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    <description><![CDATA[Post your ideas and vote for the entries you like. Please read the posting <b><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Brainstorm">guidelines</a></b> and <b><a href="http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/advanced_search">check</a></b> if your idea has been posted already! ]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 06-Jan-2009 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[[108] Improve External Monitor Support]]></title>
      <link>http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/17011/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[If I had to choose the thing that acted the flakiest in all of Ubuntu (and linux in general) I would say it is plugging in an External Monitor. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Would we even mention the fact that the screen resolutions application needs a lot of work to improve the quality of the experience. This to me seems to be Ubuntu's dark little secret. Let us bring this into the light and extinguish it! On Mac if you plug in any external monitor/projector you will immediately be gratified with seeing your desktop extend onto the other screen. Also, the application which allows you to adjust the resolutions does it in an elegant way. On windows, there is probably going to be a way to do it. On Ubuntu, you plug it in and cross your fingers.... can we do better than this? Let us improve the hot plugging experience with monitors!<br /><br />Edit (Suggested Improvements):<br />Make it show the correct number of screens plugged in.<br />(Somehow) Make it work (I last tried with a DVI port... no luck).<br />When a new screen is plugged in, let the user know graphically by causing the screen to fade into a color (like blue as on mac) then fade back to the screen over about 1 - 2 seconds.<br />Have a preference pane allowing the user to disable their background on external monitors, etc. and have possibility for preferences on a monitor by monitor basis.<br />
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      <title><![CDATA[[49] F-spot should be able to do dvd-slideshow]]></title>
      <link>http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/17030/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dvd-slideshow features for the F-Spot.<br />http://dvd-slideshow.sourceforge.net<br /><br />Explaining the idea.<br /><br />The F-spot is an excellent program, but would be even better with extra functionality to create slideshow with pictures, creating a DVD. Programs are not broadcast in the command line, or for kde. The F-spot is in Ubuntu, and for that feature would not need a second program. This feature would not be difficult to implement. Everybody wants to be in your manager photos, create a DVD with your favorite photos playing their favorite music.<br /><br />The main idea is not to have a second program to do this function. And yes to add to what is already contained in Ubuntu.<br />
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      <title><![CDATA[[43] Graphic tablet configuration applet]]></title>
      <link>http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/16886/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Although the wacom driver is installed, the practice of configuring the driver is nearly impossible for new to moderate users.<br />With so many graphic professionals turning to linux for both stability and price, wouldn't it be easier to include an application that helps these people adjust stroke pressure and properly set up the eraser?<br />
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06-Jan-2009 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[[46] Kubuntu should have a default scanner program]]></title>
      <link>http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/16561/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi<br />Both with Intrepid and the last version of Janty there isn't an official scanner program.<br />I think it's a bad thing to have a system without that kind of program.<br /><br />Kooka is out of KDE Graphics (July 13, 2007) because it's not developed anymore and it's still with kde3.<br /><br />I suggest to use skanlite.<br /><br />Thanks.<br />
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      <title><![CDATA[[4] Remove spaces in the color selection menu]]></title>
      <link>http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/16504/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Remove spaces in the color selection menu<br /><br /><br />Hi, I propose eliminating the space between the edge of the menu and the selected color, more aesthetically clean:<br /><br />Now: http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/9104/antesal9.png<br /><br />After: http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/1931/despuesir8.png<br /><br /><br />gnome philosophy<br />
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      <title><![CDATA[[-4] Add option to Right-click, Rotate images (clockwise, counterclockwise)]]></title>
      <link>http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/16783/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Add the option to right-click an image, and rotate it (clockwise or couter-clockwise).<br /><br /><br />
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      <title><![CDATA[[-4] Display Properties]]></title>
      <link>http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/17066/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[May be what I am asking is a bit weird, but I would want a switcher button which will switch the display to black & white and then back to color to reduce eye fatigue. WHY? and Why not? While working in a text editor or word processor or even internet / email we do not require color display always coz it wont matter. As we are working for more then 10-12 hours and use computer for maybe 6-8 hours constantly it will be a good idea. Now take for example : I start working on a draft of say 20 pages and it will take 2-3 hours to type and edit the document, if in black & white it will create less pressure on the eyes and when finally i need to see any colour, a switch will get the display in full color.<br />
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      <title><![CDATA[[-21] Compiz Cube instead of slider in *Extra* visual settings]]></title>
      <link>http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/16524/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Even older machines (I have old IBM laptop) are able to render the cube.<br /><br />Replace the slider of the "Extra" visual effects with the cube.<br /><br /><br />
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      <title><![CDATA[[-14] Change the Desktop Default Font Size]]></title>
      <link>http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/16810/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Change the default font size to 8, improving a better desktop visualization, like others OS.<br />
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      <title><![CDATA[[-37] Abandon X11.  Write new GUI: Fast, Versatile, Modern and Responisve]]></title>
      <link>http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/16346/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[My proposition is to abandon THE (BIG Dinosaur) X11. Lets make a move to write new Graphical User Interface from Scratch. Let X11 stay tuned but only for compatibility. Put our efforts to write GUI better then Quartz (MacOSX) or Windows Graphical Subsystem.<br /><br />Dont let us the whole history od X11 push us to the ground (oh, no no we cant do this..., there is so much programs written for X11... The X11 is so complicated, dont touch them...Linux withought X11 is not true linux... yes X11 are a little slow with big overhead but we are proud of them because this is X11... OK we cant play fast games and my interface  with quite good graphic card and my interface behaves like mule but... always buts.) <br />The true is that in the same hardware its much slower then MacOSX or Windows.<br /><br />Maybe the new architecture should use elements of GTK and QT(KDE), but should be written with desktop speed in mind, modular scalibility, standard SDK...<br />
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      <title><![CDATA[[-20] X Lite (Gnome Lite?) Light Windowing System ]]></title>
      <link>http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/17022/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This design would be for ultra-low spec systems. Examples include theoretical touch-screen digital media players running a form of Ubuntu. This sub-ubuntu would have a different selection of apps because of the way the system works. The X Lite (i am uncertain if it would be X Lite or Gnome Lite) would have Gnome running. In order to preserve system resources, each app would have both a full mode and a lite mode. When the lite mode is activated, the window draws a minimal representation of its contents (one that is blurred, like a reduction in polygons within 3d games with objects that are at a distance). When in full mode they would draw themselves entirely. When the user clicked on a window, it would zoom to fill most of the screen. When they clicked outside of the window it would zoom back to show the whole desktop. While a window is zoomed it would draw in full mode. If the window is not zoomed it would draw in lite mode. Existing apps, could be run in theory... but they would use tons more resources by drawing in full mode the whole time. Existing apps could be transitioned into the new system relatively easy though. If this was done it would create a system which could rival that done by Apple for the iPod Touch. Also,  Category<br />X Lite run on old hardware would enable the user to run a more modern setup, without the performance hit.<br /><br />This Ubuntu Lite (obviously running X Lite) would have its own repo of software compatible with the X Lite standard.<br /><br />In particular this would be for an Ubuntu Digital Media Player (that could be made by Canonical and made on a per-order basis). It would be great to have a DMP by Canonical running something like X Lite. X Lite would mean you have full desktop capacity with little to negligible resources. Please vote up on this, if you vote down... at least tell me why. Imagine a Digital Media Player that doesn't require Windows or Mac (or Wine)! This DMP if done correctly would be cause for many people to look into Ubuntu. the iPod certainly helped Apple (as advertisement).<br />
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