Written by pyrokinetiq the 9 May 13 at 06:36.

Add a text field to the dialog that allows users to specify a command to use to run the selected file, as well as a "Make default" check box that when checked will change the line for the mime type of the selected file to use the entered command instead of the current default program.

Add a text field to the dialog that allows users to specify a command to use to run the selected file, as well as a "Make default" check box that when checked will change the line for the mime type of the selected file to use the entered command instead of the current default program.

Written by nastys the 30 Apr 13 at 06:43.

A quick file system check should be done when the drive is mounted and if errors were found Ubuntu should ask the user what to do: fix, ignore or format; a format option should be added to Unity launcher quick list to make it easy to format the drive if needed by the user.

A quick file system check should be done when the drive is mounted and if errors were found Ubuntu should ask the user what to do: fix, ignore or format; a format option should be added to Unity launcher quick list to make it easy to format the drive if needed by the user.

Written by nastys the 30 Apr 13 at 06:46.

The user should check for errors or format manually by right-clicking on the drive on Unity launcher.

The user should check for errors or format manually by right-clicking on the drive on Unity launcher.

Written by nastys the 30 Apr 13 at 06:51.

Ubuntu should check the file system for errors when mounted, then ask the user what to do: fix, ignore, format.

Ubuntu should check the file system for errors when mounted, then ask the user what to do: fix, ignore, format.

Written by nastys the 2 May 13 at 09:55.

If the user thinks their drive is damaged they should open Disks from the dash and check the file system for errors manually, but very much easier than using the terminal.

If the user thinks their drive is damaged they should open Disks from the dash and check the file system for errors manually, but very much easier than using the terminal.

Written by nastys the 2 May 13 at 11:34.

If the user wants to check the file system for errors they could just right click the drive (in Unity Launcher, Nautilus or Disk utility) and select to check the drive for errors. To format the drive the user has to use the Disk utility, so any accidental formatting cannot happen.

If the user wants to check the file system for errors they could just right click the drive (in Unity Launcher, Nautilus or Disk utility) and select to check the drive for errors. To format the drive the user has to use the Disk utility, so any accidental formatting cannot happen.

Written by ajw822 the 19 May 13 at 16:11.

I'm thinking a GParted-esque option, which you can toggle on or off, that automatically checks for errors and then shows a little exclamation point next to the drive icon. Integrate the error message with the notification service to avoid pop-ups, and make it an action that can bee toggled. If off, the user can right-click to error check and the same thing would happen manually. I'm sure it would be fine is the system took 30 extra seconds to do a quick check and then mount. Some 3rd party Windows virus removers do exactly this.

I'm thinking a GParted-esque option, which you can toggle on or off, that automatically checks for errors and then shows a little exclamation point next to the drive icon. Integrate the error message with the notification service to avoid pop-ups, and make it an action that can bee toggled. If off, the user can right-click to error check and the same thing would happen manually. I'm sure it would be fine is the system took 30 extra seconds to do a quick check and then mount. Some 3rd party Windows virus removers do exactly this.

Written by EVVK the 16 May 13 at 07:49.

One idea would to go over to BTRFS and use snapshots like apt-btrfs-snapshot or any other framework. Integrate snapshot selection that is easily reachable and understandable to a menu during bootup, like grub but it currently only shows some cryptography for non-technical users.

Dates are easy for example. Not that you sometimes need to press ESC or Shift to get into grub menu and choose advanced and then see more cryptic kernel version numbers.

One idea would to go over to BTRFS and use snapshots like apt-btrfs-snapshot or any other framework. Integrate snapshot selection that is easily reachable and understandable to a menu during bootup, like grub but it currently only shows some cryptography for non-technical users. Dates are easy for example. Not that you sometimes need to press ESC or Shift to get into grub menu and choose advanced and then see more cryptic kernel version numbers.

Written by thunderamur the 4 May 13 at 07:40.

See this improvements in next 13.10 release would be cool!

See this improvements in next 13.10 release would be cool!

Written by mackuz the 22 May 13 at 10:21.

English (US) layout must be set always. For every language with non-Latin alphabet English must be the second one.

English (US) layout must be set always. For every language with non-Latin alphabet English must be the second one.

Written by ChuckSandos the 25 May 13 at 08:18.

I think that this decision would have been useful to have both the Ubuntu installer. And also give the user immediately after the selection of a national language, a separate option: add English selected by default (at startup).
It should also provide the same option of selecting switch layouts. Moreover, it is a simple choice of the most popular choices of 5-6, for example, CTRL+CHIFT, CTRL+ALT, LEFT WIN, RIGHT WIN, BOTH SHIFT... (For existing extended option "Keyboard Layout" requires great knowledge to select the layout of switches, and it is not easy to use for beginners, but this possibility is very far from obvious...)
NOTE! It is also necessary to fix a very old bug: where a Russian keyboard layout is no longer valid using of combination of CTRL+C (sometimes CTRL+X, may be too)...

