Bug 403797 - Akregator should show the error message of a failed feed fetch somewhere
Summary: Akregator should show the error message of a failed feed fetch somewhere
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: akregator
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kdepim bugs
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Reported: 2019-01-31 08:31 UTC by Nicolas F.
Modified: 2019-01-31 08:31 UTC (History)
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Description Nicolas F. 2019-01-31 08:31:59 UTC 
SUMMARY

If Akregator cannot fetch the feeds for some reason, such as with a misconfigured system proxy, the user will not know what precisely happened; all they'll see is that Akregator failed to fetch feeds. Having e.g. the same string that "kioclient5 cat <url>" shows somewhere in the UI could make it easier for users to remedy their problems.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Use Firefox, which doesn't use the system proxy, for daily browsing
2. Set the system proxy to a SOCKS5 localhost ssh tunnel because you wanted to see some region blocked content in Chromium
3. Close the tunnel
4. Wtf why akregator no workie when firefox work?????? >:( >:( >:(

OBSERVED RESULT
Akregator shows a little "x" icon for each failed feed, but no info beyond that.

EXPECTED RESULT
Akregator yells at me for not being able to connect to the proxy.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 4.20.3-arch1-1-ARCH
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.14.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.54.0
Qt Version: 5.12.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
What happens in such a misconfiguration with kioclient5 cat is e.g.:
$ kioclient5 cat http://www.kde.org/dotkdeorg.rdf
"Could not connect to host www.kde.org: Connection to proxy refused."