Written by trileletri the 11 Feb 13 at 16:26.

Add a simple mouse wheel scroll speed so you can set scroll speed to 1,2,3,4,5,6... lines of text for scrolling

Add a simple mouse wheel scroll speed so you can set scroll speed to 1,2,3,4,5,6... lines of text for scrolling

Written by Levan the 18 Feb 13 at 18:57.

So I want to disable some effects to make ubuntu faster but sadly I can not do this easy
So why not instagreat it in
settings like this
http://i.imgur.com/kafzSpd.jpg

and

http://i.imgur.com/Oj0Ntfp.jpg

So I want to disable some effects to make ubuntu faster but sadly I can not do this easy So why not instagreat it in settings like this http://i.imgur.com/kafzSpd.jpg and http://i.imgur.com/Oj0Ntfp.jpg

Written by prakreet the 26 Feb 13 at 07:37.

The proposal by levan will be too complex for new users. Why don't we give just give 3 options in the behaviour tab.
1. No animations
2. Some animations are shown
3. All animations

Similar to how android does it. A user who wants to tweak individual animations would know about ccsm and will surely go that way.

The proposal by levan will be too complex for new users. Why don't we give just give 3 options in the behaviour tab. 1. No animations 2. Some animations are shown 3. All animations Similar to how android does it. A user who wants to tweak individual animations would know about ccsm and will surely go that way.

Written by blob626 the 5 Mar 13 at 17:26.

Have the 3 options from solution #2 and an "advanced" button to take the user to the full list of effects.

This way new users don't need to worry about a complex effects list, but those who do want to can still enable or disable specific effects easily

Have the 3 options from solution #2 and an "advanced" button to take the user to the full list of effects. This way new users don't need to worry about a complex effects list, but those who do want to can still enable or disable specific effects easily

Written by rbn the 28 Feb 13 at 15:51.

Instead of using an extra small window for managing your downloads, the dash could be used for it:

→The user clicks on a file in his webbrowser

→Is asked, if he want to download or to open the file

→The dash opens, the progress of the currently active download is shown, buttons to stop or to cancel would be there, too

→The user could easily continue working while the dash is hidden, if he would check the progress, he could just press SUPER and the dash would open, showing the status of the download

Instead of using an extra small window for managing your downloads, the dash could be used for it: →The user clicks on a file in his webbrowser →Is asked, if he want to download or to open the file →The dash opens, the progress of the currently active download is shown, buttons to stop or to cancel would be there, too →The user could easily continue working while the dash is hidden, if he would check the progress, he could just press SUPER and the dash would open, showing the status of the download

Written by vab3 the 25 Feb 13 at 19:31.

Why not have unity search the browser bookmarks just like it does files, music, applications, and now on-line stores. Then If I hit super and typed in the name of a bookmark in my browser (e.g."Vim Commands Cheat Sheet", or "Ubuntu Brainstorm" it would give me the choice to open that page in a browser.

Why not have unity search the browser bookmarks just like it does files, music, applications, and now on-line stores. Then If I hit super and typed in the name of a bookmark in my browser (e.g."Vim Commands Cheat Sheet", or "Ubuntu Brainstorm" it would give me the choice to open that page in a browser.

Written by asuastrophysics the 27 Feb 13 at 02:06.

The Update Manager and / or Software Sources program should have a function built-in that displays a prompt to delete the package for you from your sources list after X number of 404-not found attempts, or X number of days/weeks/months with it unable to contact the repo's server. This would decrease down time in the OS and allow for more automatic maintenance of a regularly-occurring item of service.

The Update Manager and / or Software Sources program should have a function built-in that displays a prompt to delete the package for you from your sources list after X number of 404-not found attempts, or X number of days/weeks/months with it unable to contact the repo's server. This would decrease down time in the OS and allow for more automatic maintenance of a regularly-occurring item of service.

Written by OO-Dragon the 6 Mar 13 at 07:30.

Just have optioninal prompt that allows you to ingore future prompts from said repos for x amount of time, like a week. If it happens for 3 weeks in a row then prompt saying "repo has not responded in 3 weeks, would you like to delete?" as well as a just "ignore for another week".

The timeframe could also just be a drop down list of day, week, month, 2 months or something similar.

Just have optioninal prompt that allows you to ingore future prompts from said repos for x amount of time, like a week. If it happens for 3 weeks in a row then prompt saying "repo has not responded in 3 weeks, would you like to delete?" as well as a just "ignore for another week". The timeframe could also just be a drop down list of day, week, month, 2 months or something similar.

Written by graylion the 20 Dec 12 at 15:42.

see this solution:

http://www.howopensource.com/2011/08/how-to-disable-and-enable-usb-device-in-li nux/

while this is easy to implement, it would be nice in a corporate environment to simply set a flag at installation that makes this default - and that keeps the kernel signed for UEFI.

Also, plugging in a USB storage dvice should trigger gksu in order to provide access.

see this solution: http://www.howopensource.com/2011/08/how-to-disable-and-enable-usb-device-in-linux/ while this is easy to implement, it would be nice in a corporate environment to simply set a flag at installation that makes this default - and that keeps the kernel signed for UEFI. Also, plugging in a USB storage dvice should trigger gksu in order to provide access.

Written by yman the 25 Dec 12 at 08:45.

I may want to prevent users on my personal machine from using removable storage as well, like if I want to lock it down on specific accounts.

I may want to prevent users on my personal machine from using removable storage as well, like if I want to lock it down on specific accounts.

Written by Kaulbach the 20 Feb 13 at 17:15.

