[tor-bugs] #11191 [Tor Launcher]: Users confuse Torbutton/browser proxy settings with Tor Network Settings

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Wed Mar 12 19:30:08 UTC 2014


#11191: Users confuse Torbutton/browser proxy settings with Tor Network Settings
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 Reporter:  mikeperry                            |          Owner:  brade
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  major                                |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Launcher                         |        Version:
 Keywords:  tbb-usabilty, tbb-helpdesk-frequent  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
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 We have reports from the helpdesk that users are confusing the Torbutton
 proxy settings UI (and probably the Firefox proxy settings UI too) as
 being the place where they need to enter proxy settings for Tor/PTs to
 use. Worse, when they change either the Torbutton or Firefox proxy
 settings, Tor Browser stops using Tor.

 We should figure out some way to fix this. One approach that brade
 suggested was to conditionall overlay Tor Launcher's Network Settings UI
 pane into the Torbutton settings UI, so that users see that UI first,
 before (or perhaps better: instead of) the Tor proxy settings.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/11191>
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