Linux - "Can't read proxy configuration" ?

[GoogleCodeExporter]

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.Install the last version of switchy.
2.Fill in the proxy details.
3.Choose the profile in the drop down menu while browsing.

What is the expected output?
Proxy to be activated.

What do you see instead?
Nothing happens.

Operating system:
Linux (Slackware64 13.0) (*without* KDE/Gnome)

Error Log (chrome-
extension://caehdcpeofiiigpdhbabniblemipncjj/console.html):
[14:31:43] [info] - Extension Info: v1.6.3
[14:31:43] [info] - Browser Info: 5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US) 
AppleWebKit/533.4 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/5.0.366.2 Safari/533.4
[14:31:43] [error] - Plugin error: Can't read proxy configuration!

Please provide any additional information below. Attach a screenshot if
possible.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by rdag...@gmail.com on 6 Apr 2010 at 1:45

[GoogleCodeExporter]

After the problem with "getconections" method 
(http://code.google.com/p/switchy/issues/detail?id=79) this one seems to be 
much 
easier to solve. What file or environment variables does switchy try to 
access/change? 
Maybe I need to chmod those files in order for it to run properly?

Original comment by rdag...@gmail.com on 6 Apr 2010 at 1:55

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Thanks for the report, please see this document:
http://code.google.com/p/switchy/wiki/LinuxSupport
It should help you solve the problem.
Please tell me if it doesn't help.

Original comment by Mohamma...@gmail.com on 11 May 2010 at 11:36

• Changed state: Reviewed
• Added labels: FeedbackRequested, OpSys-Linux, Usability

[GoogleCodeExporter]

I wonder why alongside the Gnome/KDE stuff, Switchy doesn't read the more 
commonly used system-wide proxy variables as "http_proxy" or "ftp_proxy"

I really appreciate your work, but I cannot enjoy it under linux for no proper 
reason :)

Original comment by 00.rgb.s...@gmail.com on 1 Aug 2010 at 12:27