[Pkg-kde-extras] Bug#704776: plasma-widget-networkmanagement: unhelpful error message when WiFi password changed on server

[Andrew Bennett]

Package: plasma-widget-networkmanagement
Version: 0.9.0.3-1
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

I changed my (NT) password on my corporate network, then tried to connect
to the corporate WiFi the next day.  When attempting to connect, a small
window popped up with only one field: an unchecked checkbox labeled "Show
password." Nothing appeared to happen when I checked or unchecked the
checkbox or closed the window.  Of course, the WiFi never finished
connecting.  After I realized the problem and changed my password (click on
network icon | Manage Connections... | Network Connections | Wireless |
<connection name> | Edit... | Wireless Security | Password), I connected
with no problems.

I would have expected a more-obvious error message, perhaps along the lines
of, "Unable to connect due to incorrect password."  Having just a single
field only tangentially related to the password was not helpful.

I'm sorry for not including a screenshot of the popup window or its exact
text, but I'm not allowed to change my password again for 10 days so I
can't try to replicate the issue today.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages plasma-widget-networkmanagement depends on:
ii  kde-runtime                     4:4.8.4-2
ii  libc6                           2.13-38
ii  libgcc1                         1:4.7.2-5
ii  libkcmutils4                    4:4.8.4-4
ii  libkdecore5                     4:4.8.4-4
ii  libkdeui5                       4:4.8.4-4
ii  libkio5                         4:4.8.4-4
ii  libknotifyconfig4               4:4.8.4-4
ii  libplasma3                      4:4.8.4-4
ii  libqt4-dbus                     4:4.8.2+dfsg-11
ii  libqt4-network                  4:4.8.2+dfsg-11
ii  libqt4-svg                      4:4.8.2+dfsg-11
ii  libqt4-xml                      4:4.8.2+dfsg-11
ii  libqtcore4                      4:4.8.2+dfsg-11
ii  libqtgui4                       4:4.8.2+dfsg-11
ii  libsolid4                       4:4.8.4-4
ii  libsolidcontrol4abi2            4:4.8.4-6
ii  libstdc++6                      4.7.2-5
ii  mobile-broadband-provider-info  20120708-1
ii  network-manager                 0.9.4.0-10

Versions of packages plasma-widget-networkmanagement recommends:
ii  kwalletmanager           4:4.8.4-3
ii  network-manager-openvpn  0.9.4.0-1
ii  network-manager-pptp     0.9.4.0-2
ii  network-manager-vpnc     0.9.4.0-1

Versions of packages plasma-widget-networkmanagement suggests:
pn  kdebase-workspace-bin  <none>

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