Contributor nq6

I think that there should be at least an option for a downloads folder by default where files would be downloaded by any apps

if i have 1GB or 2GB of ram, it would be really nice, if i could choose an option at the beginning of liveCD - "load all files to RAM" - this way i wouldnt have to listen to loud CD, also system should work much more better and faster

is it possible to implement?

Now is Menu organization in UbuntuStudio chaotic, 'all' applications are in one huuuge Menu (Sound&Video). This should be done better.

My suggestion: When install UbuntuStudio it replaces Menu Applications > Sound&Video with Applications > UbuntuStudio where are placed sub menus:
"System" (Alsa, UbuntuStudio Controls, Envy24, etc);
"Server" (Jack, PulseAudio and related apps);
"Audio Player" (Xmms, Audacious, etc);
"Video Player" (Vlc, Totem, Xine, etc);
"MIDI" (Sequencers, Seq24, RosenGarden, BEAST, etc);
"Synthesizer" (ZynAddSubFx, Qsynth, etc);
"Mixer & EQ" (AlsaMixer, EchoMixer, etc);
"Audio Edit" (Ardour, Audacity, Snd, etc.);
"Video Edit" (Kino, Avidemux, etc);
"Burn & Rip" (K3B, Brasero, Grip, etc);

"Multimedia & 3D" (Blender, PureData, etc.)

Well, need discussion for more detailing structure...

Network shares are becoming increasingly common for home users, and many laptop users routinely connect and disconnect to networks with shares.

Ubuntu should have an option to automatically mount designated shares when they are detected, and unmount them when they disappear. At present the system requires a sudo mount -a to go and check the /etc/fstab and mount any strays.

Users have already posted a script that does this in the forums.

Just right-click on the media, and click on "Rename Disk".

Originally, i was really against the idea of a dark theme, and maybe i'd still prefer it if Ubuntu would lighten up a little. I understand the organic theme completely, but please...this is an operating system. Anyways, all the dark themes i had seen really turned me off and even the best ones seemed to be loved by some and hated by others. If we're going to have a dark theme, lets have one that we can all agree on. When i saw the Intrepid alpha screenshot, like many others, i gagged a little.

How people interact with their computer is really essential to their satisfaction. This is why aside from features, the software's stability (minimizing annoying bugs), speed (clean code and making everything as efficient and responsive as possible), and interface (look and feel) are the three most important things that should be our focus and be kept at a high priority.
We should really work to increase usability: http://mpt.net.nz/archive/2008/08/01/free-software-usability

I have looked through all the artwork submissions for Intrepid, and of all of them, this is the one dark theme that i would actually like to use: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/Wall-light

I first saw it on this Digg submission: http://digg.com/linux_unix/Intrepid_Ibex_Mockup_Designs

Of course, i'm sure everyone will have input to make it even better. This isn't a final design, but vote for the concept so far!

P.S. Please Digg :) Thanks http://digg.com/linux_unix/Vote_for_a_beautiful_usable_Ubuntu

View the idea:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/2628928612_b2d5b3266d_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/2628110691_61a0162710_b.jpg

gnome-system-monitor provides a cleaner interface than Windows "Task Manager", and provides many useful features including list of processes running, memory and network usage, etc.

This functionality should be more accessible by key binding it by default to CTRL-ALT-DELETE as Windows does--as this is more familiar to users coming from Windows. The current key binding for CTRL-ALT-DELETE brings up the shutdown/logout options, which is already accessible as a desktop button, which is redundant for a relatively less used function.

gnome-system-monitor is an idle interface for monitoring the system and killing processes without using the terminal and provides an interface for doing this that most are already familiar with. Changing it's key binding would make it's functionality much more accessible.

If ubuntu 8.10 decides to change the theme, also retain the current theme: human. Because I think there are many people who do not like the new theme and prefer to use human.

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Thanks to DanRabbit here is the link to Elementary Project

http://www.elementary-project.com

In my opinion, Dan you and your crew should get involved with Ubuntu Artwork guys in order to this idea become true.



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We could take advantage of the Elementary Icons project, this project came as a response to Oxygen theme for KDE 4.

http://gnome-look.org/CONTENT/content-pre1/73439-1.jpg

http://ddb.fiestapig.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/apr5-2.png

It only needs a little orange approach (in my opinion) ;-).

The wallpapers and themes can be natural, containing water, trees, leaves, etc., which are cool on the eye and are thus more usable.

