[tor-bugs] #27691 [Core Tor/Tor]: reset bootstrap progress when enough things change

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#27691: reset bootstrap progress when enough things change
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 Reporter:  catalyst                             |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.5.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  usability, ux, ux-team, bootstrap,   |  Actual Points:
  035-roadmap-master, 035-triaged-in-20180711,   |
  s8-bootstrap                                   |
Parent ID:  #22266                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  Sponsor8
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Comment (by catalyst):

 Upon reviewing the comments in #22266 some more, it seems like users may
 be upset by seeing progress reset to zero after making a configuration
 change.

 I think it's an accurate reflection of what's going on.  Going to the
 config dialog sets DisableNetwork=1 and tears down the circuits and TCP
 connections, which have to be set up again.

 Maybe if there's additional UI in Tor Launcher to show the existence of
 cached directory info, that will make it less likely for users to be
 frustrated by apparently negative progress?  That's a longer term change,
 though.

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