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 audunmb the 20 Oct 09 at 12:34.

Add an option when you left-click network-manager that says "restart network" which does "sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart". Windows has a similar option, so users coming from Windows will expect it.

It is also quicker than opening a terminal, typing in the command, or copy-paste it from wherever you left the howto-note.

Add an option when you left-click network-manager that says "restart network" which does "sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart". Windows has a similar option, so users coming from Windows will expect it. It is also quicker than opening a terminal, typing in the command, or copy-paste it from wherever you left the howto-note.

Written by Dataphile the 25 Oct 09 at 18:56.

Network failure is either 1) a bug, or 2) caused by unreliable hardware in the system.

If individual bugs are fixed, then I feel it would be simpler to deal with unreliable hardware with automatic restarts, rather than manually, which only clutters the UI.

Network failure is either 1) a bug, or 2) caused by unreliable hardware in the system. If individual bugs are fixed, then I feel it would be simpler to deal with unreliable hardware with automatic restarts, rather than manually, which only clutters the UI.

Written by MarcusRubeus the 8 May 08 at 21:40.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #8254 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 #8254 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!