http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com guidelines and check if your idea has been posted already! ]]> en-us Mon, 06-Oct-2008 00:00:00 UTC Mon, 06-Oct-2008 00:00:00 UTC QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/10556/
Links to the project:
https://launchpad.net/gui-ufw
http://gufw.tuxfamily.org/index.html



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And often the keyboard shortcut assigned to killing applications won't come up either.

Both of these need to be more able to take over control of the desktop and dominate buggy applications.

Windows Task Manager has this ability, and will almost always come up no matter how many things have crashed.

Also, add links to shut down, reboot, or restart the windowing manager.

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In linux, I have to use firestarter or some other complicated way of doing a simple task.

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How people interact with their computer is really essential to their satisfaction. This is why aside from features, the software's stability (minimizing annoying bugs), speed (clean code and making everything as efficient and responsive as possible), and interface (look and feel) are the three most important things that should be our focus and be kept at a high priority.
We should really work to increase usability: http://mpt.net.nz/archive/2008/08/01/free-software-usability

I have looked through all the artwork submissions for Intrepid, and of all of them, this is the one dark theme that i would actually like to use: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/Wall-light

I first saw it on this Digg submission: http://digg.com/linux_unix/Intrepid_Ibex_Mockup_Designs

Of course, i'm sure everyone will have input to make it even better. This isn't a final design, but vote for the concept so far!

P.S. Please Digg :) Thanks http://digg.com/linux_unix/Vote_for_a_beautiful_usable_Ubuntu

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Properly supporting this top notch IDE should give new linux developers an easier start.

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1. Install 7zip with other copression methodes like zip, tar, gzip

2. It automatically integrated with file-roller. So no need any other gui program or user don't want to know complex comand lines for compressing their data in 7zip.


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The benefits?
- Any IM chat client which supports Jabber+jingle+jingle via transports(may not be needed), can support AV over ANY chat protocol without extra code (even new ones that don't exist at the time of programming).
- Much less code. Currently, we have to add code to EVERY client, for every different IM protocol included. With this idea, clients would only need to support the jingle JEP over Transports. This means they can spend more time working on adding features!
- Users logging into only one jabber account, will automatically be able to access all their other IM accounts on other networks.
- Obsoletes multi-IM protocol clients. Since Jabber clients could support AV over any protocol, we don't need to code for them specifically client side. Thats all handled server-side/transport server-side
- Jabber is a totally open protocol, which anyone can set up a server for. People automatically get an account with jabber, whilst maintaining support for other protocols.

CONS
- Greater CPU load on server. However, maybe not a problem, as in some cases, may simply cost a bit more to translate the AV stream, and that could be done by separate transport servers from the server. And we know CPU's with hundreds of cores will be here within 2 years anyway, so servers will be ready in time.

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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=254159

In short:

when Thunderbird shows mail in threaded view, the mails are sorted on date on FIRST mail in thread. Instead it should sort on the date of the last mail received, like many good mail readers do.

Why is this such a big issue?

If you have a thread of mails you got say one months ago and you today get another mail to this thread, this last mail will be almost impossible to find as it will be put long down (up) your list.

As it is now I think threaded view in Thunderbird is USELESS as many many of my mails have been lost.

It's such a easy patch but the Mozilla people doesn't care.

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No Keyboard, but mouse: start on-screen keyboard
No Mouse, but keyboard: enable numlock keys as mouse, alert user of how to turn on and off

If both are not detected we don't have any good options but we can still tell them that we haven't detected a keyboard or mouse.



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I'm not sure whether this should be the default or not (probably not), but it would nice to have at least the option.

I like to try lots of programs to see if anything exist that is better than what I currently use. In most cases, I remove them right after I tried them. Even with a purge, they still leave their "user" configuration files in my home directory, and it's kinda hard to know which file comes from what package, so over time my home directory gets cluttered with many of those config files (and this awfully reminds me of the Windows registry clutter) and I have to guess which one are still useful or not to clean it up a bit.

Ok, now I guess this wouldn't be an easy task since I don't think packages include any information about the files created in the home directories. It might be a good idea to push for such an idea though.

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1) Many people just don't know where to begin. Create a developer resource website and a "Beginner Developer Package" as mentioned in idea #4354.
The website should mostly contain articles aimed at new developers. It can link to external resources (e.g. the KDE and GNOME developer websites) for more advanced information.

Both the website and the developer package should be maintained by the general Linux community. Although the project will not be distro specific, The Ubuntu community will benefit greatly by sponsoring the project.

2) Bring back Canonical Code Bounties to motivate new developers.
Integrate them with community bounties as mentioned in idea 1295.

3) Create a Ubuntu Design Rewards website. (Idea 2961.)
Most developers coding for OS X and Windows have never even heard of Ubuntu. Mac OS X in particular has a costant stream of neat new apps. We need to capture their attention and bring them to Linux by way of contests and prizes.

In particular, Canonical should focus on attracting high school and university students. Google has been sucessful in bringing students to open source by using prizes and monetary incentives (GSoC and GHOP). We need to be more welcoming and do the same.


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Users could link to an image/script that would countdown for every day that pass. Like "Ubuntu 7.10 - 93 days left".

And users could post it on their blogs, forums, websites, etc and it would generate a buzz and hype around the upcoming Ubuntu release and get people excited.

It was great. I propose we do the countdown again, now this time for the 8.04 "Hardy Heron" release.

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They use the red hat liberation fonts by default and OMG It looks amazing.


The default ubuntu fonts are painful to look at once you know how good it can look.


https://www.redhat.com/promo/fonts/

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So you can say thank you to the thousands of developers and users who gave their time by voting for this article :)



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The Ubuntu system would be more enhanced if it had more sofisticated fonts with a nice contrast.

Every operational system has an unique "look and feel" thing... Ubuntu must acquire its.

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I have spent may a day trying to configure wireless cards on Ubuntu, often without much luck!

Please also deliver more support for what they are both wireless PCI cards and USB, as it is currently very low base of drivers for such devices

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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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Dell is offering new models based on Ubuntu (recently the XPS M1330 in a few countries), proof that the business model makes sense.

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web
ssh
mail
database
vpn
dhcp
ldap
dns

Some of these are easier than others but I have seen very little work on this front and I think it will help win over windows admins.

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