Written by produnis the 15 Jan 10 at 08:51.

Please consider implementation of such an application. It should have:
- an panel-icon which shows the current network-traffic (in/out)
- a GUI to create rules: allow/block IPs, Websites, Applications
--- allow forever
--- allow only for now
--- deny only for now
--- deny forever

Please consider implementation of such an application. It should have: - an panel-icon which shows the current network-traffic (in/out) - a GUI to create rules: allow/block IPs, Websites, Applications --- allow forever --- allow only for now --- deny only for now --- deny forever

Written by dinar the 20 Jan 10 at 08:43.

may be list of rules and each command line argument is drop-down combobox(?) to select tcp or udp or icmp, turn on or off --dport and --sport, fields to write port number, and at ends of lines buttons to move rule up and down. also drop down selectors to select -j DROP, -j LOG , -j ACCEPT . at bottom of gui text version shown generated immediately. apply for now button. save as button. save to load on start button. open to edit button. no. save button and drop down selector of saved iptables configurations. and then apply now and apply to load on start buttons. -i lo related established accept rule at top with off option. show or hide immediately line about mts, mtu etc of pppoe if connection is turned off or on.
this can be as easy teacher for people who did not like edit configuration with text editor command line to write iptables configutation. this is something like phpmyadmin.
but this is also new gui.
main idea is that it should transparently show iptables , not like shorewall or firestarter or gufw hide, obfuscate it. they all really use iptables syntax.
show unconfigurable parts with this gui as non-editable text, also: edit text button to edit text version below and then apply command , and should be textarea below to show error message returned by iptables to applying text.

this is/was(that upwards) like 1 st step and idea of transparent gui.

second step : iptables compiled with ability to make rules for certain process ids, if that is usable.

may be list of rules and each command line argument is drop-down combobox(?) to select tcp or udp or icmp, turn on or off --dport and --sport, fields to write port number, and at ends of lines buttons to move rule up and down. also drop down selectors to select -j DROP, -j LOG , -j ACCEPT . at bottom of gui text version shown generated immediately. apply for now button. save as button. save to load on start button. open to edit button. no. save button and drop down selector of saved iptables configurations. and then apply now and apply to load on start buttons. -i lo related established accept rule at top with off option. show or hide immediately line about mts, mtu etc of pppoe if connection is turned off or on. this can be as easy teacher for people who did not like edit configuration with text editor command line to write iptables configutation. this is something like phpmyadmin. but this is also new gui. main idea is that it should transparently show iptables , not like shorewall or firestarter or gufw hide, obfuscate it. they all really use iptables syntax. show unconfigurable parts with this gui as non-editable text, also: edit text button to edit text version below and then apply command , and should be textarea below to show error message returned by iptables to applying text. this is/was(that upwards) like 1 st step and idea of transparent gui. second step : iptables compiled with ability to make rules for certain process ids, if that is usable.

Written by robertjlee the 6 Feb 10 at 15:11.

Rather than re-inventing the wheel, use one of the various existing GUI firewall programs that already exist. It could be included with the default install. (one option would be Firestarter, which could be modified to support multiple network interfaces and run on the desktop on login).

Rather than re-inventing the wheel, use one of the various existing GUI firewall programs that already exist. It could be included with the default install. (one option would be Firestarter, which could be modified to support multiple network interfaces and run on the desktop on login).

Written by neokril the 7 Feb 10 at 15:28.

* gufw is a UI for default ubuntu firewall

* gufw is a UI for default ubuntu firewall

Written by nelaaro the 30 May 12 at 08:38.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/leopardflower/

Speak to the developers of this application, or pull a developer from the Ubuntu developers to add this application to the Ubuntu repos.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/leopardflower/ Speak to the developers of this application, or pull a developer from the Ubuntu developers to add this application to the Ubuntu repos.

Written by rouge568 the 29 Feb 08 at 00:39.

