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Re: [tor-bugs] #25695 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Activity 5.1: Redesign Tor Browser homepage ("about:tor") - create an user onboard
#25695: Activity 5.1: Redesign Tor Browser homepage ("about:tor") - create an user
onboard
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Reporter: isabela | Owner: antonela
Type: defect | Status: assigned
Priority: Very High | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: ux-team, TorBrowserTeam201807 | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
Reviewer: | Sponsor: Sponsor17
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Comment (by mcs):
Replying to [comment:20 antonela]:
> I think someone mentioned it before on another ticket; does exist a
situation where Tor Browser is not connected to Tor Network?
It is possible, if things are misconfigured, to have a situation where the
browser does not send traffic through a Tor proxy. That is why Torbutton
currently does a check at startup and the current about:tor has the
concept of "Something went wrong. Tor is not working in this browser."
> We are linking to the manual in a lot of cards at the onboarding. We can
have a link at `about:tor` too for sure.
OK. We will do something but you may have ideas about where to include
that link.
> The first time I thought about `about:tor` came to my mind the idea to
have check.torproject.org status just there. But then, the same question:
Which is the situation where Tor Browser loads and not connect to Tor?
Anyways, "You're connected to the Tor Network" string was inspired
directly by check.tpo. What would be wrong if we take it from there?
Up until a few years ago, the Tor Browser home page was
https://check.torproject.org/ but connecting to that site was slow and put
load on the network (and that site). We switched to a local check in which
Torbutton checks that the browser's SOCKS proxy configuration matches what
the embedded tor daemon is using. This kind of check is very quick. I'd
rather not return to an automatic check that hits check.tpo over the
network. The reason we retained the link to check.tpo when we switched to
the local check is because it provides an "end to end" live network-based
check which some people want. But maybe its time of usefulness is past.
Georg, Arthur, or others -- any opinion on whether we need to provide an
easy and obvious way for people to load check.tpo?
> Question for you now :)
>
> * Could we load our brand typography? or do you prefer to stick with
system fonts? https://styleguide.torproject.org/visuals/#typography
Using system fonts will keep things smaller, but we could bundle Source
Pro if it makes sense to do so. We should ask Arthur what he thinks about
bundling another font. Maybe we can make that change after making an
initial implementation using a system font.
> * is okay an SVG for the circle's pattern at the background? or do you
prefer a png/jpg?
SVG should be fine, although we will need to double-check that SVGs are
not disabled on about:tor when the security slider is set to the Safest
setting.
We will also need a DuckDuckGo icon for the search box (small-ish, maybe
34 x 34 pixels) and Kathy and I think we should add a right pointing
"action" arrow to the right side of the search box like Mozilla has on
Firefox's about:home (in case someone wants to use the mouse to start a
search). That icon should be similar in height to the DDG one.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25695#comment:21>
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