[tor-bugs] #8641 [TorBrowserButton]: Create Browser UI indication for current circuit status and exit IP

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#8641: Create Browser UI indication for current circuit status and exit IP
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     Reporter:  mikeperry         |      Owner:  mikeperry
         Type:  enhancement       |     Status:  needs_information
     Priority:  major             |  Milestone:
    Component:  TorBrowserButton  |    Version:
   Resolution:                    |   Keywords:  tbb-usability
Actual Points:                    |  Parent ID:  #5752
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Comment (by arthuredelstein):

 Replying to [comment:11 mcs]:

 Thanks for your very helpful feedback. I agree with your concerns about
 screen real estate. Also your discussion about popups is interesting.

 So here's my current idea. I would expand TorButton menu to include a Tor
 circuit display:

 [[Image(torbutton_menu_with_circuit.png)]]

 and for indicating Tor status to help the user understand delays, I would
 simply add more status messages to the ephemeral status panel at the
 bottom of the browser:

 [[Image(mockup_torCircuitStatus.png)]]

 Admittedly this doesn't entirely address the limitations of popups. We
 could potentially consider creating an optional sidebar or separate
 Vidalia-like window with more details for serious torheads.

 Any feedback will be much appreciated!

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