Have a drop-down menu display when I right-click on an item, with choices such as "edit this item" "delete this item", and "add a new menu item". Also, if I click and hold on an item, it should hover and I should be able to drag it through the menus to reposition it.

Have a drop-down menu display when I right-click on an item, with choices such as "edit this item" "delete this item", and "add a new menu item". Also, if I click and hold on an item, it should hover and I should be able to drag it through the menus to reposition it.

Written by robertjlee the 29 Mar 09 at 16:50.

When you right-click on a submenu's menu item, it should not close the submenu. Instead, it should bring up a context menu with additional options to edit this submenu in the menu editor, and to hide this submenu (as well as the existing options you would get from right-clicking on a menu item within that sub-menu).

For a menu item, add extra context menu options to edit this menu item in the menu editor, to directly edit the menu item's launcher's properties, and to hide the menu item.

It should also be possible to drag menu items (including entire sub-menus), within each menu. Additionally, each sub-menu item should have a "lock to menu" checkbox option on its context menu to prevent it from being dragged (similar to panel items' "lock to panel" checkbox option).

It may even be possible to use panels and drawers to build the menus and use common code to handle the behaviour of both consistently.

The edit menus item would still be needed to remove items, and would still be useful for "bulk" changes where the user may not want to open the applications menu each time.

When you right-click on a submenu's menu item, it should not close the submenu. Instead, it should bring up a context menu with additional options to edit this submenu in the menu editor, and to hide this submenu (as well as the existing options you would get from right-clicking on a menu item within that sub-menu). For a menu item, add extra context menu options to edit this menu item in the menu editor, to directly edit the menu item's launcher's properties, and to hide the menu item. It should also be possible to drag menu items (including entire sub-menus), within each menu. Additionally, each sub-menu item should have a "lock to menu" checkbox option on its context menu to prevent it from being dragged (similar to panel items' "lock to panel" checkbox option). It may even be possible to use panels and drawers to build the menus and use common code to handle the behaviour of both consistently. The edit menus item would still be needed to remove items, and would still be useful for "bulk" changes where the user may not want to open the applications menu each time.

Written by leael the 18 Apr 09 at 13:48.

To be consistent with the panels, the user has to unlock the menu in order for the drag'n'drop to become possible. Possible implementations could be a global "Unlock Menu Elements" or better "Allow Dragging of Menu Elements".

To be consistent with the panels, the user has to unlock the menu in order for the drag'n'drop to become possible. Possible implementations could be a global "Unlock Menu Elements" or better "Allow Dragging of Menu Elements".

Written by leael the 18 Apr 09 at 13:58.

To be consistent with the panels, each item gets an "Move" entry in its context menu, thus locking the item in the mouse and let the user drag it to other locations as also into submenus, until the mouse button is clicked again.

To be consistent with the panels, each item gets an "Move" entry in its context menu, thus locking the item in the mouse and let the user drag it to other locations as also into submenus, until the mouse button is clicked again.

Written by Haku the 1 Apr 09 at 12:08.

Fade down all the ambient to focus on dialog. Something like ADD Helper in Compiz do or when an administrative password is required.

Without fading


With fading

Fade down all the ambient to focus on dialog. Something like ADD Helper in Compiz do or when an administrative password is required. Without fading <img src="http://www.l2image.com/images/2qk5yn2s8dv00lxfs.gif" border="0" alt="Without fading" /> With fading <img src="http://www.l2image.com/images/la3c78t3ntjem4yt6go.gif" border="0" alt="With fading" />

Written by robertjlee the 1 Apr 09 at 17:56.

The ambiant focus could be faded down smoothly as the time runs out, increasingly drawing the user's attention to the dialog.

This would be less intrusive than #1, and allow the user to more easily finish whatever they're doing, save work etc. when the dialog appears before the screen became too dark to use

The ambiant focus could be faded down smoothly as the time runs out, increasingly drawing the user's attention to the dialog. This would be less intrusive than #1, and allow the user to more easily finish whatever they're doing, save work etc. when the dialog appears before the screen became too dark to use

Written by sandrex the 7 Apr 09 at 13:42.

