Contributor AndrewC

Ok, it's a VERY small point, but when Update Manager is launched, it says 'Your system is up to date.'

Then you click 'check' and find that it *isn't.*

This makes about as much sense as clicking 'Start' in Windows when you want to shut down, and it would be nice if Update Manager didn't tell you that you were up to date until AFTER you click 'check'.

I don't know if this is possible but could there be a option to install multiple debs at one time.

You might be asking why?

Well imagine you were updating your comp to a new version of speed crunch using Update Manager. Then you wanted to install a new program but imagine this each deb file is Dependant on each over so you have to install them together.

In todays Ubuntu just having Update Manager and installing one piece of software does not happen!

Compiz Fusion is a great application, and most effects look awesome. However, it runs to 5% its capacity without compizconfig-settings-manager installed (unless you know how to configure it manually, thought that can be a pain in the ass). Thats why I think ccsm should be installed by default on Ubuntu for easier using of "other" plugins by new users.

EDIT: If you want simple-ccsm to be installed by default promote this idea, since they are pretty similar.
EDIT2: No, this will not make Ubuntu slower. Compiz Fusion is already installed by default since Gutsy, all I want is the configuration tool for Compiz (a very little app) to be installed.

This was proposed for EDGY (ubuntu 6.10) but still hasn't done.AFAIK there is no new splash for intrepid, mi suggestion is to bring back to board this feature, and make the new look and feel that they've been promising since Edgy and Hardy.

Premise: 64 bit has now an extensive range of applications working but still one may want/need something peculiar with no 64 bit support, why should he renounce to it?

I've just read a guide on a blog about how to have any 32 bit application run on a 64 bit ubuntu installation and it is awfully baroque for average Joe, so here's the idea:

Ubuntu 64 bits could have a built in option to manage 32 bits applications, libraries and repositories as well.
If I am fine with 64 bit only I keep it off (or I do not even install it if I am given the option during the installation).
If I know that I need a 32 bit app I go to System > Administration and enable the whole thing.

At this point I should be able to install 32bit apps normally trough synaptic, and the system should take care of:

- letting me know (either by hilighting or UI separation) if the app I am installing is 32 or 64 bits, if it is 32 and there is a native 64 bits version it should prompt me so I do not "pollute" the system unnecessarily.

- installing their 32 bit libraries in a separate folder and take all the necessary steps to make them work and keep the system clean.

- managing 32 bit repositories so they do not get mixed up with 64 bit "main" repos, thus the system stays clean.

I think that having friendly tools to handle smoothly the 32 to 64 bit transition phase would, as we say here, save the goat and the cabbage, allowing a better user experience by not forcing the user to chose between an extensive range of applications and the full performance their hardware can express.

It's good to have the cursor out of the way when putting in text sometimes, it's a good option to have so users don't have to frustratedly shove their mouse out of the way really quick.

I'm sure the human brain is quite capable of picking up on where the invisible cursor is when they move the mouse again, but I'm sure it's not necessary to completely disappear the cursor for text entry.

Instead, it could be made mostly transparent but still opaque enough to know where it is. Perhaps when the mouse is moved again, some effect could be used to make it's location more obvious, like a halo or brief flash.

This may provide a minor improvement in accessibility for some users without drastically effecting the great many users.

Some ideas for Banshee:

- Display artist image in Music Library (the picture could be automatically downloaded from Last.fm, for example, or set by the user using a filename pattern). Mockup:

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/7417/bansheemockupnj5.png

- Option to sort albums by year.

- Command to refresh the library.

- Support for replaygain [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replay_Gain ].

As suggested in the comments for Idea #1586, I am reposting this response as a new idea.

In the event that a new user, on a machine with Desktop Effects disabled, inadvertently causes the workspace to switch without knowing what they did, that user should be notified with a "Do not show this message again" dialog box that they have switched to a new workspace. The notification should then go on to explain how workspaces work and how to switch between them.

This would perhaps be part of a series of helpful tutorial messages that can either be shut off all at once or reset to "display all" in the System -> Preferences menu.

It should not be necessary to notify users on machines with Desktop Effects enabled, because the workspace transition is visually apparent. However, users who have Desktop Effects disabled (based on the decision made by the installer, not by the user) should see this message at least once.

Hey,

Why do i need to restart my pc to get the nvidia driver working?

insmod nvidia and a X restart should be enough right!

So with that knowledge again: Why do i need a restart?
It's not modifying the base kernel which is about the only thing that requires a restart on linux and you can only get it that far if you install a new kernel or compile a new one.

My suggestion:
Kick out the restart demand and just restart X.

Edit//
If you vote this idea down tell me why because i can't think of a reason where a reboot would be better then my suggestion.

I know, this idea is really hard to implement, but ...

Google uses Linux a lot, Google (unlike many other big players in the business) supports Linux, Google distributes Linux applications and there's the (Google sponsored/influenced) gOS deriviate of Ubuntu. Google is built into Firefox (search, anti phishing, ...) and Linux users are less likely to use Microsoft/Yahoo services. Come on, Google: Put Wubi on your homepage!

