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Do not allow the new wallpaper and login sounds in Intrepid to be used!  
New [TEMPORARY] default Intrepid wallpaper is
green and unattractive (#276594)


In : ubuntu-wallpapers (ubuntu)
Status : Fix Released
Importance : Undecided
Assignee : Ubuntu Artwork Team
53 comments, 18 subscribers and 0 duplicates
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Written by brettalton the 5 Oct 08 at 05:55. Category: Look and Feel. Related to: Nothing/Others. Implemented
I am shocked at the Intrepid beta as I saw - what I thought to be - a blatant digression with the wallpaper and the login/logout sounds from Hardy to Intrepid.

I see for the sounds they made the packaging more freedesktop-friendly, but it still doesn't mean I like it.

Hardy
wall: http://staging.altonlabs.com/ubuntu/hardy.png
login: http://staging.altonlabs.com/ubuntu/hardy-login.wav
logout: http://staging.altonlabs.com/ubuntu/hardy-logout.wav

Intrepid
wall: http://staging.altonlabs.com/ubuntu/intrepid.png
login: http://staging.altonlabs.com/ubuntu/intrepid-login.ogg
logout: http://staging.altonlabs.com/ubuntu/intrepid-logout.ogg

(Feel free to use the links (temporarily) for your blogs. For the wallpapers, see ubuntu-wallpapers or /usr/share/wallapapers. For the sounds, see ubuntu-sounds /usr/share/sounds)

I personally - as a computer nerd - don't care much about the default wallpaper in an operating system as I know it can be changed, but first impressions mean a lot to others. It does mean a lot to me, however, as someone who is in marketing and who has been trained in design for a number of years.

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Developer comments
I think everyone agrees, except for those few people that we never see - the people whose decisions matter.

From #ubuntu-devel
I am going to use one of the pics on the wiki, either one from rico or thorsten
something like https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/Earthenibex_wallpaper

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Provide brainstorm package in APT repository  
Written by stronger the 3 Apr 08 at 13:45. Category: System. Related to: Nothing/Others. New
sudo apt-get install brainstorm

This package would contain brainstorm application. It is possible to install it manually as described on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Brainstorm/Installation.

There are already web applications packaged in Ubuntu. phpMyAdmin, phpPgAdmin, phpLDAPAdmin, Typo3, Drupal, TinyMCE to name few. Why would Branstorm be different?

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Less screensavers  
Written by programad the 11 Mar 08 at 15:24. Category: Look and Feel. Related to: Nothing/Others. New
Actually, we have 5 wallpapers, 9 themes and 80+ SCREENSAVERS!!!

WHAT THE HELL!

Who need that amount of screensavers?

I think we should vote five to the default installation, and the other ones comes with a optional package?

Isn't gnome "keep it simple"?

For me just a "dim screen" is enough for default.

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Compete with directx  
Written by kd7tck@msn.com the 29 Feb 08 at 01:04. Category: Gaming. Related to: Nothing/Others. New
Ubuntu should develop it's own open source game development libraries. This could push for a unified way to develop games on Linux platforms. Fast ANSI C libs that don't act as an engine, but rather as a easy way to gain access to the systems hardware from languages like python,c++,java... Why should Windows attract all the game developers. If a standardized library is developed for Linux it would certainly make anyone Question the need to use Directx.

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Improve dual-screen function  
Ubuntu

In :  
Priority : Undefined
Definition : Approved (Needs guidance)
Implementation : Implemented
Assignee : Bryce Harrington
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Written by clemdup the 28 Feb 08 at 20:32. Category: Graphics. Related to: Nothing/Others. In development
I'm bored with dual-screen on GNU/Linux, it really has to have a graphic configuration, and better features.
I would like to move windows from a screen to another, but when I maximize I need it to be in a single screen.

Update: Xrandr GUI blog post by Bryce Harrington

Developer comments
Response from Bryce Harrington: http://blog.qa.ubuntu.com/node/9

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Provide a simple graphical interface to manage _any_ type of network connection  
Ubuntu

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Priority : Medium
Definition : New (Needs guidance)
Implementation : Unknown
Assignee :
spec
Written by Alan Pope the 28 Feb 08 at 13:50. Category: Internet & Networking. Related to: Nothing/Others. New
At the moment it's possible to manage traditional wired and WiFi connections using Network Manager. To connect via a modem, a 3G/GPRS card, over bluetooth to a cell phone or via USB to another device requires that the user installs extra packages, and does a fair amount of configuration that isn't found in Network Manager.

A single unified tool should be provided which allows the user to connect to a network (or internet) via any supported method. It would also be useful to provide an extension to this tool to manage firewall rules and network connection sharing.

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Fix compatibility with webcams and microphone  
[regression]snd-hda-intel sound input does not
work at all with Conexant CX20549 (Venice) chips
(#278648)


In : linux (ubuntu)
Status : Incomplete
Importance : Undecided
Assignee : Ubuntu Audio Team
28 comments, 11 subscribers and 0 duplicates
bug
Written by dragonx the 28 Feb 08 at 17:30. Category: Multimedia. Related to: Nothing/Others. New
In many cases, I can't configure my webcam or I have problems with the microphone. Now I can use my webcam but only with V4L2 and only 3 programas detect my webcam. It's a good idea can use my webcam in all programs as camorama.

Developer comments
That's pure driver issue in the first place. A big plus is to recommend UVC-based webcams to users, since it takes a lot of work off the shoulders of driver-developers. On the
integration-side proper support for v4l/v4l2 in webcam-related applications needs to be solidified. The ideal application to polish up is cheese of course.

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Professional-looking bootloader  
Ubuntu grub should be deluxe and animated like
OpenSUSE grub (#3339)


In : grub (ubuntu)
Status : New
Importance : Wishlist
Assignee : Chuck Short
24 comments, 18 subscribers and 0 duplicates
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Priority : Undefined
Definition : New (Needs guidance)
Implementation : Unknown
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Written by Murrquan the 28 Feb 08 at 14:42. Category: Look and Feel. Related to: Nothing/Others. New
Ubuntu's bootloader is a stark black and white screen, filled with confusing options. It gives newbies a moment of indecision, as they try to figure out if they are supposed to choose something, and wonder why there are three or four Ubuntus listed. Then the timer finishes counting down (starting from 10), and the newb begins to feel like he's getting in over his head as his PC boots into Ubuntu.

Too much information up front, stark text-only display, painfully long countdown timer. What would be the alternative? Well, when a Fedora PC is booted up, the first thing the user sees is a graphical splash screen, and "Booting into Fedora (kernel version) in 4 seconds ... " The user can press a key to interrupt and select from kernel versions or alternative operating systems, or just let it boot into Fedora.

Can't we create our own attractive bootloader? Or, failing that, copy-and-paste Fedora's?

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