Written by zannabianca the 15 Mar 08 at 19:08.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #4744 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!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #4744 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.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by hemanth.hm the 20 Mar 09 at 13:17.

Totem is the official movie player of the GNOME desktop environment based on xine-lib or GStreamer.
VLC media player - the cross-platform media player and streaming server

So it's always better to make some thing official more better,normally we end up doing this to support most of the formats

sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.8-plugins
sudo apt-get install w32codecs
sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2

So , making totem to support most of the formats , without breaking the non-free issues is the challenge , I strongly feel.

Totem is the official movie player of the GNOME desktop environment based on xine-lib or GStreamer. VLC media player - the cross-platform media player and streaming server So it's always better to make some thing official more better,normally we end up doing this to support most of the formats sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.8-plugins sudo apt-get install w32codecs sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2 So , making totem to support most of the formats , without breaking the non-free issues is the challenge , I strongly feel.

Written by guitarMan666 the 29 Aug 09 at 07:21.

VLC is pretty small, it's probably good to ship both. There are some files out there Totem and GStreamer don't support, shipping VLC to fill the gaps is a good mid-way solution. The other option is to allow Totem to be uninstalled easily wihout taking half of GNOME with it!

VLC is pretty small, it's probably good to ship both. There are some files out there Totem and GStreamer don't support, shipping VLC to fill the gaps is a good mid-way solution. The other option is to allow Totem to be uninstalled easily wihout taking half of GNOME with it!

Written by sergio_br the 11 Oct 09 at 19:31.

VLC not only replaces Totem but also replaces Rhytmbox, which playlist and repeat mechanism I think is terrible and limited. VLC Playlist is more friendly and has improved options like "repeat all" or "repeat one". VLC has built in equalizer and sound effects. Totem can play in a very simple way a DVD, but has no options for configurating languages, subtitles, etc. Comparing Totem and VLC is the same as to compare an old typing machine and a modern computer and printer. When you start a DVD in VLC - when the disc has these options - it pops a separeted window for you to configure subtitles, languages and so on. Much more complete and powerful than Totem. VLC is open source, so... please adopt VLC and retire Totem for future Ubuntu releases. Also make available the "Open with VLC" option by default for all mime-types related with multimedia, because VLC has just the best codecs, allowing to view and listen to most common formats (wav, au, mp3, mpeg, avi, wmv, etc) , including others not so common as FLV (flash video *.flv).

VLC not only replaces Totem but also replaces Rhytmbox, which playlist and repeat mechanism I think is terrible and limited. VLC Playlist is more friendly and has improved options like "repeat all" or "repeat one". VLC has built in equalizer and sound effects. Totem can play in a very simple way a DVD, but has no options for configurating languages, subtitles, etc. Comparing Totem and VLC is the same as to compare an old typing machine and a modern computer and printer. When you start a DVD in VLC - when the disc has these options - it pops a separeted window for you to configure subtitles, languages and so on. Much more complete and powerful than Totem. VLC is open source, so... please adopt VLC and retire Totem for future Ubuntu releases. Also make available the "Open with VLC" option by default for all mime-types related with multimedia, because VLC has just the best codecs, allowing to view and listen to most common formats (wav, au, mp3, mpeg, avi, wmv, etc) , including others not so common as FLV (flash video *.flv).

Written by Lasereyes the 21 Jun 10 at 07:51.

The first time the user opens a video file, they should be asked if they want to use the official video player or be offered a choice of other players such as vlc. Vlc is at least twice as fast in loading videos, supports more codecs, and has a neat streaming feature.

The first time the user opens a video file, they should be asked if they want to use the official video player or be offered a choice of other players such as vlc. Vlc is at least twice as fast in loading videos, supports more codecs, and has a neat streaming feature.

Written by neilneil2000 the 29 Feb 08 at 00:20.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #295 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!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #295 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.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by snap the 27 Apr 10 at 17:30.

The OS should never need to download network drivers.

Here is what I experienced 2 minutes ago:

1. Disable closed wifi driver (I wanted to try the free one)
2. Enable the free network driver

Result: Ubuntu tries to download the driver but you have no Internet connection ! Why was it removed from disk ?? If I had no other network card, I would be very embarrassed.

In other words, I think network drivers should never be removed from hard disk, or whatever great idea not to self-destruct its network connection.

The OS should never need to download network drivers. Here is what I experienced 2 minutes ago: 1. Disable closed wifi driver (I wanted to try the free one) 2. Enable the free network driver Result: Ubuntu tries to download the driver but you have no Internet connection ! Why was it removed from disk ?? If I had no other network card, I would be very embarrassed. In other words, I think network drivers should never be removed from hard disk, or whatever great idea not to self-destruct its network connection.

Written by PavelS the 29 Feb 08 at 13:59.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #1411 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!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #1411 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.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by stevec the 3 Mar 08 at 20:52.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #2854 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!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #2854 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.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by Shady3D the 19 Sep 09 at 00:12.

the fist problem is partially implemented in Gmail notification that uses notify OSD where i can select a filter from my Gmail filter so it notifies me only if i receive a message that applies that filter

but i want to take this one step forward so that in the notification area i can open options to select "Focus Mode" that will disable all notification, then select what are the cases that can interrupt or notify me, that can be a mail from someone or from IM contact, and i think that will be easy using "People" project

the fist problem is partially implemented in Gmail notification that uses notify OSD where i can select a filter from my Gmail filter so it notifies me only if i receive a message that applies that filter but i want to take this one step forward so that in the notification area i can open options to select "Focus Mode" that will disable all notification, then select what are the cases that can interrupt or notify me, that can be a mail from someone or from IM contact, and i think that will be easy using "People" project

Written by Shady3D the 19 Sep 09 at 00:22.

the second problem can be solved by Nature sound or noise, instead of listening to music and be more distracted, its better to listen to a static sound that can calm you down.

so if there is a collection of looping nature sound/noise that can be played, i'm NOT asking to have this by default on the cd as it will take space, so if it's just available at the Ubuntu repository that will be great.

many article can be found on applications that can do that on makeuseof.com and lifehacker.com just look for "white noise"

the second problem can be solved by Nature sound or noise, instead of listening to music and be more distracted, its better to listen to a static sound that can calm you down. so if there is a collection of looping nature sound/noise that can be played, i'm NOT asking to have this by default on the cd as it will take space, so if it's just available at the Ubuntu repository that will be great. many article can be found on applications that can do that on makeuseof.com and lifehacker.com just look for "white noise"

Written by matthewp the 21 Sep 09 at 00:17.

This sounds like an issue on the application level, rather than the notifier level. If an application is spamming you with notifications, it should use them differently, or at least allow them to be configured.

This sounds like an issue on the application level, rather than the notifier level. If an application is spamming you with notifications, it should use them differently, or at least allow them to be configured.