Re: [Tails-testers] 4.20 rc1

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Author: intrigeri
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To: tails-testers
Subject: Re: [Tails-testers] 4.20 rc1
Hello,

anonym (2021-07-06):
> alienpup:
>> In my opinion, the new Tails Connection Dialog comes at significant cost to user experience. I fully understand the importance of guiding new users through the connection process (and options), but after half a dozen Tails boots, the dialog becomes as much a hindrance as a help.
>>
>> A good compromise could be to initially present the current connection dialog, with the option of defaulting back to the Greeter's "Network" configuration tool. As Greeter settings can now be "sticky", experienced Tails users could then avoid the connection dialog altogether.
>
> Thanks for your feedback! We are planning to add a Persistent Tor settings feature which should fix your issue. Just not in Tails 4.20, but hopefully in Tails 4.22. :)


The way I understand the [design], the current plan is to allow
persisting *custom bridges*, not the answer to the consent question in
the first screen of Tor Connection.

[design] https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/blueprints/-/wikis/network_connection#persistent-storage

Cheers!