#757485 network-manager-gnome: List of networks filled with irrelevant "bridge" items

Package:
network-manager-gnome
Source:
network-manager-applet
Description:
network management framework (GNOME frontend)
Submitter:
Date:
2014-08-20 14:09:17 UTC
Severity:
minor
#757485#5
Date:
2014-08-08 17:49:59 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

since recently, it appears NetworkManager gained "Bridge" interface
management capability, which unfortunately means that at the very top
of the list, when clicking on the applet, I have:

	Bridge (docker0)
		docker0
		Disconnect
	Bridge (virbr0)
		virbr0
		Disconnect

and when there are any wireless networks, the complete menu doesn't
even fit to the height of the screen and e.g. turning a VPN becomes
a nuisance.

I think there are several problems - first, the screen estate is used
really wastefully, the intermediate "docker0" etc. lines don't serve
any functionality I could discern so they could be omitted, and then
"Disconnect" could be on the same line but I could survive without that.  :)

However, second, I'm pretty sure I will *never* want to perform any
operation on my bridge interfaces.  They are a black-box to me, managed
by the tools I use (qemu, docker) and I think for less power users their
presence will be even more confusing.  I'd prefer them to be not shown
at all, by default.  If we must show them, could we at least move them
to the very bottom of the menu?

Thanks!
#757485#10
Date:
2014-08-20 13:54:36 UTC
From:
To:
  Hi! Note that this is probably also the reason that my nm-applet now
shows "cable connection" icon even if I'm not connected at all.