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Universal hotkey manager
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Written by Primož Papič the 14 May 08 at 13:05. Category: Accessibility.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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Priority: High
Realisation: Easy to medium
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The idea is fairly simple. There are many hotkeys that you discover by trial and fail method. This should be made easy with manager where the user could see which are the hotkeys in use and could change them. Off course that means that some how these hotkeys should be recognised as such by the manager.
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One thing that I would really like to do is use SUPER (win key) to open my application menu. This would be also good to see what some key combination does not that some newbie presses ctrl-alt-F2 and starts to panic (just press ctrl-altF7), or not knowing how to get to system activities or any thing like that.
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That might be possible with scripting or something like that. But I want nice GUI where I could see all hotkeys in use and what they do.
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Use the notification area to really notify...
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Written by ploum the 14 May 08 at 08:23. Category: Look and Feel.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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The notification area original goal is to notify the user. Sadly, a lot of applications abuse it and use it as a simple icon dock (like under Windows).
This is a violation of the HIG ( http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/2.0/desktop-notification-area.html ), makes the notification area clutered and a lot less useful.
For people with no prior Windows experience, it also seems to be completely counter-intuitive and non understandable (why are some application there and some other in the panel).
I suggest to consider each abuse of the notification area a bug and that, by default, application use the notification area according to the HIG. (Gaim for example, can use the notification area only if you have a new message, which is the way the HIG recommands to use this feature).
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Done!
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Apply all ideas to improve X startup time
Integrate Fedora's One Second X fixes (#207246)
| In : | xorg (ubuntu) |
| Status : | Fix Released |
| Importance : | Wishlist |
| Assignee : | |
5 comments, 3 subscribers and 0 duplicates
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Written by romu the 14 May 08 at 11:48. Category: Graphics.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
Implemented
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Developer comments
Ubuntu receives these fixes as they are applied upstream. If for some reason you see a patch upstream that hasn't been applied feel free to file a bug on Launchpad.
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Good support for gaming input devices
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Written by Eldmannen the 20 Mar 08 at 23:52. Category: Gaming.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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Add good support for gaming input devices and game controllers.
Such as;
* Joysticks
* Gamepad
* Steering wheel
* Light guns
* Dance pads
* Glove
* Wiimote
And support functionality such as;
* Force feedback
* Accelerometer
* Gyroscope
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Easy network sharing
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Written by stone the 19 Mar 08 at 06:18. Category: Internet & Networking.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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It would be great to be able to configure two interfaces with Network Manager or anything else and share the internet from one to another (NAT).
For example if I have cable and wireless, I could be able to share my cable internet and act like an access point.
Or on the other way if I have wireless networking but my friends haven't it would be nice it I could share my network with them thought ethernet.
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Folder and File description
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Written by natureflow the 17 Mar 08 at 19:38. Category: Accessibility.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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Each Folder and File of the system should have an description in nautilus. E.g. the user want to know, what the usr-diretory is or what /etc/apt/sources.list is used for.
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Visual/Audio Alert System
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Written by spyyder the 17 Mar 08 at 19:52. Category: Accessibility.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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One of the interesting features on OS X are the use of visual alerts.
Ex. 1: Entering an incorrect password will cause the password box to shake instead of bringing up a dialog.
Ex. 2: Bouncing Icon in Dock to alert user that their attention is required.
Ex. 3: In Vista there is an audio alert system informing user that their attention is required
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Drivers should be downloaded when needed
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Written by natureflow the 17 Mar 08 at 20:14. Category: System.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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Additional Drivers (inkcl. propritary) should be downloaded (only) when needed. E.g. I add an camera to my system and the system asks my to download the right driver.
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Enhance mobile devices sync
please merge 0.22 from debian unstable (#81831)
| In : | opensync (ubuntu) |
| Status : | Fix Released |
| Importance : | Wishlist |
| Assignee : | Debian Opensync Team |
43 comments, 28 subscribers and 0 duplicates
Ubuntu
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| Priority : | Undefined |
| Definition : | New (Needs guidance) |
| Implementation : | Unknown |
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Written by jherran the 28 Feb 08 at 15:01. Category: Hardware support.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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There are lot of people having troubles syncing their devices (pda, smartphones, etc.) with ubuntu. At this poing there is only one solution available, multisync, and works for only a few devices, and it's very limited on their functions.
And I think, this is a very important point for lots of people.
