Written by andruk the 21 Oct 11 at 22:06.

It would be cool if there was a program like grep that simply colorized all output as it passed through - like sed. It should have a mode for straight text searching, an option for case insensitivity, a more complex regex mode, and an easy way to specify the color of a line/word/letter without using an ASCII color code. Something like:

make all ... | colorize -i 'Error' red | colorize -i 'Warning' orange

which would take its standard input, search each line for 'Error', ignoring the capitalization of the letters, and colorize them red. The next colorize command would search for warnings and colorize them orange.

This would greatly facilitate compiling because it would make it much easier to catch errors and warnings, or anything else the user was interested in and would colorize the output of any command. It would be compatible with existing commands (it itself would just be another command, or even a script that wrapped grep or sed for that matter) and would be a really great addition to developing software on Linux!

It would be cool if there was a program like grep that simply colorized all output as it passed through - like sed. It should have a mode for straight text searching, an option for case insensitivity, a more complex regex mode, and an easy way to specify the color of a line/word/letter without using an ASCII color code. Something like: make all ... | colorize -i 'Error' red | colorize -i 'Warning' orange which would take its standard input, search each line for 'Error', ignoring the capitalization of the letters, and colorize them red. The next colorize command would search for warnings and colorize them orange. This would greatly facilitate compiling because it would make it much easier to catch errors and warnings, or anything else the user was interested in and would colorize the output of any command. It would be compatible with existing commands (it itself would just be another command, or even a script that wrapped grep or sed for that matter) and would be a really great addition to developing software on Linux!

Written by andruk the 21 Oct 11 at 22:11.

Most terminals nowadays are graphical terminal emulators anyways, so they could have a feature to watch a running program for things the user would be interested in, like the 'error' string.

Tthe terminal could either let the user know via notifications (like the current notify-when-done feature of current terminals), or colorizing the output itself. This would have to be implemented in something like xterm, kterminal, or gnome-terminal, but it would not affect any commands running inside the terminal unless the option was turned on.

Most terminals nowadays are graphical terminal emulators anyways, so they could have a feature to watch a running program for things the user would be interested in, like the 'error' string. Tthe terminal could either let the user know via notifications (like the current notify-when-done feature of current terminals), or colorizing the output itself. This would have to be implemented in something like xterm, kterminal, or gnome-terminal, but it would not affect any commands running inside the terminal unless the option was turned on.

Written by Yunga Palatino the 24 Oct 11 at 22:41.

if it's for gcc:
sudo apt-get install colorgcc

there's other packages like colordiff, colormake, colortail and lwatch... you might also want to have a look at supercat.

there's probably other tools around, you should have a look at it with synaptic.

if it's for gcc: sudo apt-get install colorgcc there's other packages like colordiff, colormake, colortail and lwatch... you might also want to have a look at supercat. there's probably other tools around, you should have a look at it with synaptic.

Written by andruk the 19 Mar 08 at 01:04.

I propose an option that will ask the user (post-install) if they would like to preserve the changes they made to the Live Session to the freshly-installed system (backing up the files on the hard disk, and then replacing them with the files from the Live Session). This would make the complete install process faster, as I could start customizing the LiveCD in parallel with installing it.

I propose an option that will ask the user (post-install) if they would like to preserve the changes they made to the Live Session to the freshly-installed system (backing up the files on the hard disk, and then replacing them with the files from the Live Session). This would make the complete install process faster, as I could start customizing the LiveCD in parallel with installing it.

Written by Basem the 30 Mar 09 at 10:48.

Solution 1 + the ability to uninstall software before installing the OS, thus installing the system with only the user specified apps.

Solution 1 + the ability to uninstall software before installing the OS, thus installing the system with only the user specified apps.

Written by TwistedLincoln the 30 Mar 09 at 15:05.

Same as solution 1, but make it an optional (and not checked by default) setting in Ubiquity. That way users who are playing around in live mode don't accidentally transfer settings to the installed system unintentionally.

Same as solution 1, but make it an optional (and not checked by default) setting in Ubiquity. That way users who are playing around in live mode don't accidentally transfer settings to the installed system unintentionally.

Written by andruk the 18 Mar 08 at 07:41.

1) Currently, when I make an equation within Writer (Insert > Object > Formula), the input box is not automatically selected. This would be nice so I don't have to click inside the box to start entering an equation.

2) A keystroke (like shift+enter) should close the editor and move the text cursor so I can keep typing without clicking out of the selected formula box that I just made.

3) If I enter in nothing in the formula editor box, it means that I don't want to create a formula here. Currently, OpenOffice inserts a blank formula, which then requires me to click it to delete it.

These are small, but important, details that I think would really make OpenOffice more power-user friendly. It would also make inserting a formula really easy.

1) Currently, when I make an equation within Writer (Insert > Object > Formula), the input box is not automatically selected. This would be nice so I don't have to click inside the box to start entering an equation. 2) A keystroke (like shift+enter) should close the editor and move the text cursor so I can keep typing without clicking out of the selected formula box that I just made. 3) If I enter in nothing in the formula editor box, it means that I don't want to create a formula here. Currently, OpenOffice inserts a blank formula, which then requires me to click it to delete it. These are small, but important, details that I think would really make OpenOffice more power-user friendly. It would also make inserting a formula really easy.

Written by andruk the 15 Feb 10 at 09:06.

md5sum should have a flag that takes a hash and compares it to the generated hash.

