Contributor DonQuichote

When a user opens a bunch of application every time they log in, they might not realize that the Sessions manager can do this for them.

A simple service can track what users typically do in a session, when they see someone open an application like Evolution early on when they log in almost every time they do, it can suggest that they might benefit from having this open for them and offer to add it to Sessions for them.

This would be more practical if it only tracks when the user is 'busy', as in, using the mouse or keyboard. I know when I turn my computer on it can be like half an hour later before I even have the chance to sit and do anything with it.

This service could also be used for users to check on some interesting statistics for themselves, what applications they use (or have open) the most, and perhaps this can eventually be used to submit statistics for researchers who may need this information.

...or at least include it standard in the installation.
It's just such a better player, possibly the best out there, open source or otherwise. I think it would earn us serious brownie points from people who have been using Itunes/WinMediaPlayer/Winamp.

(Please don't vote this down if you haven't used Amorak and you simply like the standard player.)

When I install the language packs of my language, the Wikipedia search in Firefox still refers to the English Wikipedia.

But that is dumb.

If I speak german, I want to search the german Wikipedia.
If my language is set to Italian, I want to search the italian Wikipedia.
If I live in Finland, I want to search the Finnish (or Swedish) Wikipedia.
...

It really annoys me when I have to guess in Ubuntu Minesweeper.

My idea is when you have to guess (e.g. when you have two hidden fields left and there is a number 1), any option is correct.

This would make a game better for player with logic only and no luck :)

I've installed Ubuntu. It seems good, but when I wanted to connect my mobile phone I found drivers only for Windows and Mac on disc with drivers. When I wanted to connect my camera, I also found only drivers for Windows and Mac. I bought WiFi adapter but I found drivers only for windows!

If I want to install google desktop, I get simple version only with search, but windows and mac have complete version.

I suggest to make it so that user installing Ubuntu has the same ability like Windows and Mac users.

Open my "home page" automatically when I open a new tab in Firefox.

I tried several versions of linux software and they all screamed that it did the same as windows.
I stopped using them for one very important reason: they all worked in there conservative non-tolerant linux way.
The day it works like windows I will use it.
-I want to install programs like windows
-I want tot use the filemanager like windows
-I want program names with normal names and not cryptic linuxnames only meant for linux insiders.
-I want the windows-like interface and all the things I usually do with windows.

Every windows user wants to work like he or she did with windows.
If Ubuntu does this, all these people will go and work with Ubuntu
Until then : nada
I just don't understand why nobody in the Linux world does see this what every windows user knows.
To me it feels that nobody in linux world wants to see this fact.
Very very strange.
Make it like windows and everyone will adopt Ubuntu

Off-line offices will be gone soon. Just propose for Google to create a Google Docs Start page for Ubuntu users and add an icon at Ubuntu.

In a common desktop environment, it's pretty useless and kills usability of logging (punishing the user for their mistake).

All details and solution are in the bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/+bug/138654/

self explanatory...

When you try to save an image with the gimp it looks like to propose all the file formats of the universe and I have to scroll down for JPEG. This is quite obscure and unnecessary.

I think most user need only the basic formats and the rest should be an option or a separate package.

Offer dvd's as default. Offer cd images with the minimum of necessary programs for experienced users, who know what they need to install over the internet.

Sorry, my friends, another similar idea already exists:

[ http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/1303/ ]

In System Menu there is a 'About Ubuntu' option. After this menu option, add a menu 'I have a Idea...' to redirect a Ubuntu Brainstorm.

The ideas fleeing...

Jacques

The Ubuntu site should have videos, screencaps, screenshots, demos, factsheets etc. in preparation of a new Ubuntu release. Build some hype around new released showing user what is new, and how we have improved this release. Look at all the hype that gets generated around new OS X releases. Get people interested in learning about BASIC Ubuntu features, and highlight WHATS NEW. Something as simple as a countdown clock for the next release, a press event, or even a press release.

Not all of us have time to test out each alpha/beta release and to pour over release notes to see what has changed. Lets get people excited every 6 months! Don't underestimate the power of marketing.

I think it will introduced in Hardy, because of Ebox. But really don't know, and prefer to have Apache web server as default.

I asked this because of the future ways to managing desktops. (The predictors predicted that future of desktop computers is web (remote or local))

And after that I think you should have PHP and MySQL by default!!

It's great that clicking on the clock brings up a calendar - but why Evolution's calendar?

The majority of people use a webmail service, so having a calendar that can sync with major web calendars (eg Google Calendar, Windows Live Calendar), that is easy to add and remove events to, to add alarms and notifications and to be able to do all of this without opening an email application would be fantastic, I think.

Thanks for the oppurtunity to be heard.

MC is easier to use for novice users than vi or pico/nano if during the installation process the user is strands in textmode. MC is a powerful editor and filemanager that is still easy to use.

Unlike Epiphnay, Firefox is not a real GNOME application, even with the enhanced native look which has been introduced by Firefox 3.0.

Epiphany is a very simple browser, more conforming to the spirit of GNOME, which lacks a lot of the features of Firefox. However, I think most people will probably not need Firefox' extra features and plugins. Those who do need Firefox could easily download it when Epiphany becomes the default webbrowser included out-of-the-box in Ubuntu. Ubuntu should aim for consistency, and Epiphany certainly is a better candidate than Firefox if consistency is the goal.

Epiphany currently uses the Gecko-engine for rendering, but will probably feature WebKit - http://live.gnome.org/Epiphany/WebKit - soon. WebKit would probably do a better job than Gecko.

Because somehow Ubuntu brainstorm says the Blueprint URL I gave isn't valid, I give it here in the text: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/epiphany-default-browser

Whenever the kernel is updated, remember options such as noapic so the system will boot up after a reboot.

Seriously, xsane terrifies me. I'm completely lost each time I use it. It reeks of that poorly designed early-90's hacker-app feel. There's Scanner Utility in Add/Remove, but it doesn't let me scan all of my scanner. Can we please have something similar to the scanning programs of Windows?