[tor-bugs] #6722 [Vidalia]: Vidalia shouldn't warn about control socket not being connected after hitting "Stop Tor"

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#6722: Vidalia shouldn't warn about control socket not being connected after
hitting "Stop Tor"
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 Reporter:  karsten  |          Owner:  chiiph         
     Type:  defect   |         Status:  new            
 Priority:  normal   |      Milestone:                 
Component:  Vidalia  |        Version:  Vidalia: 0.2.20
 Keywords:           |         Parent:                 
   Points:           |   Actualpoints:                 
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 When I start the TBB and hit "Stop Tor" a second later (because I want to
 configure bridges), Vidalia tells me a few seconds later: "Vidalia was
 unable to register for some events. Many of Vidalia's features may be
 unavailable. Control socket is not connected."

 That message will confuse most users who don't know what an event is and
 why we would want to register for them.

 But that message could also easily be suppressed by checking if Tor is
 supposed to be running or not.

 The even better would be to stop the thread that tries to connect to Tor
 when the user hits "Stop Tor".

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