[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#910124: network-manager-gnome: option to import/export WiFi config as a QR code

[Michael Biebl]

On Wed, 03 Oct 2018 11:38:47 +0800 Paul Wise <pabs at debian.org> wrote:
> Package: network-manager-gnome
> Version: 1.8.18-1
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> I recently discovered that there is a defacto standard for converting
> WiFi configs to QR codes and back again.
> 
> https://qifi.org/
> https://github.com/zxing/zxing/wiki/Barcode-Contents#wifi-network-config-android
> 
> It would be nice if the NetworkManager user interface could support
> this by allowing users to:
> 
> * show a QR code on the screen
> * print a QR code onto paper
> * import config from a QR code in a photo
> * import config from a QR code from webcam output
> 
> This would be a nicer way to transfer the information than reading it
> aloud, especially for Internet cafes or other places where it could be
> put up on a wall.

Sounds like an interesting feature. Could you raise this upstream at
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/network-manager-applet
and report back with the bug number.

Thanks,
Michael

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