I liked it, but Compiz is actually the 3d desktop for linux.
Then I think this should be propose to compiz developers.
Let Compiz do this.

I liked it, but Compiz is actually the 3d desktop for linux. Then I think this should be propose to compiz developers. Let Compiz do this.

Written by ricardisimo the 7 May 09 at 09:25.

Some faux bossa nova cheese or Muzak would be perfect for the timed logout. The first minute of All Natural Lemon and Lime Flavors' "Spin Cycle" is my first choice. Once that particular joke starts to wear on you, just plug in some modal jazz or baroque piano piece.

Some faux bossa nova cheese or Muzak would be perfect for the timed logout. The first minute of All Natural Lemon and Lime Flavors' "Spin Cycle" is my first choice. Once that particular joke starts to wear on you, just plug in some modal jazz or baroque piano piece.

Written by billdotson the 4 Oct 09 at 18:50.

Needs detailed statistical analysis and other advanced mathematical operations, pivot tables, and anything else that might be needed by someone at work.

Needs more rows and columns.

Needs to make a way for MS office users to make the switch easier.

Needs detailed statistical analysis and other advanced mathematical operations, pivot tables, and anything else that might be needed by someone at work. Needs more rows and columns. Needs to make a way for MS office users to make the switch easier.

Written by Shnatsel the 7 Oct 09 at 15:18.

Gnumeric has lots of unique advanced mathematical operations. Free software is designed to take best from each other's projects. So why Gnumeric's functions weren't used in OpenOffice till now?

Gnumeric has lots of unique advanced mathematical operations. Free software is designed to take best from each other's projects. So why Gnumeric's functions weren't used in OpenOffice till now?

Written by robertjlee the 30 Oct 09 at 22:28.

Go-oo is a fork of OpenOffice.org with a limit of 1048576 rows (according to http://lists.go-oo.org/pipermail/dev-go-oo.org/2009-June/001428.html)

Go-oo is a fork of OpenOffice.org with a limit of 1048576 rows (according to http://lists.go-oo.org/pipermail/dev-go-oo.org/2009-June/001428.html)

Written by jman6495 the 20 Oct 09 at 09:31.

Not everyone wants open source software looking like the windows alternative, but i think it's important for OpenOffice!
Look at how many downloads the Internet Explorer 6 themes for Firefox there are, or how many downloads the XP theme for Ubuntu have!

So in this case... I think that we must change OpenOffice to evolve.

Not everyone wants open source software looking like the windows alternative, but i think it's important for OpenOffice! Look at how many downloads the Internet Explorer 6 themes for Firefox there are, or how many downloads the XP theme for Ubuntu have! So in this case... I think that we must change OpenOffice to evolve.

Written by bt90 the 20 Oct 09 at 20:35.

Keep it simple but independent!

Keep it simple but independent!

Written by chuse the 27 Oct 09 at 17:10.

Solution #2 is ok, but doesn't solve the "simplifying problem", if it exists. Is possible to adopt iPod phylosophy, just 3 clicks to get everywhere in the program, so if there's some option beyond the third click, we take it back to

Solution #2 is ok, but doesn't solve the "simplifying problem", if it exists. Is possible to adopt iPod phylosophy, just 3 clicks to get everywhere in the program, so if there's some option beyond the third click, we take it back to <=3.

Written by robertjlee the 30 Oct 09 at 22:03.

Go-oo is a fork of OpenOffice.org which is more receptive of patches.

From the description (http://www.go-oo.org/), “Go-oo's user interface is more familiar, with lots of small pieces of polish”

Go-oo is a fork of OpenOffice.org which is more receptive of patches. From the description (http://www.go-oo.org/), “Go-oo's user interface is more familiar, with lots of small pieces of polish”

Written by Jon Monreal the 31 Oct 09 at 14:04.

