http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com guidelines and check if your idea has been posted already! ]]> en-us Sun, 07-Sep-2008 00:00:00 UTC Sun, 07-Sep-2008 00:00:00 UTC QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/12807/
1) May be as a first step - use it i Ubuntu mobile (now I see Firefox is too heavy for it)
2) Chrome in Ubuntu

Some tests: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10030888-92.html



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I traced this back to the new 'admin' user having a group 'admin' created which was written over the default system 'admin' group (for system administration). I had to do a recovery boot and delete the admin user (which deleted the group also). Then I had to recreate the group and add my user account to it and all was well again!

With this in mind, my suggestion is that users-groups should not allow a user to create a username that could cause problems with the system. There are several reserved names that should generate a warning before allowing the user to continue. These should include:

admin
root
users
syslog
klog
crontab
gdm

I was not sure if this was a bug or a suggestion, but since the users-groups program does not have this functionality built-in already I am submitting this as a suggestion.




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Now the world is threatened by terrorists, so he have been called by the agency due to his exceptional skills.

* Muscle with Ubuntu tattoo
* High-speed car chases and hot pursuit
* Shooting down choppers and explosions!
* Jumping down from the ventilation duct using a rope
* Dodge this!
* More explosions!
* Stealthy silent assassination...
* Using Ubuntu laptop to hack satellite systems!
* Satelite laser fire system
* Sword fights!
* Saving the girl

He beats the enemy, hacks the systems using his Ubuntu laptop and gets the girl.

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it would be great if i could turn on "moore info" and inside this window i will se some screenshots, reviews, maybe some videos etc

there is a great functionality in some package manager - user rating, more info about packages would be very good especially for new users

from the other side, every user should be able to write review,, add screenshotss etc very easily

this could be made with special option in menu - review this software (just like translate this program, report bug etc) - this would show a dialog with fields to fill - this way, community could rate each software very precisely

this data should be also available from web

imagine this:

user has just removed windows, and now he is looking for svg editor

he just opens package manager - chooses category "graphics" -> "svg editor" and he is able to browse through the catalog, watch some screenshots and videos, and finally choose which software is the best for him

there is ksnapshot, krecordmydesktop and other usefull apps for implemeting this



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I used this .iso by booting in the hard disk, and I didn't understood that I must use "space" key to select an option. No sentence specified this function, so I pressed "enter" button, and the installation had continued. And my system was installed without a graphic interface (I had to reinstall my system because my internet connection use wifi...

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this only applies if host also runs nautilus.

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It would be nice to have a 'watched' emblem for nautilus to drag onto the file after watching.

Spectacles is probably most appropriate icon, which could also be applied to documents etc.

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Unfortunately, eye tracking requires expensive equipment. It would be neat if would work with one or more cheap webcams. Then there could be four point calibration between eye gaze and the screen.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2242757,00.asp

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Right now, I've heard that vlc media player 0.9 will provide support for closed captioning. No other player that I can find supports CC or will support it in ubuntu.

Closed captioning is not the same as subtitles. Some dvds will have CC, but no subtitles for it.

Windows Media Center supports captioning, and so should the ubuntu media players.

Sincerely,
Susanna777

Edit: I have recently discovered the SMPlayer supports displaying captions, however it reads the captions data and displays it like subtitles. It makes DVDs with only CC accessible, however, I prefer the black box for better contrast and visibility.

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Exaile (and Amarok?) have a file browser tab ! Why not rhythmbox ?

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Prior to install, the site could collect the hardware data and determine if it would be supported. It could then download the necessary files, store them, and begin the install process or command the system to reboot and begin the install.

Maybe it could even discover my documents and photos, and save those for the new OS.



Is this possible?

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The system assumes that the external keyboard has the same layout as the internal one, which makes it difficult to type.

The system should allow one to have a different layout for multiple keyboards.

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To me, the most obvious solution is to introduce a better and more comprehensive default sound theme. In my example, a short sound event could provide confirmation that the file has been copied. There are other examples - file operations; starting applications, changing system settings etc.

I know that a lot of people like their systems to be as silent as possible; but there's no reason why this should be the default. When you think about people trying out Ubuntu for the first time, they might not be so sure of themselves or the desktop environment. I think better sounds could provide an extra level of reassurance, and provide a richer experience overall.

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You (brainstorm team) would have less work if there were a *button* at each idea page which easily let *us* mark the idea as 'not an idea', to be reviewed by you, and you can decide if it really is one or not and set the flag

Let us help a bit.

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This is called login spoofing.

Login spoofing can be prevented by using a secure attention key which is a key combination pressed before the user login to launch the password request dialog. This key can only be seen by the kernel, and not sniffed by any application.

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Eldmannen

(grin) ...and thanks for all the fish.


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No attachments. ]]> Sun, 07-Sep-2008 00:00:00 UTC http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/9420/ http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/1622/ Other distributions like Fedora or OpenSUSE, OSX and even MS Vista already have it. IPv4 is dying, ISP's are beginning to distribute IPv6 adresses for 2~3 years and DNS root servers have recently switch to v6 too.
Ubuntu should be ready for the Internet of today and tomorrow and integrate IPv6 (fixed, dhcpv6, RA, ...) in the GNOME 'Network Settings' (and the same in KDE) as soon as possible.

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