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Evince's "Best Fit" zoom option is confusing  
Written by wleoncio the 14 Jul 09 at 12:15. Related project: Evince Document Viewer. Not an idea
Besides the 50%-400% zoom range options, Evince has two special zooming options: Fit Page Width and Best Fit. To me, the first one is very clear as to what it does, i.e., zoom the page so that the side margins fit the app window, but the latter is quite confusing. The term "best fit" is very relative and vague. It does not explain what this zoom option does - zoom the page so that the top and bottom margins fit the app window. The image below illustrates the issue.

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Solution #1: Change "Best Fit" to "Fit Height"
Written by wleoncio the 14 Jul 09 at 12:15.
This problem is solved with this very simple solution. "Fit Height" explains what this zoom level really does, like on the following mockup:


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Solution #2: Change "Best Fit" to "Fit Page"
Written by McIvor the 15 Jul 09 at 22:41.
In case there is any confusion.
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Solution #3: Change "Fix Width" to "fix to text".
Written by Rodrigo the 16 Jul 09 at 23:53.
I think a fix to text could be more useful. The program would "remove" the margins, leaving only the text. Sometimes margins are quite big and they take away an important part of the screen.

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Single mouse click in the firefox adress bar should select all  
Written by Zardos72 the 27 Mar 08 at 15:22. Global category: Internet & Networking. Not an idea
Even if it is very "w******s like": A single click in the adress bar of firefox should automatically select the whole url. It is very annoying to always use a double click if you want to enter a new url.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #5843
Written by Zardos72 the 27 Mar 08 at 15:22.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #5843 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!

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Replace Firefox with Epiphany as the default webbrowser  
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Written by F for Fragging the 28 Feb 08 at 22:14. Global category: Internet & Networking. Won't implement
Unlike Epiphnay, Firefox is not a real GNOME application, even with the enhanced native look which has been introduced by Firefox 3.0.

Epiphany is a very simple browser, more conforming to the spirit of GNOME, which lacks a lot of the features of Firefox. However, I think most people will probably not need Firefox' extra features and plugins. Those who do need Firefox could easily download it when Epiphany becomes the default webbrowser included out-of-the-box in Ubuntu. Ubuntu should aim for consistency, and Epiphany certainly is a better candidate than Firefox if consistency is the goal.

Epiphany currently uses the Gecko-engine for rendering, but will probably feature WebKit - http://live.gnome.org/Epiphany/WebKit - soon. WebKit would probably do a better job than Gecko.

Because somehow Ubuntu brainstorm says the Blueprint URL I gave isn't valid, I give it here in the text: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/epiphany-default-browser
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #229
Written by F for Fragging the 28 Feb 08 at 22:14.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #229 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!

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linux is NOT user friendly enough  
Written by average-joe the 29 Feb 08 at 07:58. Global category: Others. Not an idea
average person needs wizards across the board...

get rid of this package manager crap and make it easy with a installer wizard.
i had a look at a few pages and didnt see this on the list and its so important to linux being successfull.... why is it so hard to make linux user friendly?

help wizards for all is my call...

if it was easier to use more people would use it...its improved but not enough...
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #1086
Written by average-joe the 29 Feb 08 at 07:58.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #1086 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!

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Disable IPV6  
Written by M1r4g3 the 29 Feb 08 at 22:17. Global category: Installation. Not an idea
Disable the IPV6 when installing, or at least give the choice to the user:
some Java applets don't deal very much with ipv6, causing the applet not to start / to crash.
To disable ipv6, the module ipv6 has to be blacklisted. And a reboot is necessary. Very bad experience!
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #1884
Written by M1r4g3 the 29 Feb 08 at 22:17.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #1884 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!

