Bug 416868

Summary:	Offer to enable Bluetooth if disabled when trying to join a Bluetooth connection
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Raphaël Jakse <raphael.kde>
Component:	Networking in general	Assignee:	Jan Grulich <jgrulich>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version First Reported In:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Raphaël Jakse 2020-01-28 15:57:03 UTC

Hello,

I tried to join a Bluetooth connection. The option to connect was not present. After some time, I realized this was because I disabled Bluetooth. It's okay, it's just me being dumb.

For dumb people like me, though, the network editor / applet could instead offer to enable Bluetooth and then connect instead.

In the network editor, it could be done by showing a "Enable Bluetooth and connect" action instead of the regular "Connect" option. In the applet, a dialog could be shown: "To join this network, Bluetooth needs to be enabled. Do you want to enable Bluetooth and join this network?", or something.

What do you think?

Comment 1 Ben Cooksley 2024-12-23 18:23:45 UTC

Bulk transfer as requested in T17796