Written by PaddyLandau the 14 Jan 12 at 18:30.

Allow a user to "link" his desktop settings to his Ubuntu One account. The linking would allow the user to synchronise the following items (each one would have to be opt-in; none would be done by default):

* Wallpaper
* Theme
* The entire set of Compiz Config settings

(I'm open to other ideas as to what to synchronise.)

When linking a new login for the first time, the desktop would ask whether or not to synchronise each of the items (again, for privacy concerns, they would be opt-out by default).

Obviously, there would have to be a "sanity check" when synchronising onto a target machine. Thus:

* Themes would be synchronised only if the target machine supported that particular theme (so, for example, you wouldn't try to sync a 10.04 theme with its panels onto a 12.04 theme with Unity, or an imported theme onto a computer without that theme being available).

* Compiz Config settings would be synchronised only if the target machine had the same version of Ubuntu (so don't try to synchronise (say) Kubuntu with Lubuntu).

Allow a user to "link" his desktop settings to his Ubuntu One account. The linking would allow the user to synchronise the following items (each one would have to be opt-in; none would be done by default): * Wallpaper * Theme * The entire set of Compiz Config settings (I'm open to other ideas as to what to synchronise.) When linking a new login for the first time, the desktop would ask whether or not to synchronise each of the items (again, for privacy concerns, they would be opt-out by default). Obviously, there would have to be a "sanity check" when synchronising onto a target machine. Thus: * Themes would be synchronised only if the target machine supported that particular theme (so, for example, you wouldn't try to sync a 10.04 theme with its panels onto a 12.04 theme with Unity, or an imported theme onto a computer without that theme being available). * Compiz Config settings would be synchronised only if the target machine had the same version of Ubuntu (so don't try to synchronise (say) Kubuntu with Lubuntu). EDIT: Communications with Ubuntu One are all encrypted and stored safely. This would, of course, apply to this option.

Written by wincus the 2 Nov 12 at 14:39.

Use Ubuntu one account to sync gconf and config files across multiple devices.

Use Ubuntu one account to sync gconf and config files across multiple devices.

Written by beruic the 21 Nov 12 at 10:02.

First of all, like with Dropbox, the user may not wish to sync all configuration to all machines.

Secondly, some config may be unsuitable for syncing, as changes in different versions of Ubuntu may render them incompatible.

Therefore there should be a nice user-friendly GUI in U1 (or perhaps some other app utilizing U1, but also able to export to a file) to make it easy for the user to select which application configs and system settings to sync. This way system settings may also be stored in an intermediate format, with filters for every version, and perhaps flavour of Ubuntu. Applications may likewise provide helpers to only sync parts of the config, omit config that may cause more damage than good, handle concurrency (e.g. syncing tomboy notes), or simply just to know which folders to sync for what purpose (e.g. sync only the notes of Tomboy, rather than the settings of the application, or perhaps to omit machine specific settings for another application).

First of all, like with Dropbox, the user may not wish to sync all configuration to all machines. Secondly, some config may be unsuitable for syncing, as changes in different versions of Ubuntu may render them incompatible. Therefore there should be a nice user-friendly GUI in U1 (or perhaps some other app utilizing U1, but also able to export to a file) to make it easy for the user to select which application configs and system settings to sync. This way system settings may also be stored in an intermediate format, with filters for every version, and perhaps flavour of Ubuntu. Applications may likewise provide helpers to only sync parts of the config, omit config that may cause more damage than good, handle concurrency (e.g. syncing tomboy notes), or simply just to know which folders to sync for what purpose (e.g. sync only the notes of Tomboy, rather than the settings of the application, or perhaps to omit machine specific settings for another application).

Written by PaddyLandau the 7 Dec 10 at 09:10.

Provide a button (as in a forum) for you to subscribe to a Brainstorm.

Further, create an opt-in setting to automatically subscribe to a Brainstorm when you vote on it.

Send an email to you each time a subscribed Brainstorm receives a new or corrected solution or comment.

Of course, also provide a link to list of all your subscribed Brainstorms, and a button to "unsubscribe" from any Brainstorm.

Provide a button (as in a forum) for you to subscribe to a Brainstorm. Further, create an opt-in setting to automatically subscribe to a Brainstorm when you vote on it. Send an email to you each time a subscribed Brainstorm receives a new or corrected solution or comment. Of course, also provide a link to list of all your subscribed Brainstorms, and a button to "unsubscribe" from any Brainstorm.

Written by Darwin Survivor the 7 Dec 10 at 10:49.

I track all ideas I have either voted on or commented on and currently the only way to track them, without manually checking one individually through the Dashboard, is to subscribe to each one via its RSS feed.

