no hint that a proxy is enabled, no easy way to switch proxies

[r10s]

if one has added a proxy and forgets about it, and the proxy stops working after a while (quite usual :) one has a hard time to figure out what is going on - the app just shows "connecting..." - and the proxy settings are far away

typical usage of proxy is that they are expected to be short-living, therefore, if, and only if a proxy is set, deltachat-android and deltachat-ios make the proxy settings directly accessible from the chatlist:

this is also what telegram-macos is doing:

we should add such an icon as well. left of the "qr code icon" would be a good place (above settings comes to mind as well, but i think, atop is more common)

this issue is only about adding the icon, which should show "enabled" (checkmark in the shield) or "not enabled" (only shield), if no proxies are set (list is empty), the icon should be hidden. the latter is also the default.

when the icon is tapped, the proxy settings should be opened.

that way, the proxy settings are much more into view, and ppl used to proxies will recognize and checke that.

this issue is not about introducing additional states in core (error, not connected, connecting etc.)

moreover, i created an issue to improve the error string in core. chatmail/core#7269 , however, that does not replace the need of adding an icon shortcut

[WofWca]

I'd suggest to follow the example of Telegram for Windows then. They place this icon in the bottom-left corner, where our "connecting" is placed already.
So this would be about changing the "Connecting" text and adding proxy info to the "Connectivity" dialog.
This way we don't have to cram another out-of-place element to the "Chats" section (the other being the QR code).

[r10s]

I'd suggest to follow the example of Telegram for Windows then. They place this icon in the bottom-left corner

and the icon is tappable? that'd be pretty implicit and not usual for a tooltip.

doesn't telegram for windows show a permanente icon above the chatlist as in the telegram-macos screenshot above?

but anyways, for inner-consistency across deltachat apps, better go for a static button as soon as a proxy is added, so doing the same as deltachat-android and deltachat-telegram

adding proxy info to the "Connectivity" dialog

this will be done in core, see chatmail/core#7269 , but note sure that replaces the need for a tappable icon. maybe it's good enough without any changes on desktop then (it would have helped me), i am not sure if proxies are that much a thing on desktop as on mobile.

otoh, adding the proxy button seems easy to do, and, as said, we have inner-consistency then :)

[WofWca]

It show the permanent "Shield" icon in the bottom left corner (see my comment above, I edited it). Yes, it is clickable.
The second screenshot is when you hover over it.
Edit: the icon is shown only when a proxy is active, or when disconnected.

The "chats" column header looks like this: