[tor-bugs] #2938 [Vidalia]: Add a simple activity indicator to the system tray

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#2938: Add a simple activity indicator to the system tray
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 Reporter:  mwenge       |          Owner:  chiiph        
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new           
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:                
Component:  Vidalia      |        Version:  Vidalia 0.2.10
 Keywords:               |         Parent:                
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 It would be nice if I didn't have to open and inspect the network view to
 establish for a fact that an application I'm using is routing traffic
 through Tor.

 At the moment I have to launch a request from the application, then tab
 over to, or open, the Vidalia network view and make sure there are active
 streams there.

 A small indicator displaying the count of active streams in the system
 tray would save me this trouble. I think it would also provide useful
 visual feedback for any user beginning an anonymous browsing session. If
 they don't see the activity indicator update they know there's a problem.
 When they first use Tor/Vidalia/Torbutton they will get some reassurance
 that their setup is properly configured.

 At the moment users are blind, and it is very easy to spend some time
 using a misconfigured torbutton or application before discovering your
 error.

 This is a rudimentary implementation of the idea:

 https://github.com/mwenge/vidalia/commit/543e40c2b86e410b2954bfd51050bfe4cd288014

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