[Python-apps-team] Bug#509717: wicd: please add button to manual up/down wireless interface(s)

[Eugene V. Lyubimkin]

Package: wicd
Version: 1.5.7-1
Severity: wishlist

Wicd server at start automatically brings up wireless interface,
which is fair. However, there are moments when I don't want to have
wireless inteface(s) up, e.g. my laptop is on batteries and I am not using
wireless connections right now, so it will be good to save batteries'
charge as long as possible.

Currently wicd client doesn't have button to up/down wireless inteface,
it would be good to have one.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.28-rc7jackyf (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages wicd depends on:
ii  dhcp3-client                  3.1.1-5    DHCP client
ii  iproute                       20080725-2 networking and traffic control too
ii  net-tools                     1.60-22    The NET-3 networking toolkit
ii  python                        2.5.2-3    An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-dbus                   0.83.0-1   simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  python-glade2                 2.12.1-6   GTK+ bindings: Glade support
ii  python-gtk2                   2.12.1-6   Python bindings for the GTK+ widge
ii  python-support                0.8.7      automated rebuilding support for P
ii  wireless-tools                29-1.1     Tools for manipulating Linux Wirel
ii  wpasupplicant                 0.6.4-3    Client support for WPA and WPA2 (I

wicd recommends no packages.

Versions of packages wicd suggests:
ii  pm-utils                      1.1.2.4-1  utilities and scripts for power ma

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