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Native Firefox on Ubuntu is even slower than on Wine  
Written by Dinth the 15 Feb 09 at 12:43. Related project: Firefox. Not an idea
This new benchmark shows that native linux version of Firefox is very slow comparing to Windows version, even when run on Wine.
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Solution #1: Compile Firefox with PGO by default
Written by Dinth the 15 Feb 09 at 12:43.
One of reasons why Firefox is so slow on Linux, is that Windows version is compiled with PGO - https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Building_with_Profile-Guided_Optimization . Ubuntu devs should compile firefox packages with PGO enabled to speed up Firefox on Ubuntu
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Solution #2: Compile Firefox with ICC (Intel compiler)
Written by Dinth the 15 Feb 09 at 12:46.
Propably compiling Firefox with ICC would greatly speed up this application.
It is a trouble when user must do compiling with so unusual compiler on his own, but Ubuntu devs can easly do it and put binary packages in repository, or at least PPA.
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Solution #3: Add native 64bit Java and Flash packages to PPA
Written by Dinth the 15 Feb 09 at 12:52.
There are avalible native 64bit Java and Flash versions on Suns and Adobe websites. ATM they are in beta state, but there are pretty much stable, so why dont package them to repo or at least PPA? This would greatly speed up Firefox on 64bit systems - now, sometimes nspluginwrappers takes 50% of cpu power when playing video from some sites.
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Solution #5: Work with Mozilla to Ensure Linux version is Perfomance Optimized
Written by lutimdale the 18 Feb 09 at 04:37.
There probably aren't as many developers testing the linux version as this isn't the biggest install base.
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Solution #6: Support the development of swiftweasel
Written by JanMalte the 19 Feb 09 at 06:56.
Support the development of the swiftweasel project.
This is an pgo compiled version of firefox.
http://swiftweasel.tuxfamily.org/
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Solution #7: Epiphany as default browser
Written by danielrmt the 26 Feb 09 at 20:11.
I have been using Epiphany for the last months, and I really enjoy it. I still miss some Firefox extensions, but it's ok. I think it is a good choice for Ubuntu. Maybe not now, but when it gets a stable webkit support.
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Solution #8: Support the development of Google's Chrome
Written by brownbat the 14 Mar 09 at 02:20.
The "support x browser instead" options are tanking, but I wanted to give everyone an option to vote down (or up?) Google's browser too.
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Solution #9: Port Firefox to Qt
Written by flammon the 14 Mar 09 at 22:18.
I love GNOME and use it every day, have been since pre 1.0 but I think that its weakest part is GTK/GDK. Qt is faster and GPL so perhaps it is time to start porting. Firefox is mostly written in C++ so using Qt shouldn't be a problem.

The project has already begun and I'm anxious to see the results.

http://browser.garage.maemo.org/news/10/
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Solution #11: Option to install firefox32 on 64-bit distributions
Written by sanketmedhi the 15 Apr 09 at 09:24.
Edit: I take this back. I upgraded to Janty 9.04 and Firefox works like a charm with the Flash 10 driver!

I have been using Ubuntu 64 bit versions for several years. And what I still don't like is that my system slows down pathetically when the browser tries to load a Flash or Java applet which are used on most pages on the Internet today, not to mention ads.

Although, its not exactly Ubuntu's problem that the sources providing these plugins do not entirely support x86_64 platforms, users should have the freedom to choose whether or not to use these packages and how to use them.

There should be a meta package that installs firefox32 and removes firefox64 on 64 bit versions of Ubuntu. Also, plugins for Firefox like Flash, Java, Adobe Reader, Shockwave, etc. should be replaced with 32 bit versions without any intervention.

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Ban "i can do that on windows" sentences  
Written by lsdark the 21 Mar 08 at 06:34. Related project: brainstorm.ubuntu.com. Won't implement
Ideas which contains "i can do that in windows/mac", "i want it to be like mac/win", "i prefer", etc should be ban :\
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #5268
Written by lsdark the 21 Mar 08 at 06:34.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #5268 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!

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Easy screen-sharing and audio-chat for instant messengers  
Written by jaenz the 7 Jan 09 at 15:49. Related project: Pidgin Internet Messenger. Already implemented
Yesterday a friend of mine asked for help in Photoshop. And instead of configuring my router, care for my IP or dyndns-stuff, he just called me via Jabber on iChat in OS X. That was - awesome -! One of the big, big time-saving things, Apple serves.

To cut a long story short: we definitely need an audio-chat possibility (at least for XMPP) in Pidgin or Empathy (speaking of gnome). Bundled with screen-sharing it's just perfect to solve problems over the internet.


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Solution #1: Use vino
Written by jaenz the 7 Jan 09 at 15:49.
You might say "this exists and is called ekiga". You're right, but it's complicated to run two programs, register a SIP-account AND (!) convert all your friends to ekiga. Ekiga is simply too unkown, to use it outside of the open-source world.

I actually don't know how much time the implementation would take. But I believe, vino offers an option to grab the screen and gstreamer doubtlessly provides streaming of audio and video.


Finally such a "bling-bling"-functionality is a great way to win new Ubuntu-users.
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Solution #2: Use empathy by default in Ubuntu
Written by torkiano the 14 Jan 09 at 06:15.
Empathy can do audio AND video calls to other XMPP/GTalk users.

It has support for SIP too, and for the most important IM protocols: msn, AIM ...

Also, VNC over XMPP tunnels has been done with empathy.

I think use empathy by default is the first step to implement this idea
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Solution #3: Use Skype
Written by znupi the 14 Jan 09 at 18:13.
Why not use Skype? It's cross-platform, provides audio and video chatting and a lot of people use it (including me, my brother and quite a few other people I know). Although Skype isn't open source, that doesn't mean you shouldn't use it. It is still free, and it is well known for its high quality sound and video transmission even on poor bandwidths.

