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List Ideas like content in a book  
Written by vkadal the 1 Feb 13 at 06:02. Category: Idea structure. New
Currently, the title of the idea, the rationale, the proposes solution are listed one by one. So a page may contain fewer ideas. Many many may not go to next page and see the older ideas.
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Solution #1: List the title alone
Written by vkadal the 1 Feb 13 at 06:02.
List only the titles. By clicking the tittle, the rationale and the solution can appear afterwards, just below the tittle, by pushing down other tittles.

By doing this a page can display 30-40 ideas, anybody can view, comment, vote a bit more easily

See the 1 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 9 Feb 13 at 04:31) >>

Give us the option to reopen our closed ideas and claim duplicate notes  
Written by natureflow the 4 Aug 08 at 12:10. New
May a moderator doesn't understand my idea and thinks it's already implemented or an duplicate of another idea - but real it isnn't. Give us the option to reopen our closed ideas and claim duplicate notes.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #11822
Written by natureflow the 4 Aug 08 at 12:10.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #11822 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!

See the 4 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 18 Jan 13 at 13:49) >>

The Ubuntu community has contributed 17279 ideas...  
Written by Andaril the 15 Jan 10 at 23:59. Category: Ideas/comments moderation. New
The Ubuntu community has contributed 17279 ideas, and it is quite difficult to navigate in. Cause some ideas are too old and already embodied. Other are fruits of our lack of attention.
And so we have more duplicated ideas every day.
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Solution #1: Freeze it for some time for cleaning.
Written by Andaril the 15 Jan 10 at 23:59.
Freeze Brainstorm for some time and put in order our ideas may be with community help.
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Solution #2: make duplicate finder better using |,&,(). may be using google or other search e
Written by dinar the 17 Jan 10 at 12:30.
make duplicate finder better using |,&,(). may be using google or other search engine. show explanation how to compose search query to find more duplicates. also you can include synonyms finder in your search engine.
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Solution #3: Minimum vote count.
Written by Lachu the 17 Jan 10 at 13:45.
Add new mode to navigate thought brainstorm. New mode should sorting ideas by date(oldest are most important). It should also filter ideas(don't displays it), which are voted 1000 times.
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Solution #4: Allow to show favorite ideas on member page
Written by Lachu the 17 Jan 10 at 15:20.
Already I can see bookmarked ideas of other member, but many people think it was only private bookmarks library. Hide it and create my own best solutions customizable page.
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Solution #5: Make people notice that Brainstorm need some cleaning
Written by Andaril the 19 Jan 10 at 14:58.
Maybe if some one put banner on the top of the page with something like "We need you help to clean this mess up!" people will react some how...
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Solution #6: Tag all Ideas
Written by Andaril the 19 Jan 10 at 15:12.
It will improve searching.
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Solution #7: Delete ideas with votes lless then 0 before 1/1/2009
Written by Andaril the 19 Jan 10 at 16:37.
Just like it sounds
No one know that they exist.
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Solution #8: cleanup task-force
Written by tommynz1975 the 29 Jan 10 at 02:43.
just like the ubuntu documentation team, we could setup a new task-force to merge all duplicates of an idea. remember that brainstorm is meant to be building upon some ones original idea. (I think we started to do this, with *propose your solution* option connected with the Original posters idea.

Merging will have the advantage of the programmers knowing the general idea of what the brainstormers are after, this will make it easier to implement.

Ideas do have the link for *this is a duplicate* maybe the task-force could use this is a starting point.

As these ideas are voted on, with the merge all contributers gain credit, it was suggested ubuntu-karma be awarded for ideas and being active on brainstorm.

As or when brainstorm gets a face-lift. the prospective brainstormer who has an idea about audio could click on audio find 250 ideas to fix it and add their two cents worth or if not existing create a new idea.

See the 7 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 17 Dec 12 at 19:45) >>

Ease of use  
Written by tony the 23 Apr 12 at 02:19. Category: Others. New
Make the menus pinnable as used in Geoworks. The menus can be locked so they don't disappear after item is selected from drop down list. Once locked the menu can be moved anywhere on the screen. Great for use in graphics programs.Should be global. This was one of the best features of Geoworks and a big flaw in Windows.
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Solution #1: No idea
Written by tony the 23 Apr 12 at 02:19.
No idea. This is just a suggestion I'm not a programer.