An OS, no matter how technologically or ideologically advanced it is, should also be visually appealing.
And Ubuntu, being one of the most beatiful (I mean the default appearance here) distribution of Linux still can't compete with Vista (not to mention Mac OS X).
Here I imly the following:
-icons. All the icons should be converted into vector graphics, so that they were scalable (so that they could look the same everywhere).
-fonts. Even Liberation fonts look better than default GNOME's dejavu, but still they leave much to be desired.
-screensaver. Currently, it's just a black screen. Enough said, I guess. Ubuntu should offer aset of nice screensavers, basic, or OpenGL-driven.
-applets. GNOME applets should grow in numbers and functionality. At least I would suggest a wrapper that could display a Web widget as an applet, so that user could simply paste BB-codes from YouTube, Jaiku, Vimeo or else and see it on his desktop.
-3D effects. There shouldn't be a vast number of them, but all of them should be quality-driven. Just look how bad is Compiz rendering as you make anything that drives windows borders into curves - they are edgy and twisted.
-wallpapers. I know, Deviantart contest is on, but here is also another point: Ubuntu should provide numerous wallpapers out-of-box, and all of them should suit the default colour scheme. The same stays for login screen.
-themes. Ubuntu should provide themes that change the appearance more globally. Not only GNOME's appearance, but all the apps, bootloader, login screen, screensaver.
-customization. Changing Ubuntu's appearance isn't really easy these days, since you can't tune up all the aspects in one place. I mean, you can change the theme, but you should work really hard to make your style as sole as the defaut one - Qt, GTK and other (wxWindows, etc) applications share different configs. Just try to switch to a darker theme and you'll learn how many elements would require tuning. Ubuntu can offer great means of customization, but that doesn' mean that an average user is able to make a cool-looking style.
-bootloader. That was already mentioned, but still. Ubuntu should show text mode at all. Currently, it can occasionally fall back to console for a while, which is discomforting.
-hibernation/suspend screen. The same.

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View the idea:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/2631616390_a1c79cb507_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2630811421_1ccd353665_o.jpg

The Ubutnu is a popular distribution, and the choice of their standard theme should be made by all by voting. And not by a small group. The community can elect the theme through the Ubuntu Brainstorm.


For the choice of a new theme that is the satisfaction of the majority that idea is essential.

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Edited:
Initially thank you all. This idea may help it to developers in the choice, and can have an extra theme.

Can serve as a basis for changes in the theme chosen by the team of Ubuntu, even if the popular themes are not adopted.

This idea will help.

The Ubuntu Brainstorm is an excellent tool. He says that users want. It would be interesting Tuesday distinct categories of major programs such as Gnome, open Office, Gimp, pidgin, F-spot, Firefox, among others. Thus these software developers can use those ideas to improve their programs.

The Brainstorm Ubuntu is already a success, has a large concentration of ideas and creative users. We must seize these efforts and other programs and benefit not only the Ubuntu.

english:
video editing program.
I think it would be good ubuntu that has a video editing program (with transitions photographs and films)-style Pinacle.
the windows have their own agenda Windows Movie Maker and ubuntu also should have no?. with one simple and intuitive think that would be sufficient.

sorry for my bad english

spanish:
programa de edición de vídeo.
creo que seria bueno que ubuntu tenga un programa de edición de vídeo (con transiciones de fotografías y películas) al estilo pinacle.
windows tiene el su propio programa windows Movie Maker y ubuntu también debería tenerlo ¿no?. con uno sencillo e intuitivo pienso que seria suficiente.

Backing up the MBR before installation using the "dd" command can save a lot of trouble in case of boot problems.
Why not offer an optional MBR backup before installation?(would require backup media like a USB key for example of course)

If there are several partitions already, it could backup all start sectors. This is easier for people who have no idea where their boot partition is.

In general, it would be nice to have a GUI utility to backup/restore MBRs.

If you think people would panic and stop installing if they see such an MBR backup dialog, just deactivate it by default.
A simple checkbox or GUI utility on the LiveCD could be used by users that want to play it safe.

edit:
As indicated by Warbo, a very easy solution would be to automatically create the MBR backups and those that care about them would just have to save them on an external device. :)

Wacom tools is fine and cool. But is Terminal based and most of the people don't know or use the Terminal.

My idea is to create a simple GTK interface for Wacom Tools.

PS. Sorry for the poor English.

Have you seen how much eye candy, and how professional openSUSE looks? The system requirements are very low to (I don't really know how low, but i thing it is about 250mb or RAM and 3gb HDD). So why not add more eye candy in Ubuntu and make it look more professional? I am not saying to rise the system requirements, but for the people which have enough RAM and big enough HDD can get more eye candy.

And as well I have so far never needed to use the terminal in openSUSE (I have one cumputer with Ubuntu and one with openSUSE). It would be nice if the user no longer needed to use the terminal anymore!

Just for fun...here are some pictures of openSUSE and Ubuntu: (those are pictures are just examples)

Boot Screen
http://decoding.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/boot-screen.jpg
VS.
http://media.arstechnica.com/news.media/450/opensuse_boot.png

INSTALLATION
http://imthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ubuntu-installtion-on-vmware-300x25 8.png
VS.
http://arstechnica.com/news.media/opensuse_installation.png


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We need to change the default screensaver. The problem with the current screensaver is that the first time you meet it is when the screen suddenly turns black during the installation. That is very confusing for most users, as the first thought always is that the installation has crashed.

I suggest a screensaver that helps brand Ubuntu, like for example the "Floating Ubuntu" screensaver. It could also be a textbased screensaver that could run on older machines witch doesn't support 3D.

Add the word 'Ubuntu' to the dictionary, with its definition.
Also add this word to the spelling checker's list for OpenOffice.org and Firefox.