Written by sf_007 the 1 Apr 08 at 19:21.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #6240 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #6240 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by geodro the 20 May 09 at 11:26.

It will be useful if WUBI will install ext3/ext4 driver to windows, detect home partition and mount it.

It will be useful if WUBI will install ext3/ext4 driver to windows, detect home partition and mount it.

Written by coolen the 21 May 09 at 09:22.

Create a small optional partition (either NTFS or FAT32) which each system can access.

Create a small optional partition (either NTFS or FAT32) which each system can access.

Written by Silversleeves the 25 May 09 at 22:26.

It's called Explore2fs. It's available on this link:
http://www.chrysocome.net/explore2fs

As there's very little sunlight between Wubi's root.disk and swap.disk files and genuine Ext2 filesystems/partition files, this app is even recommended by the folks at Wubi as a file transfer solution.

I've been using Wubi for my Ubuntu/Kubuntu installs since last October, at least, and as the .disk files at C:\Ubuntu\disks\ are visible, though you have to deselect "EXT 2 Image files" and select "All files" in the Open dialog to see them. Explore2FS starts you off, when you do so and open root.disk, at the topmost level, and you can navigate much as you would with your folders visible in Win Explorer, to /home, /bin, /usr, /etc, wherever you have to look to find the file(s) you're looking to extract. Then it's a right-click and selecting the command "Extract file(s)" that does it; it brings up an ordinary Windows "Save" dialog from which you can navigate to the folder into which you wish to extract your file/s.

There's more on the developer's site.

Like bobc, I also keep a dropbox for when I'm booted into Kubuntu. I was a Mac OS X home user for five years, and was always annoyed that, in the OS versions I was using, the folder at /Users/yourname/Public/ was only reliably accessible for read-write via ftp or ssh or something on that order. So I laid out my dropbox path as "Users/myname/Public/" as a sort of "Take That, Cupertino!"

It's called Explore2fs. It's available on this link: http://www.chrysocome.net/explore2fs As there's very little sunlight between Wubi's root.disk and swap.disk files and genuine Ext2 filesystems/partition files, this app is even recommended by the folks at Wubi as a file transfer solution. I've been using Wubi for my Ubuntu/Kubuntu installs since last October, at least, and as the .disk files at C:\Ubuntu\disks\ are visible, though you have to deselect "EXT 2 Image files" and select "All files" in the Open dialog to see them. Explore2FS starts you off, when you do so and open root.disk, at the topmost level, and you can navigate much as you would with your folders visible in Win Explorer, to /home, /bin, /usr, /etc, wherever you have to look to find the file(s) you're looking to extract. Then it's a right-click and selecting the command "Extract file(s)" that does it; it brings up an ordinary Windows "Save" dialog from which you can navigate to the folder into which you wish to extract your file/s. There's more on the developer's site. Like bobc, I also keep a dropbox for when I'm booted into Kubuntu. I was a Mac OS X home user for five years, and was always annoyed that, in the OS versions I was using, the folder at /Users/yourname/Public/ was only reliably accessible for read-write via ftp or ssh or something on that order. So I laid out my dropbox path as "Users/myname/Public/" as a sort of "Take That, Cupertino!" Hope this helps. BZT

Written by alanh the 11 Sep 09 at 14:24.

Explore2fs didn't work for my WUBI-installed copy of 9.04 Jaunty and I emailed the author. He has written a new windows application that actually worked for me, Virtual Volumes.

http://www.chrysocome.net/virtualvolumes

Here are his instructions, paraphrased:

1. Optional: create a directory to mount the image on. 2. Run the GUI, find the image file "root.disk", right click on it and select "load image."
3. Pick any directory (or the one you created in step 1), right click and select mount.

From there you should be able to mount the filesystem into the tree.

It does not matter which directory you choose. it will not change it, it just acts like a linux mount point.

It might list the partitions twice. If so, just ignore one of them for now (it is a known bug which will be fixed soon).

ext4 support is only available if you email him and he can provide an even-more-beta driver.

Explore2fs didn't work for my WUBI-installed copy of 9.04 Jaunty and I emailed the author. He has written a new windows application that actually worked for me, Virtual Volumes. http://www.chrysocome.net/virtualvolumes Here are his instructions, paraphrased: 1. Optional: create a directory to mount the image on. 2. Run the GUI, find the image file "root.disk", right click on it and select "load image." 3. Pick any directory (or the one you created in step 1), right click and select mount. From there you should be able to mount the filesystem into the tree. It does not matter which directory you choose. it will not change it, it just acts like a linux mount point. It might list the partitions twice. If so, just ignore one of them for now (it is a known bug which will be fixed soon). ext4 support is only available if you email him and he can provide an even-more-beta driver.

Written by Bezzy the 24 Apr 12 at 20:22.

The proposed solution is to modernize the ubuntu shutdown screen, as shown in the video link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRMFCIr06kI&hd=1

[Unity Integration - optional]
http://i.imgur.com/nQzXg.jpg

[Simple mode]
http://i.imgur.com/SMnHD.jpg

[Lock Screen]
http://i.imgur.com/JRdej.jpg

The proposed solution is to modernize the ubuntu shutdown screen, as shown in the video link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRMFCIr06kI&hd=1 [Unity Integration - optional] http://i.imgur.com/nQzXg.jpg [Simple mode] http://i.imgur.com/SMnHD.jpg [Lock Screen] http://i.imgur.com/JRdej.jpg

Written by alanh the 1 May 12 at 21:45.

Add an automatic count-down timer of about 1 minute to the default selection. I've had several instances when I've selected "shut down" on my machine only to come back hours later and notice that the machine is still on and the "Are you sure you want to close all programs and shut down the computer?" dialog is happily waiting for my click.

Add an automatic count-down timer of about 1 minute to the default selection. I've had several instances when I've selected "shut down" on my machine only to come back hours later and notice that the machine is still on and the "Are you sure you want to close all programs and shut down the computer?" dialog is happily waiting for my click.

Written by chunkyboy the 5 May 12 at 02:13.

Althought the present shutdown screen seems somewhat bland, the basics of it are quite good because it
1.has the ubuntu theme style wise
2.Is quite compact.
It just needs to have suspend,log out, and lock screen buttons added in line with and in the same style as the current restart ,cancel and shutdown buttons and also a little "pizaz" added in order to set it apart from the other windows within ubuntu.(becuase it is a special window obviously).
In other words, don't overdo the restyling, but restyling does need to be done.

Althought the present shutdown screen seems somewhat bland, the basics of it are quite good because it 1.has the ubuntu theme style wise 2.Is quite compact. It just needs to have suspend,log out, and lock screen buttons added in line with and in the same style as the current restart ,cancel and shutdown buttons and also a little "pizaz" added in order to set it apart from the other windows within ubuntu.(becuase it is a special window obviously). In other words, don't overdo the restyling, but restyling does need to be done.

Written by alanh the 1 May 12 at 21:10.

Rather than simply replacing the image, it would be more pleasant if the images cross-faded, fade-out/fade-in or dissolved between the two images over the course of a second or two. I imagine that Compiz could be utilized for this, but I don't know the technical details.

Rather than simply replacing the image, it would be more pleasant if the images cross-faded, fade-out/fade-in or dissolved between the two images over the course of a second or two. I imagine that Compiz could be utilized for this, but I don't know the technical details.