Proposed:
Provide a method to at least rate the reliability of a given PPA by how many others currently have confidence in it, similar to popcon.
eg: track how many people add-apt-repository , track how many people ppa-purge , make that information available to the user at the time they attempt to install a particular PPA so they can make a better-informed decision.

Proposed: Provide a method to at least rate the reliability of a given PPA by how many others currently have confidence in it, similar to popcon. eg: track how many people add-apt-repository <PPA-NAME>, track how many people ppa-purge <PPA-NAME>, make that information available to the user at the time they attempt to install a particular PPA so they can make a better-informed decision.

Written by JoRijo the 21 Feb 13 at 03:17.

Adding the unverified/unrevised versions of software to the Software center where there already is a rating and review system in place.
There just needs to be a pop-up when users try to install it with the warning saying that "this version/app is unverified, use at own risk, etc (detailed explanation expansion)" and separated ratings and reviews for the unrevised versions.
Also allow to choose between seeing the ratings of verified and unverified versions when searching for software (in the lists)

Like this people are undoubtlly aware of the dangers of installing it due to the warning pop-up and get easier access to new/updated software.


People don't want to have to hunt down ppas everytime they want to find a good and updated app.
And the waiting list for software to be approved is huge, it takes way too long for new stuff to get into the software center.

Adding the unverified/unrevised versions of software to the Software center where there already is a rating and review system in place. There just needs to be a pop-up when users try to install it with the warning saying that "this version/app is unverified, use at own risk, etc (detailed explanation expansion)" and separated ratings and reviews for the unrevised versions. Also allow to choose between seeing the ratings of verified and unverified versions when searching for software (in the lists) Like this people are undoubtlly aware of the dangers of installing it due to the warning pop-up and get easier access to new/updated software. People don't want to have to hunt down ppas everytime they want to find a good and updated app. And the waiting list for software to be approved is huge, it takes way too long for new stuff to get into the software center.

Written by linuxlisa the 22 Jan 13 at 13:10.

1. Open the spread view when having multiple windows open
2. Middle-click on unneded window

1. Open the spread view when having multiple windows open 2. Middle-click on unneded window

Written by Dazed_75 the 22 Jan 13 at 16:16.

I don't think solution 1 is at all intuitive, but right clicking is universal for a context menu with options that make sense. These could include closing, minimizing, maximizing, or even moving to another workspace (left, right, up, down, or named).

I don't think solution 1 is at all intuitive, but right clicking is universal for a context menu with options that make sense. These could include closing, minimizing, maximizing, or even moving to another workspace (left, right, up, down, or named).

Written by beruic the 30 Jan 13 at 00:50.

Make the close button easier to click on.

I initially imagined that it could be shown all the time, but scaled like the window, and then when the mouse comes near, some kind of zoom effect or magnifying effect could happen, such that it's easy to click. This however might hinder the user in discovering functionality initially, so maybe a normal sized version the close button should just be placed with its centre upon the corner of the window (thus obstructing the real estate of the scaled down version of the window less), and become bigger when the mouse comes near.

This of course does not hinder solution #1 from being implemented as well.

Make the close button easier to click on. I initially imagined that it could be shown all the time, but scaled like the window, and then when the mouse comes near, some kind of zoom effect or magnifying effect could happen, such that it's easy to click. This however might hinder the user in discovering functionality initially, so maybe a normal sized version the close button should just be placed with its centre upon the corner of the window (thus obstructing the real estate of the scaled down version of the window less), and become bigger when the mouse comes near. This of course does not hinder solution #1 from being implemented as well.

Written by vkadal the 1 Feb 13 at 15:55.

Currently there are only two buttons. (save) and (cancel). One more button can be introduced (save & replace). So there will be three buttons (save) , (save & replace) , (cancel).

If the user clicks save, and if it is a new file, the file can be saved without any additional warning. (This feature is available already)

If the user clicks save, and if there is a file existing with the same name, a warning can be screen generated. (This feature is available already)

If the user clicks (save & replace), and there is already a file or not, the file will be saved without any warning. This is the new feature this idea want to introduce.

Currently there are only two buttons. (save) and (cancel). One more button can be introduced (save & replace). So there will be three buttons (save) , (save & replace) , (cancel). If the user clicks save, and if it is a new file, the file can be saved without any additional warning. (This feature is available already) If the user clicks save, and if there is a file existing with the same name, a warning can be screen generated. (This feature is available already) If the user clicks (save & replace), and there is already a file or not, the file will be saved without any warning. This is the new feature this idea want to introduce.

Written by vkadal the 20 Jan 13 at 05:17.

While installing Ubuntu, the packages from internet / CD can be copied to local hardware and retained. While upgrading to newer version, only the modified packages alone need to be downloaded instead of entire Ubuntu.

This will reduce the traffic in Ubuntu servers and may reduce cost of traffic. This will reduce the time of installation and traffic to the machine under up-gradation.

While installing Ubuntu, the packages from internet / CD can be copied to local hardware and retained. While upgrading to newer version, only the modified packages alone need to be downloaded instead of entire Ubuntu. This will reduce the traffic in Ubuntu servers and may reduce cost of traffic. This will reduce the time of installation and traffic to the machine under up-gradation.

Written by tenplus1 the 22 Jan 13 at 08:28.

This will enable users to access a torent containing all of the repository files and lets users download/update files a lot faster as well as sharing the load from the servers while downloading...

This will enable users to access a torent containing all of the repository files and lets users download/update files a lot faster as well as sharing the load from the servers while downloading...