http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com guidelines and check if your idea has been posted already! ]]> en-us Wed, 03-Dec-2008 00:00:00 UTC Wed, 03-Dec-2008 00:00:00 UTC QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/80/
- Merge 'Screensaver', 'Screen Resolution' and 'Screens and Graphics'.
- Merge 'Network', 'Network Proxy' and 'Network Tools'.
- Merge 'Update Manager, Synaptic Package Manager, Software Sources'.
- Merge 'Encryption and Keyrings', 'Authorizations', 'Keyring Manager'.


Below are all settings I can visit via the System menu. This is just way too much.


-- Preferences --
Universal Access
About Me
Appearance
Bluetooth
Default Printer
Encryption and Keyrings
Keyboard
Keyboard Shortcuts
Main Menu
Mouse
Network Proxy
PalmOS Devices (I don't have one)
Power Management
Preferred Applications
Remote Desktop
Removable Drives and Media
SCIM Input Method Setup (What is this?)
Screen Resolution
Screensaver
Search and Index (Why can't I disable the tracker here?)
Sessions
Sound
System Settings
Windows

-- Administration --
Authorizations (for what?)
Hardware Drivers
Keyring Manager (for what?)
Language Support
Login Window
Network
Network Tools
Printing
Screens and Graphics
Services
Shared Folders
Software Sources
Synaptic Package Manager (imagine a new user: wtf is Synaptic?)
System Log
System Monitor
Time and Date
Update Manager
Users and Groups

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Bug #174277 : [Information on this bug will be retrieved soon]
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Ubuntuforums.org thread #736475
]]> Wed, 03-Dec-2008 00:00:00 UTC http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/80/ http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/90/
Nautilus is Ubuntu's default file management software. There is no reason why you should need to open countless Nautilus windows to manage your files. It is time to bring tabs from your web browser to your file browser.

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Ubuntuforums.org thread #582291
]]> Wed, 03-Dec-2008 00:00:00 UTC http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/90/ http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/307/
Unfortunately, having 256MB of memory makes the machine almost entirely unusable for more than one task at a time.

Even the "minimalist" xubuntu is barely usable with this amount of memory.

I think Ubuntu should do some work on reducing memory usage to this level, at least for the xubuntu variant.

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]]> Wed, 03-Dec-2008 00:00:00 UTC http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/298/ http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/2785/
So, you need to reach the folder and reach that folder typing all the way to do it, and it's very tedious when the program name is too long.

I suggest that in the menu (File menu) it would appear an item called "Open Terminal in this folder" or simply "Open terminal".

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Alternatively you could allow users to choose which applications are installed by letting them customize it during the live install.

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Instead, the "Applications" menu should be made a sidebar of some sort, with each category represented by an easily recognizable icon. When each icon is clicked, a small context menu with each application will come up alongside it. This way, users don't have to go through a larger menu to get to a smaller menu; this is much more direct.

Also, as a sidenote, GNOME is kind of bland looking. I mean, it has improved, but the GUI could have some better looks; OSX demonstrates this VERY nicely. It would be great if Linux could catch up to the likes of Vista's Aero or OSX's amazing looks (and OSX uses the same X server as Linux does, so why not?). I'm not saying we need to completely replicate OSX's looks, we just need a formidable desktop that can compete with the likes of closed-source OS's, and demonstrate the ability of FOSS as compared to closed-source.

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Wobbly windows make no sense. Shadows under tooltips make no sense, Expose-clone is slow and not polished (need to double click), window resizing is WORSE than on a default non-accelerated desktop - it's not instant, you get this "blue rectangle" than you work on to discover later how the *actual* window will repaint itself. The list goes on and on. In the end the entire thing does not really do anything useful: after initial excitement wears out, you're left with a sluggish desktop (the speed is not caused by video card, most of the effects are intrusive).

I beliveve that the PURPOSE of Copmiz needs to be re-discovered. The following question needs to be asked: WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE?

It needs to be a real user's problem, the kind we face every day. Non-wobbling windows is NOT a problem.


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