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"Connected" should not be a switch

Open acerspyro opened this issue 1 year ago • 1 comments

Unfortunately, GNOME Settings suffers from the same problem.

A Bluetooth connection is not a binary state. It can have multiple states, such as:

  • Not connected
  • Connecting
  • Disconnecting
  • Connected
  • Connection failed

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At the moment, the "off" state can indicate "Not connected" or "Connection failed", while the "on" state can indicate "Connected" or "Connecting".

Instead, the user should be provided with a button at the top of the page whose label changes from "Connect" to "Disconnect" with a useful glyph such as + and X, alongside a "Connection Status" label in the "Status Information" section. The connect / disconnect button should be disabled while connecting or disconnecting.

Pairing status also appears to be absent from the interface.

acerspyro avatar Dec 28 '23 21:12 acerspyro