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Abiword should include .odt support by default  
Written by scawa the 2 Oct 08 at 14:39. New
Problem:
The default install of Abiword comes without .odt support (and misses many other formats). The user has to install the abiword-plugins package to work with .odt files.

If I had not explicitly sought for Abiword's .odt support I would have reverted to OpenOffice.

Spending extra time to make Abiword compatible is quite a high barrier for normal users (=users that expect an application to work out of the box).

Solution:
Abiword should support .odt by default. Either recommend to install the abiword-plugins package when installing Abiword or integrate the plugins into Abiword (means they cannot be removed).

At least integrate .odt support somehow BY DEFAULT.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #13976
Written by scawa the 2 Oct 08 at 14:39.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #13976 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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Make it simpler to install fonts  
Written by MattRogers1982 the 20 Jan 09 at 12:55. New
As we all know .ttf fonts are stored in usr/share/fonts, and there are many websites offering free .ttf files for download. The problem is that it is very difficult for an inexperienced user to place these fonts in the relevant folder as it is somewhat unintuitive. It is experiences like this where simple functions are unnecessarily complicated, which make Linux seem like a less than ideal option for many users.
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Solution #1: Simple font installation program
Written by MattRogers1982 the 20 Jan 09 at 12:55.
by creating a simple GUI for font installation this particular frustration could be removed entirely. there is nothing more daunting to a user than to check the forums to find that the only way to perform a relatively common function is through the command line.
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Solution #2: drag & drop to apperance like with GTK skins/icons/mouse themes
Written by Nait the 20 Jan 09 at 15:35.
it'll be more intuitive for beginers(personally I drag & drop them to .fonts)
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Solution #3: For a GUI, bring back dfontmgr (front end for defoma) as a control panel
Written by cheesehead the 20 Jan 09 at 17:22.
defoma, the debian font manager, is the convenient command-line method for installing and tracking fonts.

dfontmgr, the graphical front end for defoma, has been deprecated because it still relies on GTK1. Update it and bring it back as a control panel for users who really want the GUI to manage fonts.
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Solution #4: Make a Nautilus script
Written by SakJur the 20 Jan 09 at 20:38.
The simpliest way according to me is to use a simple nautilus script that installs the font with just right-clicking on it and then press on a menu option named "Install font" (or similary)
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Solution #5: Add install button to font viewer
Written by vexorian the 1 Feb 09 at 16:54.
Font viewer is that program that previous the font when you double click on it. Of course this solution does not prevent other solutions from happening.

IIRC, windows does this.
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Solution #6: Font Management Application
Written by lutimdale the 9 Feb 09 at 23:51.
A font management application should be used that would INSTALL as well as VIEW fonts.

View mode would have 4 columns
GROUPING: logical grouping similar to playlist (eg. monospace, sans serif, serif, artistic, unfiled, etc.)
FONT: font name includes all variants (eg. Arial)
VARIANT: Bold, Italic, Bold Italic, Regular
PREVIEW: full alphabet in lowercase and uppercase.

Install mode would work by:
- from menu... file > Install new Font
which would prompt for the file name
- from menu... file > Install Fonts from folder
which would prompt for the folder structure to import
- drag and drop of font file anywhere in UI (filed under "unfiled")
- drag and drop of font file to specific GROUPING
- shell extension to install new font

This application should also allow easy enabling/disabling of fonts simply by checking an "Active" property checkbox beside the font.

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Solution #7: Improve gnome font viewer
Written by flux the 16 May 09 at 13:06.
It's possible improve gnome font viewer to permits comparative between more fonts together, also before installation.
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Solution #8: Re: Manual installation of Fonts made easier
Written by arvindkumarc the 12 Jul 09 at 02:40.
Write a folder listener, so that to add or remove from the cache as soon as something is pasted or deleted from the folder. So that the only procedure is to place the new font in "/usr/share/fonts/truetype".

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UbuntuOne + AbiCollab  
Written by Shady3D the 28 Oct 09 at 06:43. New
AbiCollab just launched and i was thinking, using UbuntuOne i can have all my documents on the hard-disk and online too.
here is the service https://abicollab.net/
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Solution #1: Sync AbiCollab.net UbuntuOne
Written by Shady3D the 28 Oct 09 at 06:43.
UbuntuOne should have the ability to use /home/username/Documents to sync with AbiCollab.net but only the allowed file of course.

i think it will be good if abiCollab be embeded in UbuntuOne online service too. just like Tomboy

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abiword by default  
Written by andrewpmk the 11 Jan 09 at 01:59. New
Install abiword instead of OpenOffice by default on the Ubuntu CD in order to save space, allowing a larger number of other applications to be put on the CD. (Be sure to include abiword-plugins as well to enable OpenDocument support).
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #17192
Written by andrewpmk the 11 Jan 09 at 01:59.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #17192 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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