Example:
I download foo.tar.gz from a website, which also lists the md5 hash as "barbarbar" (not an actual hash but you get the idea).
All I have to do is run the command:
md5sum [file] --check [pasted md5 hash from website]
and md5sum outputs:
barbarbar - generated md5 hash
barbarbar - given md5 hash
Files match!

or if the file was corrupted, md5sum outpus:
rabrabrab - generated md5 hash
barbarbar - given md5 hash
The file hashes do NOT match! Proceed with caution!

That way, I don't have to check each letter of the hash to see if the hashes are the same.

md5sum should have a flag that takes a hash and compares it to the generated hash. Example: I download foo.tar.gz from a website, which also lists the md5 hash as "barbarbar" (not an actual hash but you get the idea). All I have to do is run the command: md5sum [file] --check [pasted md5 hash from website] and md5sum outputs: barbarbar - generated md5 hash barbarbar - given md5 hash Files match! or if the file was corrupted, md5sum outpus: rabrabrab - generated md5 hash barbarbar - given md5 hash The file hashes do NOT match! Proceed with caution! That way, I don't have to check each letter of the hash to see if the hashes are the same.

Written by andruk the 15 Jul 08 at 23:27.

Either Evince or CUPS should have an option to resize and center anything that prints over the margins.

Extra credit if you get autorotate to work as well (look at nearly horizontal, straight lines and print them).

Either Evince or CUPS should have an option to resize and center anything that prints over the margins. Extra credit if you get autorotate to work as well (look at nearly horizontal, straight lines and print them).

Written by andruk the 28 Feb 09 at 23:45.

Create a non-hardware-accelerated, clickable task switcher *like* Scale for Brightside/Metacity. Don't do window previews, just show the icon of the applications. Easy, simple, boring. Just like the Metacity philosophy.

This means that we will have a clickable task switcher in Brightside/Metacity that will behave *like* the Scale plugin.

Create a non-hardware-accelerated, clickable task switcher *like* Scale for Brightside/Metacity. Don't do window previews, just show the icon of the applications. Easy, simple, boring. Just like the Metacity philosophy. This means that we will have a clickable task switcher in Brightside/Metacity that will behave *like* the Scale plugin.

Written by codeslicer the 1 Mar 09 at 15:08.

Creating screenshots of or moving each window to create a Scale-lookalike would use a lot of CPU power. In some cases it's alright, but sometimes it's just better to fix the problems in Compiz.

Personally, I haven't had any problems with the Scale plugin, so if Live Previews are the problem, then why not provide an option to turn them off?

Creating screenshots of or moving each window to create a Scale-lookalike would use a lot of CPU power. In some cases it's alright, but sometimes it's just better to fix the problems in Compiz. Personally, I haven't had any problems with the Scale plugin, so if Live Previews are the problem, then why not provide an option to turn them off?

Written by andruk the 6 Dec 09 at 04:36.

By default, allow non-privileged users to at least *see* the currently active firewall rules, so they can check that to see if that is the cause of their app is not working.

Do *NOT* allow non-privileged users to change these settings, only *see* them.

By default, allow non-privileged users to at least *see* the currently active firewall rules, so they can check that to see if that is the cause of their app is not working. Do *NOT* allow non-privileged users to change these settings, only *see* them.

Written by Darwin Survivor the 7 Dec 09 at 09:24.

Creating a group (fiewall_view for example) that can see firewall settings would allow for the above feature, but still allow administrators to restrict who can view the settings.

Creating a group (fiewall_view for example) that can see firewall settings would allow for the above feature, but still allow administrators to restrict who can view the settings.

Written by Darwin Survivor the 7 Dec 09 at 09:30.

This may be possible already, but here goes.

Add a setting to in visudo to allow specific users/groups to view firewall settings. This would allow administrators to restrict who can view the settings.

This may be possible already, but here goes. Add a setting to in visudo to allow specific users/groups to view firewall settings. This would allow administrators to restrict who can view the settings.

Written by andruk the 14 Sep 09 at 10:40.

Simply use any empty space on the gnome-panel to change workspaces when I scroll my mouse over it. That would let me control more with just my mouse.

Simply use any empty space on the gnome-panel to change workspaces when I scroll my mouse over it. That would let me control more with just my mouse.

Written by andruk the 21 Jan 09 at 01:53.

When you drag a bookmark to the desktop, it should create a launcher to the bookmark target. This is simple usability.

When you drag a bookmark to the desktop, it should create a launcher to the bookmark target. This is simple usability.

Written by ciclonpy the 13 Feb 09 at 14:50.

- Add keyboard shortcuts capability.
- Create Separators.
- Sort Alphabetically.
- Button to remove unreachable destinations.
- Browse button to change destination of a saved bookmark.

- Add keyboard shortcuts capability. - Create Separators. - Sort Alphabetically. - Button to remove unreachable destinations. - Browse button to change destination of a saved bookmark.

Written by andruk the 8 Feb 09 at 20:23.

Thunderbird should check to see if the computer is connected to a network before attempting to fetch any mail. That way it is less annoying.

I would also have it check for mail once the computer is connected to a network, so the user gets his email as soon as possible.

Thunderbird should check to see if the computer is connected to a network before attempting to fetch any mail. That way it is less annoying. I would also have it check for mail once the computer is connected to a network, so the user gets his email as soon as possible.