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<blockquote data-quote="davegson" data-source="post: 961237" data-attributes="member: 92101"><p>Hey there [USER=91290]@CyberDevil[/USER],</p><p></p><p>thanks for all the input - great to hear things are smooth for the most part!</p><p></p><p></p><p>In terms of the tray menu, yeah <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😅" title="Grinning face with sweat :sweat_smile:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f605.png" data-shortname=":sweat_smile:" />, that is ugly. This is triggered by the long error message which then loads the maximum width it can get. We need to cut off or shorten the texts in these cases.</p><p></p><p>Though honestly it is more likely that will be fixed when Portmaster reaches [ICODE]Beta[/ICODE]. Same goes for the dark mode fix. In [ICODE]Alpha[/ICODE] we are focusing on (1) technical stability and (2) meeting user expectation better/clarity. As we migrate into [ICODE]Beta[/ICODE], we will then focus more on ironing out the UI/UX stuff.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The update check happens once an hour OR when you get online. You can <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/safing/comments/p683dh/data_collection/" target="_blank">read more about why here</a>.</p><p></p><p>I talked with Daniel whether or not we maybe should replace the "OR" logic with an "AND". I feel your situation and it does seem annoying, however Daniel was a bit cautious about adding more logic into this. It is not simply about changing an operator. I am unsure whether getting off/on the Internet in a frequent interval is an edge case or something people stumble upon more often, which could justify the added logic.</p><p></p><p>And I must ask, could solving the error behind the error message solve this annoyance for you? Are you primarily concerned about the query interval or the error? Happy to hear thoughts from others on this topic as well.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I did check the YogaDNS screenshots and it does seem handy, but from our perspective this opens up a can of worms. Which providers get those fancy buttons? Are those trustworthy? Do they respect user privacy? What happens if one of those are involved in a scandal? Our reputation is at stake too. That is why we went for a limited choice and <a href="https://safing.io/blog/2020/07/07/how-safing-selects-its-default-dns-providers/" target="_blank">explained that choice in detail</a>.</p><p>And to still empower user choice, we have a <a href="https://docs.safing.io/portmaster/guides/dns-configuration" target="_blank">dedicated docs site to help with all the other options</a>, alongside NextDNS. But since I assume you did not know about this yet we should probably rethink how to improve linking to those resources...</p><p></p><p></p><p>As far as I can tell IPs from DNS providers are static, at least it is in the interest of the provider. In many systems you have to manually add the IP. In terms of sending the client machine name not working, could you maybe <a href="https://github.com/safing/portmaster/issues/291" target="_blank">chime in and re-open this GitHub issue</a> to further describe what does not work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davegson, post: 961237, member: 92101"] Hey there [USER=91290]@CyberDevil[/USER], thanks for all the input - great to hear things are smooth for the most part! In terms of the tray menu, yeah 😅, that is ugly. This is triggered by the long error message which then loads the maximum width it can get. We need to cut off or shorten the texts in these cases. Though honestly it is more likely that will be fixed when Portmaster reaches [ICODE]Beta[/ICODE]. Same goes for the dark mode fix. In [ICODE]Alpha[/ICODE] we are focusing on (1) technical stability and (2) meeting user expectation better/clarity. As we migrate into [ICODE]Beta[/ICODE], we will then focus more on ironing out the UI/UX stuff. The update check happens once an hour OR when you get online. You can [URL='https://old.reddit.com/r/safing/comments/p683dh/data_collection/']read more about why here[/URL]. I talked with Daniel whether or not we maybe should replace the "OR" logic with an "AND". I feel your situation and it does seem annoying, however Daniel was a bit cautious about adding more logic into this. It is not simply about changing an operator. I am unsure whether getting off/on the Internet in a frequent interval is an edge case or something people stumble upon more often, which could justify the added logic. And I must ask, could solving the error behind the error message solve this annoyance for you? Are you primarily concerned about the query interval or the error? Happy to hear thoughts from others on this topic as well. I did check the YogaDNS screenshots and it does seem handy, but from our perspective this opens up a can of worms. Which providers get those fancy buttons? Are those trustworthy? Do they respect user privacy? What happens if one of those are involved in a scandal? Our reputation is at stake too. That is why we went for a limited choice and [URL='https://safing.io/blog/2020/07/07/how-safing-selects-its-default-dns-providers/']explained that choice in detail[/URL]. And to still empower user choice, we have a [URL='https://docs.safing.io/portmaster/guides/dns-configuration']dedicated docs site to help with all the other options[/URL], alongside NextDNS. But since I assume you did not know about this yet we should probably rethink how to improve linking to those resources... As far as I can tell IPs from DNS providers are static, at least it is in the interest of the provider. In many systems you have to manually add the IP. In terms of sending the client machine name not working, could you maybe [URL='https://github.com/safing/portmaster/issues/291']chime in and re-open this GitHub issue[/URL] to further describe what does not work. [/QUOTE]
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