Contributor LostOverThere

Currently, if you try to change the order of several tracks selected in the playlist using the mouse, the result is that only the first track selected moves. So, it is necessary to move the tracks one at a time. It would be much easier (and quick) to be able to drag several tracks at a time.

http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs31/i/2008/191/5/2/Elementary_GTK_by_DanRabbit.jpg

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Human theme is good. I've seen the proposals like this:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/Intrepid_Ibex_GTK_proposal
and they are pretty nice. But Orange/Brown is a warm combination of colors. Ubuntu should use them, but there is a limit. The actual Ubuntu theme is TOO orange, there's needed to be a balance, having Icons like theese:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/Intrepid_Ibex_Icons_-_Art_Tea m

With a theme like the first one is too much.

I suggest something a little neutral like Elementary:
http://ddb.fiestapig.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/apr5-2.png

Brainstorm Idea:
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/10709/

Warm colors are not calming, and a working station should be. So a color like Orange has to be used carefully.

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The current default install has just plain white panels. These panels are no match for what other modern operating have as their background. It is very easy to implement, and would make a much better impression on many potential users.

I understand this is similar to:
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/10935/

but that proposes more radical and harder to implement ideas. I think that idea 10935 should be a longterm goal, but for the short term (8.10), ubuntu should just get a nice panel background, such as:
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Another+Menu-Bar?content=74177

Early, when first computers arrive, it be equipped with monochrome text display, green or gray symbols on black background. The big advantages is it was eye-friendly (because no extra light energy put to the eye) and no matter of refresh rate (again saving your eyes).
Nowadays, when GUI is most-displayed environment, at Microsoft's hand (or no?) the white background brings to standard de-facto. The reason was "the documents in MSWord looks same as on paper, WYSIWYG or so). But no one worry about people's eyes.
Super-bright displays also burn out our eyes.
The solution is turn back to black background, and using white only when preview docs before printing.
Many years I try to set this color sheme on both Windows and then Ubuntu. But always were elements which out-of-control of colors, when programmers use 'black' color instead of 'current scheme symbol's color.
Another example out-of-control items is baloon tooltips in Ubuntu, address & search lines in Firefox, and many more.
A great advantage is 'invert' function of Compiz. It fixes all! But photos looks terrible...
I suggest that developers of Ubuntu must include at least one TESTED dark scheme in distro.
Thanks a lot!

(I added) Important note: 'dark' theme is not gray, but almost black. Absolutely need that *every* letter of text must be more bright than it's background. Including input boxes on web pages, balloon messages, comments displayed when mouse stay on picture.

I saw it but i hadnt try, now that i've tried i think it's good, but i would not like that theme to be the only one in the final release, it could be one of the final release in ubuntu 8.10 and some others to give theuser the oportunity to chooce between lot of new themes!!!

becouse for be the theme does not work fine in web!!!

The TV CARD in subject Terratec Cinergy 400 USB has not supported by linux kernel.
I think that this driver should be developed easily starting from video2linux

The remote control should work better with tvtime. Now you can just type the channels number with the numbers pad.For begging it should work at least the zapping.

I want some simple drawing tools (like those found in Microsoft Paint).

For drawing straight lines and rectangles.

I use the Pencil tool in GIMP, but I cant draw a straight line, it is too difficult for me.

I want a simple line drawing tool, where I press and hold down the mouse button, and then when I move the mouse, it doesn't really draw the line until I release the button. It only shows how it would draw it if i would release the button until I really release the mouse button, then it really draws the line.

I think that it should be possible to connect to the repository and check if there are any updates available without having to enter a password.

The password should only be needed for installing the updates, not for checking for updates.

I've got a 1 Gb USB storage with an 800 Mb file on it.

When I want to copy an updated version of this file (same name), Nautilus warn me that the operation can't be done cause there is not enought space on the disk.

So I have to manualy erase the old file, empty the trashcan, and finaly copy the new file.


