I have been running it for over 6 months and using it with COLD CARD and ELECTRUM - the network circle in the bottom right has always been the color blue. This indicates I am successfully connected to my node - or at least the umbrel site indicates so.
I unchecked the "select server automatically" and pasted the data from my umbrel node (I don't want to paste here for privacy concerns), but I pasted that in the area where it says "server."
Then, under proxy I have selected TOR PROXY at 9050.
I assume this is done when you were using your Electrum? The blue bubble appears if you're connected over the proxy or Tor that is set within Electrum. If you did not specify the server before that, then the server would've been random.
Interestingly, that button for TOR PROXY had disappeared this morning, no idea why, but I couldnt connect at all. So I had to download this program called "homebrew" and then download TOR. Now that part is working again, but still constantly syncing.
Within Electrum?
I'll be honest, I dont know the difference between and "electrum server" and a full node. I do not understand the difference b/w the TOR browswer and the TOR I was forced to download this morning.
An Electrum server is different from a full node. Electrum servers communicates differently from a full node, so you can't just specify any random node as your server. It has to be an Electrum server, so I'm assuming your umbrel supports it. Tor browsers are hardened browsers that is used to access the web using Tor while a Tor daemon doesn't necessarily include that.
What does it mean to "install Tor?" Why did the tor proxy tab at 9050 disappear? and then I have to dl tor?
You've always had to download Tor. Either Tor browser or Tor daemon, the only difference being the ports.
Why are the address for my node different on wasabi versus electrum?
Are you connecting to your node correctly?
What is the difference b/w an "electrum server" and my full node?
Electrum servers are designed to communicate with Electrum clients while full nodes do so with other full nodes.