OpenOffice.org can stand on its own. However, there is definitely merit in making it easier for users to transition to their new Office Suite, whether they are coming from Windows with a package like MS Office or are coming from the Mac with iWork.

For this reason, perhaps a "beginner mode" with a different template could be added. This template SHOULD NOT be designed to look like Microsoft Word but instead should bring the common functions to the forefront and help new users learn where those functions are normally located, so that they can easily transition to the original interface when they are ready.

Said interface should also include common Office Suite formats outside of the normal drop-box in the save dialog, so that those coming from other suites can save in said other formats for compatibility reasons, although open document should remain the default.

The programs could be (keep in mind, this is just a preliminary idea) launched from a separate subfolder, that could easily be hidden by experienced users.

While this plan might add a little bit of overhead to a default installation, it could also serve to attract many users to Linux that get "too confused" by OpenOffice.org and give up before they have even really tried.

As a Ubuntu advocate, I have seen this before, and I personally believe that making whatever Office Suite Ubuntu should include at any given time more friendly to beginners is one of the most important things we can do, considering the fact that word processing is one of the most common activites that people do on a computer.

OpenOffice.org can stand on its own. However, there is definitely merit in making it easier for users to transition to their new Office Suite, whether they are coming from Windows with a package like MS Office or are coming from the Mac with iWork. For this reason, perhaps a "beginner mode" with a different template could be added. This template SHOULD NOT be designed to look like Microsoft Word but instead should bring the common functions to the forefront and help new users learn where those functions are normally located, so that they can easily transition to the original interface when they are ready. Said interface should also include common Office Suite formats outside of the normal drop-box in the save dialog, so that those coming from other suites can save in said other formats for compatibility reasons, although open document should remain the default. The programs could be (keep in mind, this is just a preliminary idea) launched from a separate subfolder, that could easily be hidden by experienced users. While this plan might add a little bit of overhead to a default installation, it could also serve to attract many users to Linux that get "too confused" by OpenOffice.org and give up before they have even really tried. As a Ubuntu advocate, I have seen this before, and I personally believe that making whatever Office Suite Ubuntu should include at any given time more friendly to beginners is one of the most important things we can do, considering the fact that word processing is one of the most common activites that people do on a computer. If this gets enough attentaion, I shall work on a mockup.

Written by argh0 the 5 Nov 09 at 16:52.

Why not create a new suite, trying to be innovative, implementing concepts and ideas different to the Microsoft ones, and having always in mind ergonomy and simplicity ?

For example, I'd like to see a further implementation of the "what you see is what you mean" concept of LyX. Don't care about layout in a first time, just write down, structure and work. I don't even want to see different pages on my screen. But I don't want either to see ugly tags or wiki code that makes reading a pain. And then do a beautiful layout. That's the concept of LyX for text editing, but can it be generalised, for example, for presentations ?

Like, you write down text elements that will be on your slides, choose medias, images, design relationships between elements, and then perhaps let the program generate (or assist you generating) real and beautiful slides for you... Or like, you draw with your mouse the frames and arrows where those elements will take place, and a form recognition script transforms them in real frames and arrows... Ok, it's blurry.

Other ideas : when draft formulations/sentences are erased, keep them besides the document, invisible but at hand, as it used to be when you "crossed" something in your handwritten draft. Sometimes I write whole paragraphs and then I decide that they don't deserve to be in the final version, but it can be useful to recycle a sentence, or something like that... Well, be closer to the natural creative process, with errors, drafts, combinations, reformulations, go and returns, etc... Also make a non stop saving, as "drafts" in Gmail, and no need to create a document for it starting to be saved.

