Snowflake WebExtension issueshttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snowflake-webext/-/issues2023-03-29T19:11:04Zhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snowflake-webext/-/issues/50Display number of clients served on icon badge2023-03-29T19:11:04ZWofWcawofwca@protonmail.comDisplay number of clients served on icon badgePeople like to see this number, but currently they need to open the popup to check it out:
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snowflake-webext/-/blob/2ba8f859afbfb5259c6c3a830eb94fb3d536f351/static/pop...People like to see this number, but currently they need to open the popup to check it out:
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snowflake-webext/-/blob/2ba8f859afbfb5259c6c3a830eb94fb3d536f351/static/popup.js#L70
![image](/uploads/ee0992d2e4b8fec8cef5b2e299c60026/image.png)
Although seeing it go down is a bit weird, so maybe show the amount of clients since the extension was installed, instead of in the last 24h. Although the badge is gonna overflow after 10000 clients (~ a year)). Or only show it for a short period of time when the count goes up. Or maybe it's not that weird.
There is `browser.browserAction.setBadgeText` and `browser.browserAction.setBadgeBackgroundColor` API for this.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snowflake-webext/-/issues/47Suggest alternative ways to volunteer2022-12-23T15:36:59ZWofWcawofwca@protonmail.comSuggest alternative ways to volunteerFor example, suggest setting up a conventional bridge (or a regular relay), https://community.torproject.org/relay/
It's especially useful when the extension can't work (due to censorship).For example, suggest setting up a conventional bridge (or a regular relay), https://community.torproject.org/relay/
It's especially useful when the extension can't work (due to censorship).https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snowflake-webext/-/issues/42"Snowflake is off. Could not connect to the bridge."2022-07-09T04:32:31ZRoger Dingledine"Snowflake is off. Could not connect to the bridge."I checked my Snowflake proxy in my Firefox, and it told me "Snowflake is off. Could not connect to the bridge." and gave me the option to retry.
I clicked retry, and it connected and seemed happy again.
Was it going to retry on its own...I checked my Snowflake proxy in my Firefox, and it told me "Snowflake is off. Could not connect to the bridge." and gave me the option to retry.
I clicked retry, and it connected and seemed happy again.
Was it going to retry on its own at some point?
This is either a UX bug, "it should tell me it will retry so I don't get anxious that it's broken forever, and maybe the button should be called 'retry now'" or a more serious snowflake bug, "we have a bunch of snowflakes that gave up and we don't know about it". Hopefully the former. :)https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snowflake-webext/-/issues/4Better gamify the UX for snowflake extension2022-09-28T05:35:34ZCecylia BocovichBetter gamify the UX for snowflake extensionHow do we make sure that users don't uninstall the extension if it seems like it isn't being used?
Sometimes usage is low due to bugs but other times it could be due to very few clients using the system. Is there a way to reassure peopl...How do we make sure that users don't uninstall the extension if it seems like it isn't being used?
Sometimes usage is low due to bugs but other times it could be due to very few clients using the system. Is there a way to reassure people that the extension is still working or will be useful in the future?
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- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/31100#comment:6