Use libconic to prompt for a network connection. We let the user

continue if there isn't one, but we might end up showing errors.

diff --git a/package/debian/control b/package/debian/control
index c9851c4..1e59e04 100644 (file)
--- a/package/debian/control
+++ b/package/debian/control
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Architecture: all
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, python-imaging |
  python2.5-imaging, python-osso | python2.5-osso, python-hildon |
  python2.5-hildon, python-twitter, python-facebook, python-evolution,
- gnome-python, python-gobject
+ gnome-python, python-gobject, python-conic
 Description: Enrich contacts' information from social networks.
  Hermes, the Greek god of communication, will fill in the gaps in your
  contacts' address book. Photos and birthdays for your friends on

diff --git a/package/src/org/maemo/hermes/gui/gtkui.py b/package/src/org/maemo/hermes/gui/gtkui.py
index 8936bd9..33dc4da 100644 (file)
--- a/package/src/org/maemo/hermes/gui/gtkui.py
+++ b/package/src/org/maemo/hermes/gui/gtkui.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import time
 import thread
 import urllib2
 import hildon
+import conic
 from org.bleb.wimpworks import WimpWorks
 from org.maemo.hermes.gui.contactview import ContactView
 from org.maemo.hermes.gui.mapcontact import MapContact
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ class HermesGUI(WimpWorks):
         
         self.providers = providers
         self.progressnote = None
+        connection = conic.Connection()
+        gobject.timeout_add(100, connection.request_connection, conic.CONNECT_FLAG_NONE)
 
   
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