See the 10 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 5 May 12 at 16:40) >>

Vote for featueres  
Written by tumaru the 19 Apr 11 at 17:00. Category: Idea structure. Won't implement
What if we made a special Ubuntu (or at least a fancy program) to have a voting system right inside the OS where you vote for features and such in a visual way such that people really understand what is being presented.

Also it would get a lot more wide spread a vote thus be both more democratic and scientific since sometimes it is the most popular idea that is correct but not always.

It would be only for a few (maybe more) key changes such as using one program instead of another to or using one art system or one menu system or maybe more then one.

Personally I would go for a virtualization on top which simulates the various choices in a way that makes it easy to tell the differences between the options.
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Solution #1: virtualization
Written by tumaru the 19 Apr 11 at 17:00.
Create a virtual layer on top which could be activated maybe at first boot up or something where you are presented with the option to vote.

Or maybe it would be a distro on it's own I don't know.
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Solution #2: Add access to brainstorm from the Apport application
Written by bigthinker the 21 Apr 11 at 19:49.
Apport should be designed to allow users to suggest ideas via brainstorm. Login with SSO, and contribute.


See the 3 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 7 Aug 11 at 13:39) >>

AskUbuntu and brainstorm  
Written by adn the 7 Jun 11 at 21:34. Category: Idea structure. Won't implement
AskUbuntu has done a good job that the people ask them solves the makeshift.

Ubuntu BrainStrom, had made ​​a great role temple ahy not many comments yet, apart from this outdated the web.
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Solution #1: fuse
Written by adn the 7 Jun 11 at 21:34.
Build a merger between the two pages would be best. Since the ideas are being generated both a pagui as in the other can lead developers to new fields

http://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/1478/askubuntu-and-brainstorm

See the 1 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 29 Jul 11 at 18:56) >>

Ability to put on top "old" ideas not implemented yet  
Written by SoRcErEr972 the 18 Mar 11 at 14:30. Category: Developer feedback. Not an idea
There are some good ideas that are not implemented yet and that should be noticed to ubuntu team (at least to know whether there will could be implemented or not)
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Solution #1: A "rethrow" button that would be available on old ideas
Written by SoRcErEr972 the 18 Mar 11 at 14:30.
When ideas are at least older than let's say 1 year, if no decision has been taken from ubuntu team, there could be a button to "relaunch" the idea.

See the 5 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 29 Jul 11 at 04:13) >>

Make Ctrl key in Ubuntu work correctly  
Written by LordJorma the 26 Dec 10 at 19:01. Category: Ideas/comments moderation. New
My thing is this, i try to copy something "not just one thing but few, Ctrl key pushed" i actually can do it in Pics (most often), Music (most often), Movies (most often), Other files (most often), but when i go and open a text file, then it depends on the program.
And the problem is that some programs actually can do this (not in right order tho) and some cant.

i got 2 Questions on those who actually create Ubuntu (thank you for your work) but...
Q.1 is that, can you make the Ctrl key work in the Ubuntu everywhere not just in "some programs"? Q.2 and can you try to make it so that in everything ppl copy (with ctrl pushed) can be paste'd in same order that they were copied?

I mean that if you need to copy+paste text that you could do it word by word in your chosen order?

Lets say i got text:
"i love my mom and i love my dad and still i got love for some ubuntu"

I could first copy word mom then dad then love and paste that that would paste text "mom dad love" so that the Ctrl knows in witch order you copyed them?
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Solution #2: Ctrl+Shift + C/V: special copy/paste
Written by adnt the 27 Dec 10 at 20:28.
I think the behaviour you comment suits using the mouse but in text mode use Ctrl is vastly used for other hotkeys.

I suggest a kind of spreadsheet "special copy/paste" function based on a buffer:

1st you copy something with Ctrl+C
2nd you want to copy a second selection and you use Ctrl+Shift+C. This add the 2nd selection to a buffer
3rd Ctrl+Shift+C add the 3rd selection to a buffer

Ctrl+C restarts the buffer (?) as normal copy

-Ctrl+V paste 1st selection
-Ctrl+Shift+V changes to 2nd selection. Ctrl+V pastes 2nd selection
-Ctrl+Shift+V changes to 3rd selection. Ctrl+V pastes 3rd selection
-Ctrl+Shift+V changes to 1st selection. Ctrl+V pastes 1st selection

Or something like that... this only let copy/paste three elements but it could be sufficient. At this moment I dunno if Ctrl+Shift+V, Ctrl+Shift+C is suitable, for example in terminal it's used for normal copy-pasting...

