008, at 12:08 PM, Steve Holton wrote:
>
>> Hi Marie-
>>
>> I'd like to help, but I honestly don't understand your question.
>>
>> I'm thinking you might be having problems connecting to a wireless  
>> access point. Please have a look at:
>> -   http://laptop.org/en/laptop/start/connecting.shtml
>>
>>
>> This may give us some consistent names to use when talking about  
>> what you're trying to accomplish.
>>
>> Is this close to what you're trying to do?
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 3:01 PM, mavwolf99 <mavwolf99 at yahoo.com>  
>> wrote:
>> Hi there,
>> I am running build 656. I am trying to change and set the  
>> network.proxy.http. It is gray and when I right click it will not  
>> do anything. I have clicked on every column and spot, modify and  
>> tried even resetting and it does nothing. What do I have to do to  
>> get to put in my new value or word.....webproxy!!!!!!!!!!!
>> thanks
>> marie
>>
>> Marie A. Ventura
>> Box 1626 College Station
>> Fredericksburg, Va. 22402
>>
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