Contributor kahrytan

for example i want to allow full access for Opera, and deny for Firefox
so I can't just deny all outgoing connection to 80/tcp port

OK,MS office new interface sucks and its messy, but look at apple's keynote: http://emiratesmac.files.wordpress.com/2006/02/keynote%20comments1.png
That is a good UI. Powerful but simple, just like Ubuntu.
To simplify OOo interface is a logical step. If upstream dont want to change it, ubuntu devs can create a new front end I think.

This is for OOo 3.0/Ubuntu Intrepid+1

Even though things are simple, Windows uses get lost. These are some points the tutorial could cover...



____How to configure internet connection (Typing “sudo pppoeconf” in the terminal is easy but not intuitive, it should to be written somewhere)

____Where are the Windows files

____How to set up restricted drivers

____How to configure screen resolution

____How to install and uninstall programs (there are many ways to install programs in Linux: add/remove, synaptic, apt-get, and GDebi... it can be confusing in the beginning)

____Setting tracker indexing on (once you install Ubuntu and search for your files it simply doesn't work and nothing tells you need to set the indexing on)

____Automatic mount hard drives on startup (unless there is some technical reason for not doing so. If they can't be automatically mounted then there should be an item indicating the need to mount the drivers before accessing them)

____Where to solve problems ( links to support sites in the Firefox favorites could help...)



These are some ideas for the tutorial... everyone can contribute with other ideas or reject some points.


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When I login to a GNOME session, the windows appear glitchy and fragmented until the desktop is done loading. When i login to a KDE(4) Session, I see a very nice splash screen, which then fades out to a fully loaded desktop. A default GNOME installation should support complete loading of the desktop before it is displayed.

Yes, i know about songbird, i know about amarok, i know about gtk-pod, i know many people don't want DRM in Ubuntu. But if you have a perfectly working iTunes in Ubuntu you will draw more users. Put it in the partner repos, just like Parallels. You can always display a warning about DRM and propietary software when you choose to install it.

Ubuntu’s goal is to be the most popular desktop OS for humans. But new versions of Ubuntu, like most Linux distros, are still marketed towards Linux geeks. They’re concerned with technology, trumpeting version numbers and drowning out the actual things you can do with their software.

We’re picking on Ubuntu specifically because it has higher goals than most distros - it’s Linux for human beings, not Linux for hackers. Unfortunately, the release announcements have forgotten what humans care primarily about: themselves.

http://blog.gobanquet.com/index.php/why-ubuntu-804-needs-better-marketing/

That website seems to be down, but here is the cached version on google:
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:B1jvt3wvqC0J:blog.gobanquet.com/index.php/ why-ubuntu-804-needs-better-marketing/

I think it would be interesting. Music is a powerful tool to link people (if the song is good, obviously).
It could be used in some sort of welcome screen after first boot, with some welcome message, the examples, etc. Could also feature in Ubuntu credits screen. Maybe orchestral, like a movie or game soundrack (could be Leon Willet from Dreamfall OST :) ). Maybe it could be an open contest, but i think that wouldn't be very easy...

Wordpress blog is not supporting javascript.
So we can not use the script given in the page
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/countdown

for
8.04 "Hardy Heron" Countdown

Instead giving a Javascript, you can provide a link for a static image.

In http://www.ubuntu.com/ home page, there is a nice count down image.

but, Its URL is
http://www.ubuntu.com/files/countdown/804/ubuntu/804UbuntuCountdown_33days.jpg

The image name is
804UbuntuCountdown_33days.jpg


If you make the URL generic like "countdown.jpg",without mentioning the day in the image name, We can give a link to that Image in our blogs and sites.

Instead of having Xserver and GDM just popup like they do now, there should be a nice smooth transition effect between them; like a fade effect similar to the way the screen fades before Xscreensaver comes on. This would make for a smoother login process.

So there would be a fade effect between Usplash and GDM, then after logging in it would fade into the desktop.

Several wiki articles allude to the fact that there is/was an art.ubuntu.com, and that you can submit art to it. o:

a quick google search tells me it was attacked and is planned for relaunch soon. That was said in November. :/

Could we please get this back up?!

already done :)
Thanks!

