depreciate ping due to not being reliable

Author: Liquid369

src/mainWindow.py

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class MainWindow(QWidget):
     # signal: UTXO list loading percent (emitted by load_utxos_thread in tabRewards)
     sig_UTXOsLoading = pyqtSignal(int)
 
-
     def __init__(self, parent, imgDir):
         super(QWidget, self).__init__(parent)
         self.parent = parent
@@ -145,13 +144,8 @@ def clearHWstatus(self, message=''):
     def clearRPCstatus(self):
         with self.lock:
             self.rpcConnected = False
-            self.header.lastPingBox.setHidden(False)
             self.header.rpcLed.setPixmap(self.ledGrayH_icon)
             self.header.lastBlockLabel.setText("<em>Connecting...</em>")
-            self.header.lastPingIcon.setPixmap(self.connRed_icon)
-            self.header.responseTimeLabel.setText("--")
-            self.header.responseTimeLabel.setStyleSheet("color: red")
-            self.header.lastPingIcon.setStyleSheet("color: red")
 
     def connButtons(self):
         self.header.button_checkRpc.clicked.connect(lambda: self.onCheckRpc())
@@ -355,25 +349,6 @@ def updateLastBlockLabel(self):
 
         self.header.lastBlockLabel.setText(text)
 
-    def updateLastBlockPing(self):
-        if not self.rpcConnected:
-            self.header.lastPingBox.setHidden(True)
-        else:
-            self.header.lastPingBox.setHidden(False)
-            if self.rpcResponseTime > 2:
-                color = "red"
-                self.header.lastPingIcon.setPixmap(self.connRed_icon)
-            elif self.rpcResponseTime > 1:
-                color = "orange"
-                self.header.lastPingIcon.setPixmap(self.connOrange_icon)
-            else:
-                color = "green"
-                self.header.lastPingIcon.setPixmap(self.connGreen_icon)
-            if self.rpcResponseTime is not None:
-                self.header.responseTimeLabel.setText("%.3f" % self.rpcResponseTime)
-                self.header.responseTimeLabel.setStyleSheet("color: %s" % color)
-                self.header.lastPingIcon.setStyleSheet("color: %s" % color)
-
     def updateRPCled(self, fDebug=False):
         if self.rpcConnected:
             self.header.rpcLed.setPixmap(self.ledPurpleH_icon)
@@ -391,7 +366,6 @@ def updateRPCled(self, fDebug=False):
 
         self.header.rpcLed.setToolTip(self.rpcStatusMess)
         self.updateLastBlockLabel()
-        self.updateLastBlockPing()
 
     def updateRPClist(self):
         # Clear old stuff

src/qt/guiHeader.py

@@ -31,29 +31,21 @@ def __init__(self, caller, *args, **kwargs):
         self.rpcLed.setToolTip("%s" % caller.rpcStatusMess)
         self.rpcLed.setPixmap(caller.ledGrayH_icon)
         self.centralBox.addWidget(self.rpcLed, 0, 3)
-        self.lastPingBox = QWidget()
+        self.lastBlockBox = QWidget()
         sp_retain = QSizePolicy()
         sp_retain.setRetainSizeWhenHidden(True)
-        self.lastPingBox.setSizePolicy(sp_retain)
-        self.lastPingBox.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        lastPingBoxLayout = QHBoxLayout()
-        self.lastPingIcon = QLabel()
-        self.lastPingIcon.setToolTip("Last ping server response time.\n(The lower, the better)")
-        self.lastPingIcon.setPixmap(caller.connRed_icon)
-        lastPingBoxLayout.addWidget(self.lastPingIcon)
-        self.responseTimeLabel = QLabel()
-        self.responseTimeLabel.setToolTip("Last ping server response time.\n(The lower, the better)")
-        lastPingBoxLayout.addWidget(self.responseTimeLabel)
-        lastPingBoxLayout.addSpacing(10)
+        self.lastBlockBox.setSizePolicy(sp_retain)
+        self.lastBlockBox.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        lastBlockBoxLayout = QHBoxLayout()
         self.lastBlockIcon = QLabel()
-        self.lastBlockIcon.setToolTip("Last ping block number")
+        self.lastBlockIcon.setToolTip("Last known block number")
         self.lastBlockIcon.setPixmap(caller.lastBlock_icon)
-        lastPingBoxLayout.addWidget(self.lastBlockIcon)
+        lastBlockBoxLayout.addWidget(self.lastBlockIcon)
         self.lastBlockLabel = QLabel()
-        self.lastBlockLabel.setToolTip("Last ping block number")
-        lastPingBoxLayout.addWidget(self.lastBlockLabel)
-        self.lastPingBox.setLayout(lastPingBoxLayout)
-        self.centralBox.addWidget(self.lastPingBox, 0, 4)
+        self.lastBlockLabel.setToolTip("Last known block number / status")
+        lastBlockBoxLayout.addWidget(self.lastBlockLabel)
+        self.lastBlockBox.setLayout(lastBlockBoxLayout)
+        self.centralBox.addWidget(self.lastBlockBox, 0, 4)
         # -- 1b) Select & Check hardware
         label3 = QLabel("Hardware Device")
         self.centralBox.addWidget(label3, 1, 0)