[tor-bugs] #5611 [Tor bundles/installation]: Enhance "Transparent Torification (Requires custom transproxy or Tor router)" in Tor Button.

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#5611: Enhance "Transparent Torification (Requires custom transproxy or Tor
router)" in Tor Button.
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 Reporter:  proper                    |          Owner:  proper      
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:              
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:              
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Comment(by proper):

 Replying to [comment:25 intrigeri]:
 > As far as Tails is concerned, given this will initially be missing tons
 of integration, and totally unsupported, I think we don't care.
 > But if I were ever asked what could make it easier, for actual users, to
 try this thing out, then I'd answer something like "whatever as long as
 they don't need to use the command line" again.

 But why command line switch or environment variable. We can do both.

 Now supported environment variable TB_STANDALONE=1 or -standalone command
 line switch.

 You could add this to the next Tails release.
 {{{
 TB_STANDALONE=1
 export TB_STANDALONE
 }}}
 Without sacrificing anything. People who want can use TorBrowser until you
 fixed the integration issues. See this as the first step.

 Let's get this merged and then I suggest filling related tickets. I see
 were I can help out with scripting, today sh, tomorrow perhaps js.

 Replying to [comment:26 mikeperry]:
 > I agree with intrigeri. I think that means a braindead wrapper is still
 useful. You can simply click on it, drag it to the desktop, etc. The name
 of the script can also make you aware of the possibility of using Tor
 Browser standalone without needing to read through the source code to the
 script, or run it with -help.

 Ok, done. Attached wrapper as tor-browser-standalone.

 > As for the env var, I assume that's something I need to listen for in
 Torbutton to set the proxy settings right? Or is it something for Vidalia,
 too?

 Not sure if that requires a new ticket. Yeah, well, cooperation between
 the script, Tails, TorBOX, Tor, TorBrowser, Vidalia. As the transparent
 proxy user, I'll look into the existing tickets and try to make
 suggestions. Additionally I might create new patches (only scripting,
 unfortunately can't learn C in time).

 Torbutton Example:

 TB_HTTP=127.0.0.1:8118
 TB_HTTP=""
 TB_SSL=127.0.0.1:8118
 TB_FTP=127.0.0.1:8118
 TB_GOPHER=127.0.0.1:8118
 TB SOCKS=192.168.0.1:9100
 TB_NO_PROXY=127.0.0.1;128.0.0.1;... (ports ignored)

 TOR_TRANSPROXY=1
 TB_RECOMMEND=1 (set back recommend default proxy settings)

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/5611#comment:27>
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