Re: [Openvpn-devel] Windows Command Prompt vs. Systray Icon

[Mathias S. <ma...@ni...>]

Quoting Denis Vlasenko <vd...@po...>:

>> I had a few of my users ask why the Windows OpenVPN connection was in a
>> Command Prompt window and not just a Systray Icon with a status window.
>
> It can be run as a service. It is documented.

I think implementing a systray icon to controll OpenVPN would be a great 
feature.

Running OpenVPN as a service does not make it much easier or more 
userfriendly than the normal way, except that you don't have to see the 
console window.

As a technician I love the way OpenVPN is designed and operate today, but 
my users also ask for a gui to controll OpenVPN as the console window just 
scares them!

I think it would be cleanest if such a gui could be created as a 
standalone application that just calls the openvpn binary. What I'm not 
clear about with such a setup is how the gui should be able to communicate 
with openvpn to check it's status, and recieve error messages?

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