This applies for all other companies, too.

So, the issue I noticed is that these things are not aware at all of how many files they are supposed to download, so for the first part it says downloading file 3 of 10, then it suddenly jumps to file 11 of 20 , then file 25 of 45! It is crazy and it is quite hard to predict when it is going to end... so can this be fixed somehow?

We need a way to be able to lock a specific max volume on different sound card ports (possibly in the upcoming pulse audio volume control)

Many users have been concerned of accidentally putting the volume too high blasting their earphones and eardrums to bits.

Whilst there is no generic way of letting users set the max decibles allowed on the port, users could set their own on the individual ports, or on the master volume. It would also let users leave the maximum volume for their amplifier SPDIF port unlocked, whilst setting your analog jack (which you would use for headphones) locked quite low, so that if they maintain different sound output devices, they all continue to perform well.

Everyone wins, and no extra hardware is required. This is the only way of generically fixing the problem with current technology unfortunately. This idea is based off Natureflow's idea, of Preventing too loud sound

I would like to be able to open files that are in the trash.

Sometimes I want to save something from the trash but the name is not sufficient information, I often need to see what is in the file.

I am shocked at the Intrepid beta as I saw - what I thought to be - a blatant digression with the wallpaper and the login/logout sounds from Hardy to Intrepid.

I see for the sounds they made the packaging more freedesktop-friendly, but it still doesn't mean I like it.

Hardy
wall: http://staging.altonlabs.com/ubuntu/hardy.png
login: http://staging.altonlabs.com/ubuntu/hardy-login.wav
logout: http://staging.altonlabs.com/ubuntu/hardy-logout.wav

Intrepid
wall: http://staging.altonlabs.com/ubuntu/intrepid.png
login: http://staging.altonlabs.com/ubuntu/intrepid-login.ogg
logout: http://staging.altonlabs.com/ubuntu/intrepid-logout.ogg

(Feel free to use the links (temporarily) for your blogs. For the wallpapers, see ubuntu-wallpapers or /usr/share/wallapapers. For the sounds, see ubuntu-sounds /usr/share/sounds)

I personally - as a computer nerd - don't care much about the default wallpaper in an operating system as I know it can be changed, but first impressions mean a lot to others. It does mean a lot to me, however, as someone who is in marketing and who has been trained in design for a number of years.

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Most gnome software that has tabs allow to extract certain tab into a new window just by dragging the tab into a free space of a screen. For example, gedit and gnome-terminal acts in this way. But not nautilus - it allows only to reorder tabs, not to extract them. I think Nautilus should support this extracting, in order to keep UI consistency.

Originally, i was really against the idea of a dark theme, and maybe i'd still prefer it if Ubuntu would lighten up a little. I understand the organic theme completely, but please...this is an operating system. Anyways, all the dark themes i had seen really turned me off and even the best ones seemed to be loved by some and hated by others. If we're going to have a dark theme, lets have one that we can all agree on. When i saw the Intrepid alpha screenshot, like many others, i gagged a little.

How people interact with their computer is really essential to their satisfaction. This is why aside from features, the software's stability (minimizing annoying bugs), speed (clean code and making everything as efficient and responsive as possible), and interface (look and feel) are the three most important things that should be our focus and be kept at a high priority.
We should really work to increase usability: http://mpt.net.nz/archive/2008/08/01/free-software-usability

I have looked through all the artwork submissions for Intrepid, and of all of them, this is the one dark theme that i would actually like to use: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/Wall-light

I first saw it on this Digg submission: http://digg.com/linux_unix/Intrepid_Ibex_Mockup_Designs

Of course, i'm sure everyone will have input to make it even better. This isn't a final design, but vote for the concept so far!

P.S. Please Digg :) Thanks http://digg.com/linux_unix/Vote_for_a_beautiful_usable_Ubuntu

When I go to 'Wine configuration - Desktop integration', there is no simple way to use my current theming of Ubuntu.
I have only options of 'install theme' (it's a windows file? where I can get it?!) or manually set each item color, and each time when I change Ubuntu theming, I must again and again set each item in Wine manually.

I suggest to integrate Ubuntu theming in Wine. It looks not so hard.

I'm hard of hearing, and closed caption support should either be added to totem or a dvd player that has closed caption support should become the default dvd player in ubuntu.

Right now, I've heard that vlc media player 0.9 will provide support for closed captioning. No other player that I can find supports CC or will support it in ubuntu.

Closed captioning is not the same as subtitles. Some dvds will have CC, but no subtitles for it.

Windows Media Center supports captioning, and so should the ubuntu media players.

Sincerely,
Susanna777

Edit: I have recently discovered the SMPlayer supports displaying captions, however it reads the captions data and displays it like subtitles. It makes DVDs with only CC accessible, however, I prefer the black box for better contrast and visibility.

Everything goes through library which prevents the user to listen to some files without adding them to it.

Exaile (and Amarok?) have a file browser tab ! Why not rhythmbox ?

Suspend and hibernate still seems to be a big issue based on forum posts. Really focus on fixing it, even with proprietary drivers.