Personally, I really think Skype is the best option for audio and video chatting.
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Solution #4: Add audio/video and screen sharing support to Pidgin
Written by amrhassan the 14 Jan 09 at 19:40.
Since most of us are already using it. I don't wanna have pidgin running for text, empathy for voice and another app for screen sharing.
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Solution #5: remote-help-assistant
Written by _sebastian_ the 17 Jan 09 at 02:31.
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Solution #6: Gitso
Written by Baggers the 19 Jan 09 at 11:57.
Single click reverse ssh tunnel using VNC.
Works on Mac, Linux, and Windows
The non geek being assisted doesn't need to worry about opening ports or what their IP is, that is down to person giving the assistance.
Open Source, small and simple.
Obviously it would be great if it could be initiated by the popular IM clients though.
http://code.google.com/p/gitso/
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Solution #9: use gitso + mid-way server
Written by fdetienn the 12 May 09 at 10:24.
I work in tech support for a major. We use webex and webex is a bandwidth hog => not always good.

The problem with VNC (and hence Vino) is the initiation from support engineer -> customer as the customer would have to allow incoming connections. Most of the time, you do not have time to punch the holes or the customer's infosec department will not allow you or the customer will be too lazy/ignorant and will hide behind his infosec department. Pick one.

The problem with reverse VNC (Gitso) alone is the same on the support engineer side. Most IT departments in large enterprises like to justify their presence by blocking traffic, preventing engineers to work, make engineer yell so IT can look protective :-D. In a word: incoming reverse vnc sessions won't work.

What we all really need is this:

[engineer]---[ent fw>]--mws--[

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Make Eclipse a priority  
Written by madman2k the 29 Feb 08 at 11:04. Global category: Programming. Implemented
Currently the Eclipse packages in Ubuntu lack heavily behind other distributions like lets say Fedora.
The packages in ubuntu are outdated and so are the eclipse language plugins like CDT or Pydev.

Properly supporting this top notch IDE should give new linux developers an easier start.
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Selected solution (#1): Auto-generated solution of idea #1265
Written by madman2k the 29 Feb 08 at 11:04.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #1265 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!
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Selected solution (#2): work together with eclipse people
Written by tobster the 22 Apr 09 at 11:25.
we should encourage the eclipse people to also release deb packages and give them support if needed.
if this works out the packages could go to an official repository

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include the ubuntu-manual into the LiveCD   forum
Written by _sebastian_ the 7 Apr 10 at 12:51. Related project: Live CD. New
the Ubuntu-Manual https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-manual is designed to be as user-friendly and easy to follow as possible, it provides the first point of reference to any Ubuntu newcomer with lots of information in one easy to access PDF file. Every six months we intend to produce a new revision -- a new release to coincide with each new release of Ubuntu.

It is intended to help Ubuntu newcomer getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04.
The Ubuntu-Manual is a complete beginner's manual for Ubuntu, featuring comprehensive guides, How Tos and information on anything you need to know after first installing Ubuntu.

With the newcomer in mind the Live CD is a excellent platform to distribute the Ubuntu-Manual.
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Solution #1: Include the Ubuntu-Manual in the example content of the Live CD
Written by _sebastian_ the 7 Apr 10 at 12:51.
As the title suggests I think it would be good to provide the Ubuntu-Manual via the example-content package.
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Solution #2: Include the Ubuntu-Manual in the Help system
Written by _sebastian_ the 7 Apr 10 at 12:53.
Currently the Help System (blue ! symbol in the top panel) combines Help and man pages.

Why not include the Ubuntu-Manual there as well!?
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Solution #3: Have a Ubuntu-Manual folder on the LiveCD
Written by _sebastian_ the 7 Apr 10 at 12:59.
The LiveCD has a folder Examples, why not have a folder ~/Ubuntu-Manual conaining the Ubuntu-Manual.

With an extra folder for the manual the folder and manual could be easily translated into the other languages.
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Solution #4: Make the Manual a separate download
Written by kidmodify the 7 Apr 10 at 20:58.
The current Ubuntu CD has little room left for more things that are not absolutely necessary. (farewell Gimp, we will miss you)
A link to download the Manual should be clearly visible on the Ubuntu Web site.
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Solution #5: Put the Manual on another CD/printed copy
Written by kidmodify the 7 Apr 10 at 21:04.
Some people don't have internet access. There should be an option to have the manual shipped with the Ubuntu CDs. The manual could be on another CD or be in book form, albeit the latter would have a cost.
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Solution #6: Make the Help System the Manual
Written by mooserider2 the 7 Apr 10 at 21:41.
If the name help was changed to Manual people would be more keen to use it. Most people are windows refugees and the help didn't do much. If you made the manual interactive and used videos describing certain functions and uses of ubuntu, and changed the name, well I would certainly use it.
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Solution #7: Put the manual, and other relevant information, into an Ubuntu folder in /home.
Written by k3lt01 the 8 Apr 10 at 10:05.
A folder could be created in /home (under the Places menu) titled Ubuntu (like we already have Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, & Videos) and the Ubuntu manual could be placed in the Ubuntu folder along with other relevant Ubuntu information. This has an advantage that the end user could use this folder for other relevant Ubuntu information (such as the free book already listed in the forum or packages downloaded off the net but not through Synaptic).

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