Therefore I suggest that Nautilus check files name when coping or moving operations BEFORE complaining about having not enought space left. (and then simply ask if we want to replace/rename/cancel)

I work in Science. What about a fully featured flavour of Ubuntu filled with computational soft, programing tools, graphical representation capabilities, scientific text editing, publication database control...etc

That would make scientists life much more easy and would promote migration from W$ and OS systems to Ubuntu.

Temptative name: Scibuntu--Linux for Scientists

When wanting to use evolution as a calendering application, I descovered much to my annoyance, that I was required to put my e-mail address in when setting up. While I know that evolution is mainly an email program, it would be nice to be able to use it without using needing to enter my email information.

Currently, Evolution can only sync its Address Book with Pidgin.
Some people, however, only use Emesene, or Amsn, or other IM client that doesn't use a proprietary protocol. Evolution should be able to integrate nicely with these too.

Ubuntu should help upstream GNOME to work out this limitation.

I already gave a desktop paradigm idea for Gnome 3 :
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/8539/

Here is another one, wouldn't it be interesting to look at what can be done using Gnome-Do as a central piece of the desktop? Let's say remove all menus entries, this would make the desktop pretty empty and just use Gnome-Do to browse/run/...

That's a so amazing software.

All ideas about using Gnome-Do are welcome.

I already gave a desktop paradigm idea for Gnome 3 :
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/8539/

Here is another one, wouldn't it be interesting to look at what can be done using Gnome-Do as a central piece of the desktop? Let's say remove all menus entries, this would make the desktop pretty empty and just use Gnome-Do to browse/run/...

That's a so amazing software.

All ideas about using Gnome-Do are welcome.

I already gave a desktop paradigm idea for Gnome 3 :
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/8539/

Here is another one, wouldn't it be interesting to look at what can be done using Gnome-Do as a central piece of the desktop? Let's say remove all menus entries, this would make the desktop pretty empty and just use Gnome-Do to browse/run/...

That's a so amazing software.

All ideas about using Gnome-Do are welcome.

Create a cd similar to Debian's netinstall CD but add a new menu options screen for the selection of installing Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu Workstation, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Gobuntu, Xubuntu. You only need a small base install then you can pull the debs from you local or remote mirror.

GetDeb.net is a wonderful site for ubuntu users. Is a software page focus on ubuntu and also, other distro software. Include some programs that are not present in the repo and all programs are package in .deb files.

So, Why don´t include a link in ubuntu home or into ubuntu distro?

Point and click!! With the option for command lines. Thats the way it should be.

Once again, if you want people to migrate from Windows then you have give them an alternative where they spend LESS time on their new system, not more.

I love the stability of Ubuntu compared to Windows but if Im trying to take an online class which requires Internet Explorer, then all my Ctl+Alt+Del time has been eclipsed trying to figure out Wine, resolving conflicts between a trial version of Crossover and the purchased version and so on and so on....

To the nerds. You have built something with amazing potential. The rest of us would love to stick it to Mr Gates, but we are not going to spend MORE time just to make a point. Ya gotta make the command lines the number 2 option that takes LESS time than dealing with Ctl+Alt+Del.

Or make Firefox compatible with online education.

Point and click!! With the option for command lines. Thats the way it should be.

Once again, if you want people to migrate from Windows then you have give them an alternative where they spend LESS time on their new system, not more.

I love the stability of Ubuntu compared to Windows but if Im trying to take an online class which requires Internet Explorer, then all my Ctl+Alt+Del time has been eclipsed trying to figure out Wine, resolving conflicts between a trial version of Crossover and the purchased version and so on and so on....

To the nerds. You have built something with amazing potential. The rest of us would love to stick it to Mr Gates, but we are not going to spend MORE time just to make a point. Ya gotta make the command lines the number 2 option that takes LESS time than dealing with Ctl+Alt+Del.

Or make Firefox compatible with online education.