I think that this decision would have been useful to have both the Ubuntu installer. And also give the user immediately after the selection of a national language, a separate option: add English selected by default (at startup). It should also provide the same option of selecting switch layouts. Moreover, it is a simple choice of the most popular choices of 5-6, for example, CTRL+CHIFT, CTRL+ALT, LEFT WIN, RIGHT WIN, BOTH SHIFT... (For existing extended option "Keyboard Layout" requires great knowledge to select the layout of switches, and it is not easy to use for beginners, but this possibility is very far from obvious...) NOTE! It is also necessary to fix a very old bug: where a Russian keyboard layout is no longer valid using of combination of CTRL+C (sometimes CTRL+X, may be too)...

Written by markodordevic the 29 Apr 13 at 22:50.

Since Ubuntu treats social networks as native apps together with online accounts, it would be useful to extend that feature trough right-click menu.
Right-clicking over selected item or group of items should have option called "Share via..." with submenu that would offer social networks where user is signed in.
Same like the option in the mobile phones. It could help some users.
Regards

Since Ubuntu treats social networks as native apps together with online accounts, it would be useful to extend that feature trough right-click menu. Right-clicking over selected item or group of items should have option called "Share via..." with submenu that would offer social networks where user is signed in. Same like the option in the mobile phones. It could help some users. Regards

Written by mackuz the 22 May 13 at 10:15.

Sharing directly from Pictures lens would be useful too.

Sharing directly from Pictures lens would be useful too.

Written by teklife the 7 May 13 at 19:28.

i would like the ability to have a "locked" or timeout drag and drop so i can move stuff or make a selection from one side of my screen to another while not losing it if i must lift my finger from the trackpad for a moment.

this is something mac os has always had, and puppy linux and enlightenment desktop have had for as long as i've known too. not sure about windows, but who cares, i use ubuntu, but i'll bet that functionality exists there too.

surely, i'm not the only one who finds this functionality extremely useful, how do we still not have such a simple feature??

in the mouse/trackpad settings, have a toggle for locked drags/timeout and a slider or field to set the amount of time to make the locked drag "sticky".

i would like the ability to have a "locked" or timeout drag and drop so i can move stuff or make a selection from one side of my screen to another while not losing it if i must lift my finger from the trackpad for a moment. this is something mac os has always had, and puppy linux and enlightenment desktop have had for as long as i've known too. not sure about windows, but who cares, i use ubuntu, but i'll bet that functionality exists there too. surely, i'm not the only one who finds this functionality extremely useful, how do we still not have such a simple feature?? in the mouse/trackpad settings, have a toggle for locked drags/timeout and a slider or field to set the amount of time to make the locked drag "sticky".

Written by planets the 7 May 13 at 11:26.

During the installation, the user could be offered to find the best server for updates as one of the installation steps.

During the installation, the user could be offered to find the best server for updates as one of the installation steps.

Written by planets the 10 May 13 at 02:20.

Just as the title says. If the user has an internet connection, the best server can be selected automatically as the OS is installing.

Just as the title says. If the user has an internet connection, the best server can be selected automatically as the OS is installing.

Written by rubo77 the 18 May 13 at 18:13.

quantisation reduces the size nearly without noticeable loss like http://tinypng.org/ does it.

This should be added to the screenshot tool by standard:

"How does it work?

Excellent question! When you upload a PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file, similar colours in your image are combined. This technique is called “quantisation”. Because the number of colours is reduced, 24-bit PNG files can be converted to much smaller 8-bit indexed colour images. All unnecessary metadata is stripped too. The result: tiny 8-bit PNG files with 100% support for transparency. Have your cake and eat it too! "

quantisation reduces the size nearly without noticeable loss like http://tinypng.org/ does it. This should be added to the screenshot tool by standard: "How does it work? Excellent question! When you upload a PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file, similar colours in your image are combined. This technique is called “quantisation”. Because the number of colours is reduced, 24-bit PNG files can be converted to much smaller 8-bit indexed colour images. All unnecessary metadata is stripped too. The result: tiny 8-bit PNG files with 100% support for transparency. Have your cake and eat it too! "

Written by einalex the 30 Apr 13 at 15:54.

Add the mentioned sources (and possibly others) to the social lens.

Add the mentioned sources (and possibly others) to the social lens.

Written by Mathias the 29 Apr 13 at 06:11.

I propose that when you'd have your internet browser already running and you press for example ctrl + the facebook logo that facebook would then open in a new tab of your current browser window.

I say to enable it only with the ctrl key so that people who would not want to open these websites in a new tab won't have to.

and why 'ctrl'? because it is a standard worldwide option. Whenever you click on a link on the internet while holding 'ctrl' it will open automatically in a new tab.

I propose that when you'd have your internet browser already running and you press for example ctrl + the facebook logo that facebook would then open in a new tab of your current browser window. I say to enable it only with the ctrl key so that people who would not want to open these websites in a new tab won't have to. and why 'ctrl'? because it is a standard worldwide option. Whenever you click on a link on the internet while holding 'ctrl' it will open automatically in a new tab.

Written by PaddyLandau the 29 Apr 13 at 14:14.

If Firefox is open on the current workspace, open the bookmark in a new tab in that running window.

But if Firefox is not open on the current workspace (or not open at all), open the bookmark in a new window of Firefox.

If Firefox is open on the current workspace, open the bookmark in a new tab in that running window. But if Firefox is not open on the current workspace (or not open at all), open the bookmark in a new window of Firefox.