There are quite a few problems with this:
1) New solutions are not presented as RSS items (The only change is that the feed description changes, which isn't noticed)
2) Since I spent quite a bit of time on brainstorm, just keeping the last 3 months worth of ideas I have voted/commented on usually means about 100 entries in my feed reader (yes, I counted).
3) There is no notification that an idea/solution has been locked, submitted for implementation, deleted, etc.

Having a single feed you could subscribe to that would bring up anything that happened (aside from individual votes) on all feeds you have subscribed to would be AMAZING.

I track all ideas I have either voted on or commented on and currently the only way to track them, without manually checking one individually through the Dashboard, is to subscribe to each one via its RSS feed. There are quite a few problems with this: 1) New solutions are not presented as RSS items (The only change is that the feed description changes, which isn't noticed) 2) Since I spent quite a bit of time on brainstorm, just keeping the last 3 months worth of ideas I have voted/commented on usually means about 100 entries in my feed reader (yes, I counted). 3) There is no notification that an idea/solution has been locked, submitted for implementation, deleted, etc. Having a single feed you could subscribe to that would bring up anything that happened (aside from individual votes) on all feeds you have subscribed to would be AMAZING.

Written by Thonixx the 7 Feb 11 at 10:03.

There should be an option to inform about new comments or new solutions to your idea by email or private message if anyone adds a comment or writes a new solution.

There should be an option to inform about new comments or new solutions to your idea by email or private message if anyone adds a comment or writes a new solution.

Written by PaddyLandau the 1 Jan 12 at 17:43.

Until such as time as the hibernate problem is fixed, disable the hibernate option in the shut-down menu if the swap partition is encrypted.

Until such as time as the hibernate problem is fixed, disable the hibernate option in the shut-down menu if the swap partition is encrypted.

Written by PaddyLandau the 1 Jan 12 at 17:44.

If the user chooses hibernate, display an error message explaining that hibernation is not possible because of encryption, but that a solution is hoped for some time in the future.

If the user chooses hibernate, display an error message explaining that hibernation is not possible because of encryption, but that a solution is hoped for some time in the future.

Written by checoimg the 9 Jan 12 at 19:28.

At installation warn the user that hibernation is not supported with encryption.

As a user I would like to know this before installing a encrypted system anyway good things has it's challenges.

At installation warn the user that hibernation is not supported with encryption. As a user I would like to know this before installing a encrypted system anyway good things has it's challenges.

Written by alms66 the 29 Jan 12 at 20:45.

as per title...
Put resources into fixing the problem, not a workaround.

as per title... Put resources into fixing the problem, not a workaround.

Written by PaddyLandau the 22 Feb 12 at 10:31.

Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed an open-source software, Brailletouch, designed for blind people wanting to use tablets.

Incorporate this as default in Ubuntu for touch-screen devices such as tablets and smart-phones.

More information: www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17105225

Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed an open-source software, Brailletouch, designed for blind people wanting to use tablets. Incorporate this as default in Ubuntu for touch-screen devices such as tablets and smart-phones. More information: www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17105225

Written by PaddyLandau the 11 Mar 10 at 10:23.

When starting the Installer on the Live CD for 32-bit, as its very first step check whether the user has a compatible 64-bit computer.

If the user has a 64-bit computer, display a clear message (avoiding jargon, as far as possible), saying that the computer is capable of running a faster operating system taking better advantage of the hardware. Explain that it would be exactly the same operating system, with exactly the same benefits and features, but faster.

Give the user:
- A button to display a more detailed explanation.
- The option to "continue anyway".
- The option to cancel the installation, clearly indicating how the user can download the 64-bit software.

When starting the Installer on the Live CD for 32-bit, as its very first step check whether the user has a compatible 64-bit computer. If the user has a 64-bit computer, display a clear message (avoiding jargon, as far as possible), saying that the computer is capable of running a faster operating system taking better advantage of the hardware. Explain that it would be exactly the same operating system, with exactly the same benefits and features, but faster. Give the user: - A button to display a more detailed explanation. - The option to "continue anyway". - The option to cancel the installation, clearly indicating how the user can download the 64-bit software.

Written by PaddyLandau the 11 Mar 10 at 10:26.

On the "System" tab of the System Monitor, display CPU information; that is:
- Whether the hardware supports 64-bit or only 32-bit;
- Whether the running Ubuntu is 64-bit or 32-bit.

On the "System" tab of the System Monitor, display CPU information; that is: - Whether the hardware supports 64-bit or only 32-bit; - Whether the running Ubuntu is 64-bit or 32-bit.