**Suggestions from duplicate idea 397 work on that idea :
1) Clean up the Opensync and SyncML plugin packages to work properly with Evolution by default.
2) Set up an official Ubuntu SyncML server for Ubuntu users.
3) Possibly clean up open source SyncML clients for the different mobile platforms.
Developer comments
The current status of mobile devices synchronization in Linux is generally is quite shaky. It *can* work but it's a lot of work usually. There are a few efforts around but there's no single project that works in the majority of the situations.
This is also caused by manufacturers not using a single synchronization protocol. The most promising project now is OpenSync[1] which supports basically SyncML 1.1 and the Nokia variation and it works with several degrees of success between phones and desktops but the project itself is in a constant alpha state with a lot of issues, the GUI is simplistic and there are no integrated resources to sync with online contacts/calendars
like Google's. This can be overcome by preparing Evolution and/or Thunderbird to do it.
In short, despite the infrastructure is mostly there, we need work to make it a seamless experience for the user.
Bear in mind that this is a huge effort. Synchronization looks simple but there's a lot of factors and situations that need to be addressed like how to synchronize devices with different capabilities and how to keep 3 way synchronizations (desktop, online and mobile).
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Fix compatibility with webcams and microphone
snd-hda-intel internal microphone not working,
sound recording not working at all (#259877)
| In : | alsa-driver (ubuntu) |
| Status : | New |
| Importance : | Undecided |
| Assignee : | |
0 comments, 1 subscribers and 0 duplicates
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Written by dragonx the 28 Feb 08 at 17:30. Category: Multimedia.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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In many cases, I can't configure my webcam or I have problems with the microphone. Now I can use my webcam but only with V4L2 and only 3 programas detect my webcam. It's a good idea can use my webcam in all programs as camorama.
Developer comments
That's pure driver issue in the first place. A big plus is to recommend UVC-based webcams to users, since it takes a lot of work off the shoulders of driver-developers. On the
integration-side proper support for v4l/v4l2 in webcam-related applications needs to be solidified. The ideal application to polish up is cheese of course.
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Push for partnerships with other hardware vendors
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Written by Veejay the 28 Feb 08 at 14:41. Category: Others.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
In development
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Given the success (as far as I know) of your Dell partnership, please do everything possible to seek alliances with other vendors, as it will reinforce the idea that Ubuntu is a viable alternative to other operating systems and will provide better hardware support for current Ubuntu users.
Dell is offering new models based on Ubuntu (recently the XPS M1330 in a few countries), proof that the business model makes sense.
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Ubuntu should recognize hardware changes
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Written by nxvl the 28 Feb 08 at 19:11. Category: System.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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When i change some hardware pieces i need to configure them manually, ubuntu should recognize there has been a hardware change and configure it.
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Create a better hardware database
attach HW profiles to launchpad accounts and reference
HW profiles in bug reports (#3382)
| In : | malone |
| Status : | Confirmed |
| Importance : | Medium |
| Assignee : | |
19 comments, 11 subscribers and 1 duplicates
Ubuntu
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| Priority : | Low |
| Definition : | New (Needs guidance) |
| Implementation : | Unknown |
| Assignee : | Tomas Gustavsson |
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Written by Ubuwu the 28 Feb 08 at 15:22. Category: System.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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People around the globe that are using/concidering using Ubuntu are afraid that some of their hardware won't work for them. And some are frustrated to buy additional add-on cards to work around unsupportad onboard chips. All this could be avoided with a lookup in an ubuntu Hardware Database Website.
Some problematic hardware can be used with more or less work if helping information is available together with the hardware compatabillity data.
The hardware database can be found at http://hwdb.ubuntu.com/
From idea #47: The data should then be available in a format that is simple for users to browse on-line when considering new hardware.
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Better wi-fi support
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Written by neilneil2000 the 29 Feb 08 at 00:20. Category: Internet & Networking.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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More support for more wireless chipsets out of the box and "Windows style" ease of set up.
I have spent may a day trying to configure wireless cards on Ubuntu, often without much luck!
Please also deliver more support for what they are both wireless PCI cards and USB, as it is currently very low base of drivers for such devices
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Already done!
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Codec Manager
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Written by intarwub the 29 Feb 08 at 00:32. Category: Multimedia.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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As a user I want to be able to listen to audio or watch videos with the least amount of setup. I would like to have a single interface (Codec Manager) that lists all of the most common audio and video formats and shows me if I am missing the necessary codec for playback.
