Created attachment 123416 [details] Screenshot from W10 (not mine) SUMMARY ...like Windows 10 does. Meaning there would be one button that starts a hotspot with a default name and password, without aditional config needed. Current solution isn't very intuitive as it requires: 1. adding a shared wifi connection 2. setting a name and a password 3. clicking connect as if I was connecting to a Wifi which is confusing Ideally, number of connected devices and/or their names could also be shown.
Created attachment 124877 [details] Mockup I created a quick and dirty mockup: 1) Third checkbox to activate the hotspot 2) The hotspot got its own icon 3) A config button next to the checkbox for the name, password, etc. 4) A list of actively connected clients More information about the clients could be displayed like for the other connections too, if one clicks on an entry.
Jan submitted a patch BTW: https://phabricator.kde.org/D26392
Git commit 5e55e45d8794eb6c4840b2916e723177c18cd695 by Jan Grulich. Committed on 15/01/2020 at 11:53. Pushed by grulich into branch 'master'. Add option to easily configure and start a hotspot Summary: This adds a simple checkbox, which will create and stop hotspot. Hotspot can be also configured from the KCM, where users can choose a name and password. {F7857835} Reviewers: #plasma, ngraham, #vdg, apol Reviewed By: #vdg, apol Subscribers: meven, cblack, alexde, mthw, apol, plasma-devel Tags: #plasma Differential Revision: https://phabricator.kde.org/D26392 M +71 -6 applet/contents/ui/Toolbar.qml M +32 -0 kcm/kcm.cpp M +56 -2 kcm/qml/ConfigurationDialog.qml M +4 -0 kcm/qml/main.qml M +6 -0 kded/networkmanagement.notifyrc M +96 -9 libs/configuration.cpp M +14 -0 libs/configuration.h M +1 -0 libs/declarative/enabledconnections.h M +183 -0 libs/handler.cpp M +15 -1 libs/handler.h M +11 -0 libs/models/networkmodel.cpp https://commits.kde.org/plasma-nm/5e55e45d8794eb6c4840b2916e723177c18cd695