Contributor filipf

OpenOffice.org 3.0 is sheduled to be released in September.
Today a beta version of the project was released with a lot of long awaited features:

http://marketing.openoffice.org/3.0/featurelistbeta.html

Beta version for various OS can be downloaded here:

http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/


OpenOffice is one of the most important OpenSource and Free Software and it's vital part of Ubuntu.

I suggest to create a ppa repository for OpenOffice 3.0 development version in order to test it thoroughly before the final release.

Similar ppa repositories for AbiWord 2.6 and many other smaller projects have already been created for Ubuntu.

Give with the Ubuntu CD under windows, the driver
which enables to see ext3 partitions under windows.

VirtualBox is an X86 virtualization software, offered under proprietary and GPL license. In February 2008 Innotek and it's VirtualBox has been acquired by Sun.

On May 2, 1.6.0 version has been released which includes major changes like:
* Solaris and Mac OS X host support
* Seamless windowing for Linux and Solaris guests
* Guest Additions for Solaris
* A webservice API
* SATA hard disk (AHCI) controller
* Experimental Physical Address Extension (PAE) support
And also some fixes:
* VMM: reduced host CPU load of idle guests
* VMM: many fixes for VT-x/SVM hardware-supported virtualization
* Storage: better write optimization, prevent images from growing unnecessarily.
* Network: support PXE booting with NAT
* USB: fixed problems with USB 2.0 devices (experimental)
* Linux host: compatibility fixes with Linux 2.6.25
* Windows host: support for USB devices has been significantly improved; many additional USB devices now work
* Linux additions: several fixes, experimental support for RandR 1.2
* Linux additions: compatibility fixes with Linux 2.6.25


Ubuntu Hardy should have VirtualBox Open Source Edition updated to the newest, 1.6.0 version.

I do have only 4 devices:
USB-Micro
Line-In
Headphone
Mic
n times application (sound from another application such as flashplayer, etc.)

and for output
speaker
headphone
n times application application (such as soundrecorder, another file, etc.)

But still I have to struggle with all those names and devices such as Mono, etc..
Please display only devices, which are there!

Please clean up.

I don't know how doable this is but it would be useful if we could make Nvidia (and ATI) to release their drivers in .deb prepared especially for Ubuntu. This would easy the installation a whole lot for many poeple as they could get the latest drivers straight from the Nvidia download page. One of the reasons for why I have ended up with windows again is problems with nvidia drivers installation.

Many post request new or improved features for programs that are available for use with Ubuntu. Ubuntu should organize programmers within the community who are willing to volunteer their time to help projects develop or improve features the Ubuntu community is asking for.

Think of it as our (modified) version of Google Summer of Code. As an example, say the community is asking for a web cam feature in Pidgin Ubuntu can ask for volunteers to help get the feature implemented then move on to the next third party feature request or bug fix.

Basically its Ubuntu saying to the community “hey, Ubuntu would benefit if this third party program had this bug fixed or new feature added. Please help by donating your programming skills or a few bucks”

A community mentoring program would also be great that created more programmers to assist in the future.

Suspend and hibernate still seems to be a big issue based on forum posts. Really focus on fixing it, even with proprietary drivers.

I have TV tuner card I would like to use, but there is no simple procedure for using it.
I already posted same question / proposals on Kubuntu forums
and I learned that that TV tuner programs don't really work well
and the only program to use is VLC, but even there it's very hard to make it happen.
So making this a bit more user friendly would not be such a bad idea.
Maybe an Ubuntu supported TV tuner program and drivers for tv tuner card.
I think this could really make life easier for a lot people.

I can't post link to forums (don't know why) so here they are:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4124768#p%20ost4124768
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3093348.0
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3085164.0

One application that I'm really missing on my Ubuntu box is a PDF editor. Sometimes I need to fill out (and save) a form, sometimes touch up some text, sometimes add some free-hand drawings to the document.
PDFEditor is one option, but it's been pretty slow and buggy. Plus the interface is not easy to use.
Is there anything else that would allow users to edit PDFs?

The idea is to have an application that simply make possibile to view OpenOffice file without launch openoffice.
This is only capable to view the file , not edit it.
It should be fast and with just few command/option.
It's only a reader, like evince or kpdf for pdf.

As other people said it could be add the possibility to open ODF file to evince or another existing document reader without make a new one.

gtk applications especially openoffice, mozilla firefox, mozilla thunderbird, ...

need an advanced & unified printing dialog which is comparable to the ones offered by microsoft's windows' printing drivers

they at least should include support for several pages per sheet (4 pages on 1 paper; 2 pages on 1 paper, duplex, etc etc)

apps like evince already support it but it's definitely missing on openoffice & firefox (where it obviously is needed the most)

a good example for offered printing options is kpdf

sorry if that functionality is already planned for the next upcoming versions of the mentioned apps

thanks ! =)

Even though, I like the current busy cursor, I thought that would be much original if, instead of the MAC_Loading Animation to busy cursor, would be the ubuntu logo rotating around its origin.
Also this might be done for Kubuntu and Xubuntu, too, with their own logos.

Please excuse my English!

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Thank you for the awsome job you are doing with this distro!

Strigi can be used for search (beagle can't be used because I dislike mono) but it is not comfortable tool. So it is mecessary provide good tool for searching (but without using MS technologies).

The original Icons are better in my mind. The Human icons are good for OpenOffice related files but not as program icon!

Icons:
http://ui.openoffice.org/VisualDesign/OOo20MimeType.html
(Thx Lendo!)

Ubuntu 8.04 will ship with the old Mono version 1.2.6. But there is already the new stable version 1.9. So why include an old one?

I would like to have a plugin for Banshee that allowed me to browse thru radiostations at shoutcast.com .

Add a font like 'Fixedsys'.
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixedsys

A real monospaced console/terminal/system-like font.

A real hard-core ASCII hacker font. So when you open GNOME Terminal or something, you can have the same font as Ctrl+Alt+F2.
Very good, clean, easy to read font, good for programming too.

Just Published Version 1.0 Monodevelop I think we can do a package deb and stop using the beta 3 that there are currently repositories Ubuntu hardy. Surely will be more stable and more functionalities. (google translate xD)

Open Office needs to come preloaded with the better dictionary and thesauras plus and easy graphical interface for adding the extensions that are available from Sun's site. This interface needs to be idiot proof or the Windows users will not move.

Automatically disable the touchpad when you are typing by specifying a number of seconds the touchpad stays inactive after you hit a button on the keyboard. This is very useful on laptops where it is very easy to accidentily touch the touchpad while typeing.