Use Case: Enable MP3 playback.
Precondition: MP3s are not currently playable.
1. User logs into the system.
2. User opens the Codec Manager.
3. System displays a list of common audio/video formats.
4. User selects MP3s.
5. System displays some info about MP3s.
6. System displays a list of available codecs.
7. User selects a codec and clicks Apply.
8. System downloads and installs the selected codec.
9. System informs the user when completed.
Other possible features:
- Display a list of audio/video types that are missing codecs.
- An auto-setup function, that grabs the recommended codec for all formats.
Audio and Video formats that should be supported:
Audio:
- MP3
- OGG
- AAC
- FLAC
- Real Audio
Video:
- MP4
[....]
Developer comments
Attacks the problem from the wrong angle. I don't think many users would care about a "codec manager", that sounds very much like a geek tool. Heck, *I* wouldn't care about a codec manager. I care about watching my videos. :-)
To me this already seems solved very elegantly with the existing easy-codec-installation.
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Easy mounting of Images like ISO and CUE
Please support mounting iso images via the context
menu (#197317)
| In : | nautilus (ubuntu) |
| Status : | Triaged |
| Importance : | Wishlist |
| Assignee : | Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
8 comments, 3 subscribers and 1 duplicates
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Written by Nanotron the 28 Feb 08 at 20:17. Category: System.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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Hi!
I'm a big fan of Images like .iso.
But it is not very easy to mount this Images.
I think there must be a Tool in Nautilus and Dolphin wich alows mounting Images with a double Click. (This feature exists int MacOS). Or with a right click on the file and then there must be a poit "Mount Image". I thick that would be a very use full Tool for every one.
A good example for this is CDemu.
I know there are some ohter good programs, but I think that would be the easyest way and very confortible.
Nanotron
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Professional-looking bootloader
Ubuntu grub should be deluxe and animated like
OpenSUSE grub (#3339)
| In : | grub (ubuntu) |
| Status : | New |
| Importance : | Wishlist |
| Assignee : | Chuck Short |
24 comments, 19 subscribers and 4 duplicates
Ubuntu
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| Priority : | Undefined |
| Definition : | New (Needs guidance) |
| Implementation : | Unknown |
| Assignee : | |
Mentorship is available if you want to fix this bug.
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Written by Murrquan the 28 Feb 08 at 14:42. Category: Look and Feel.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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Ubuntu's bootloader is a stark black and white screen, filled with confusing options. It gives newbies a moment of indecision, as they try to figure out if they are supposed to choose something, and wonder why there are three or four Ubuntus listed. Then the timer finishes counting down (starting from 10), and the newb begins to feel like he's getting in over his head as his PC boots into Ubuntu.
Too much information up front, stark text-only display, painfully long countdown timer. What would be the alternative? Well, when a Fedora PC is booted up, the first thing the user sees is a graphical splash screen, and "Booting into Fedora (kernel version) in 4 seconds ... " The user can press a key to interrupt and select from kernel versions or alternative operating systems, or just let it boot into Fedora.
Can't we create our own attractive bootloader? Or, failing that, copy-and-paste Fedora's?
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Unmount resolution
Cannot unmount volume: show which application(s)
still use the drive (#81239)
| In : | gnome-mount (ubuntu) |
| Status : | Triaged |
| Importance : | Wishlist |
| Assignee : | Martin Pitt |
22 comments, 10 subscribers and 0 duplicates
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Written by Vivien the 28 Feb 08 at 16:35. Category: System.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
In development
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When someone wants to unmount a volume and the mount point is used, he gets a message telling him that the volume can't be unmounted because an application uses it. The user has no idea which application is actually using it and can't remove the device.
I propose that the popup tells him which application(s) is(are) using the device and propose to terminate them (that list should be kept up to date when the app. dies).
Developer comments
Upstream bug (GNOME #528559) has a patch in discussion. Volunteering to work on it.
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Improve dual-screen function
Ubuntu
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| Priority : | Undefined |
| Definition : | Approved (Needs guidance) |
| Implementation : | Implemented |
| Assignee : | Bryce Harrington |
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Written by clemdup the 28 Feb 08 at 20:32. Category: Graphics.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
In development
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I'm bored with dual-screen on GNU/Linux, it really has to have a graphic configuration, and better features.
I would like to move windows from a screen to another, but when I maximize I need it to be in a single screen.
Update: Xrandr GUI blog post by Bryce Harrington
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