New users coming from Windows are often disoriented and don't really know the real advantages of Ubuntu or even how to use some of its basic functions (Add/Remove instead of setup.exe). An orientation would help them.

A couple of ideas for how to help them have come up, including an idea about having pop-ups for every new application that's open. The pop-up idea has a few downsides, of course, not the least of which being that pop-ups are annoying to many users, both new and experienced.

One relatively unobtrusive way to introduce new users to the basic functions of Ubuntu is to show a slideshow during the installation process. New users would probably watch the slideshow (they're waiting for the installation to finish--what else are they going to do?), while experienced users might have the option to turn off the slideshow... or they may just get up and leave, knowing that the installation won't take more than fifteen minutes.

Given the success (as far as I know) of your Dell partnership, please do everything possible to seek alliances with other vendors, as it will reinforce the idea that Ubuntu is a viable alternative to other operating systems and will provide better hardware support for current Ubuntu users.

Dell is offering new models based on Ubuntu (recently the XPS M1330 in a few countries), proof that the business model makes sense.

There is a wide community of online artists capable of creating brilliant, unique artwork.

heading: Get your artwork on 10 million desktops

Ubuntu, the world's most popular Linux distribution, needs a new theme. The winner will appear in the default desktop of Ubuntu 8.10.

We're looking for original wallpapers, that match Ubuntu's color palette. You entry should also include a suggested combination of application, icon, and window themes. These can be existing themes, or your own original works - you only need to submit a wallpaper to win.

Work must be CC licensed, and be openable in either Inkscape or Gimp (rest of criteria continues)

Submit your works to DeviantArt and include the words [Ubuntu810].


Good luck!

As title says, Update the Firefox default page for Ubuntu. Perhaps, change it up between releases. Either way, I know I am sick of the current firefox default page on ubuntu.

We all love Ubuntu, but most of us can not easily participate or just lack the time. So to give Canonical extra speed, I would love to invest 1 to 10 USD a month. With the power of millions of investing users, the money invested could give a push that we can not have today. What about adding 500 chinese or indian low cost developers to the mission? Ill pay. Especially if I could get some return on investment. And, switching users just got a new dimension - then it´s called sales - building up our collective product.
I don´t know if it has to be stocks in Cannonical. There are quite smart people out there that could find other ways I am sure.

Enough with the OSX style swirls. From now on lets have a striking image FOR EVERY RELEASE. The current 8.04 wallpaper is just so much more stylish and rememberable than generic swirls.

My suggestion would be to make each wallpaper tie in with the animal name. Like there were some pretty cool Gibson graphics being used on tshirts and the like but why couldn't they have been used as part of the wallpaper? They would have been just as striking as the new Heron one.

I think there is perhaps a side benefit to using the animal name as every graphical designer gets 8 months heads up on the next name and hence the next theme of the graphic, so there should be no reason why come release time you wont have a bunch of cool graphics to choose from.

It seems funny sometimes to see newbies in the forums asking about software, and a suggestion is made by someone to search for a package in synaptic, only to have the newbie reply back, "I couldn't find it." Then be told they have to enable the restricted packages and try again.

Couldn't they be given a little sideshow with music and narration that explains what repositories are, that appears mid way through install (You know, during the time they're browsing the Internet or playing Sudoku) and ask them, "Do you want to enable restricted repositories."

Along those same lines, ask them, "Do you want to enable flash? Do you agree to these terms or don't you agree?" And so on. I think it would make great use of their time while their waiting for the rest of the system to install, as well as save the forums a lot of trouble with having to deal with some of the most common issues brought up, repeating itself and wasting time.

I'd like to see some improvements in dragging support:
* Allow alt-tab (switch active window) while dragging
* Allow drag an attachment from Thunderbird to nautilus
* Allow drag files from Archive manager to nautilus
* Allow drag a picture from nautilus into Open Office
* Focus/raise a window on drop (mouse-up) instead of drag (mouse-down)
* Make it easier to drop files in a full nautilus window to copy/move (for example: popup drop target in bottom while dragging)

My laptop is a 1920*1200 resolution, but fonts are very very very... small (ie: Firefox, menus, etc.)

Please consider this idea, for a better, a usefull and more comfortable use of Ubuntu.

Thank you. (Excuse me for my poor English)