See the 4 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 5 Jan 11 at 01:31) >>

decentralizing and securing our social existance  
Written by riondluz the 7 Dec 10 at 00:15. Category: Others. New
I know others have made suggestions under the label "Ubuntu Social" (7730,17696,23642,25108,...) but what I'm about to suggest, though still 1/2-baked, is somewhat different and only really capable (IMO) through a major distro and custom, signed, secure, packages.

I realize that my notion is similar in spirit to
Idea #23642: ""Social from the start" must not strengthen the burgeoning online monopolies". To which I added my own response.
And is another voice saying similar to
Solution #4: Make each and every ubuntu machine social! - skip the need for websites!
Written by Blinky the 16 Feb 10 at 12:03.

Considering that Blinky got -51 votes, I imagine this suggestion will probably not fly far either.
But I would like to take it a step further, making the online monopolies irrelevant. As snooping grows, as .coms
kowtow to .gov, the REAL ISSUE is not Socializing as much as it is protections to privacy, data integrity,...
which all social sites cannot guarantee (ref: wikileaks).

The purpose of this suggestion is firstly to decentralize our social 'footprint' from all websites like FB; the second is to promote Linux generally and Ubuntu in particular as the OS/distro whose awesome app encourages users to migrate away from Windows.

The first purpose is to operate in a secure medium (GPG/SSH/SSL) and have full control over our content or data; as it would reside on localhost AOT someone else's server. No more data-mining, ads, etc..


Please note that this is just off the top of my head, but I believe that the next big thing (NBT) can be decentralization of the social web; somewhat like P2P; provided that computer users can run both clients AND servers (just not public-facing servers)
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Solution #1: uBuntu facebook killer, windoz killer
Written by riondluz the 7 Dec 10 at 00:15.
In addition to have releases scoped to "workstation" or "server" how about a 'Social Edition' that enhances the workstation with special server packages designed to do everything FB does, only on localhost.

There is no reason why a non-tech user (a noob) could not run servers on their localhost, provided its easy to setup, use and is secure.

This distro I envision would include something similar to TOR, or Freenet, .... but contain components/modules that
permit users to connect with each other and share info just like FB. (I like to think of it as flocking)

Sort of analog to P2P (or RSS), but for sharing our individual information with those who are mutually white-listed.

These server packages would include AMP plus a couple of
web applications which would permit users to connect to
a localhost interface. This interface would control configuration (vhost), firewall, buddy-lists, etc..

Thus all data among users would be transported via port 443, store the info in DB/XML or other; and from which native apps could be used to render the data, interact with http://localhost/ as the 'proxy' for the native apps.

The idea that ISP's disallow servers is moot now that settop appliances are commonplace. Is all the userspace needs now is to move into server-space, with some good apps backed by the reputation of a great distribution.

Making this possible would also be incentive to abandon windows as it sucks in server space.

See the 1 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 18 Dec 10 at 03:19) >>

Add the option to use a fixed width font in Ubuntu brainstorm  
Written by alwuzomondo the 21 Nov 10 at 21:08. Category: Others. New
When posting an idea or solution on Ubuntu brainstorm the boxes you use to type your solution use a fixed font. When you submit, the result is shown in variable width font. This can be annoying when you want to use some text art to clarify your idea for example:

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(this is a sound measurement bar)
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Solution #1: Have an option to use a fixed width font when posting ideas or solutions
Written by alwuzomondo the 21 Nov 10 at 21:08.
Provide a button with the editing text box to select a fixed-width font.
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Solution #2: Have a complete text make up button bar.
Written by alwuzomondo the 21 Nov 10 at 21:14.
Provide a bar with buttons to do many simple text formating tasks, similar to formating bars as used in many webmail applications like gmail.

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Solution #3: Preview Button
Written by Darwin Survivor the 24 Nov 10 at 10:54.
I've had brainstorm destroy my links, ascii layouts, etc many times. A simple "preview" button would save a lot of headaches, especially for the rational (which cannot be edited after submitting).
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Solution #4: Have a "what you see is what you get" editing window
Written by alwuzomondo the 26 Nov 10 at 08:47.
A Preview window would already be an improvement, but i think even better is an editing window that shows immediately what you are making.

See the 2 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 9 Dec 10 at 10:53) >>

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