Why not create a new suite, trying to be innovative, implementing concepts and ideas different to the Microsoft ones, and having always in mind ergonomy and simplicity ? For example, I'd like to see a further implementation of the "what you see is what you mean" concept of LyX. Don't care about layout in a first time, just write down, structure and work. I don't even want to see different pages on my screen. But I don't want either to see ugly tags or wiki code that makes reading a pain. And then do a beautiful layout. That's the concept of LyX for text editing, but can it be generalised, for example, for presentations ? Like, you write down text elements that will be on your slides, choose medias, images, design relationships between elements, and then perhaps let the program generate (or assist you generating) real and beautiful slides for you... Or like, you draw with your mouse the frames and arrows where those elements will take place, and a form recognition script transforms them in real frames and arrows... Ok, it's blurry. Other ideas : when draft formulations/sentences are erased, keep them besides the document, invisible but at hand, as it used to be when you "crossed" something in your handwritten draft. Sometimes I write whole paragraphs and then I decide that they don't deserve to be in the final version, but it can be useful to recycle a sentence, or something like that... Well, be closer to the natural creative process, with errors, drafts, combinations, reformulations, go and returns, etc... Also make a non stop saving, as "drafts" in Gmail, and no need to create a document for it starting to be saved. Because cloning MS Office innovations and ergonomy is not a good idea. It is too much "copying" : in this case I prefer the original to the copy. And in this case Ooo will always be "late". But I'm not sure either trying to make Ooo better would work. Let's face it : OpenOffice is bad. It is terribly unintuitive, it is slow, it is heavy, sometimes it freezes or bugs. It is ugly and makes ugly things (drawings for example). I loose time using OpenOffice. And I hate loosing time trying to make something with a software that "should be easy". Once I tried MS Office, last version. And I had to admit it is terribly better, even used to Ooo I did easily what I wanted. I'm not a developper, but I'm not sure trying to make Ooo code evolve is the good way. [edited 6 november 09 : put ideas before critics of Ooo)

Written by xeniac the 6 Nov 09 at 10:52.

Changing the overall beahaviour of OpenOffice is something Sun and Novell can do. Canonical and Ubunutu have limited resources and the "non-openess" of Suns OpenOffice development makes ist really hard to change non-trivial parts, like the interface.

But Ubuntu-Go-Oo comes with no Templates, and you can spend hours to create a professional looking Page Layout. We could create a small bundle of good and professional Fonts, Templates and Cliparts preinstalled per default to make these things easier.

Changing the overall beahaviour of OpenOffice is something Sun and Novell can do. Canonical and Ubunutu have limited resources and the "non-openess" of Suns OpenOffice development makes ist really hard to change non-trivial parts, like the interface. But Ubuntu-Go-Oo comes with no Templates, and you can spend hours to create a professional looking Page Layout. We could create a small bundle of good and professional Fonts, Templates and Cliparts preinstalled per default to make these things easier.

Written by ementos the 6 Nov 09 at 15:26.

When I see OpenOffice on ubuntu I think the icons are so big!
On OpenOffice on windows or on KDE icons are smaller and i think that why they are nicer! Gnome OOO should be nice too ;)

When I see OpenOffice on ubuntu I think the icons are so big! On OpenOffice on windows or on KDE icons are smaller and i think that why they are nicer! Gnome OOO should be nice too ;)

Written by Mirek2 the 7 Nov 09 at 19:38.

If you have ideas or comments on improving OOo, go ahead and add your voice to the project: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Main_Page .
The team is working on a new UI, complete with a new look: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance
There's been a lot of thinking and prototyping and arguing about the direction it will go -- and I think, in its current copycat state, it will definitely remain very controversial -- but the UI direction isn't sealed and you definitely have a voice in which way it will go.
And if your ideas remain ignored, then go ahead and try your luck here.

If you have ideas or comments on improving OOo, go ahead and add your voice to the project: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Main_Page . The team is working on a new UI, complete with a new look: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance There's been a lot of thinking and prototyping and arguing about the direction it will go -- and I think, in its current copycat state, it will definitely remain very controversial -- but the UI direction isn't sealed and you definitely have a voice in which way it will go. And if your ideas remain ignored, then go ahead and try your luck here.

Written by alkx4444 the 11 Nov 09 at 00:05.

I love open office but I keep seeing a whole load of stuff that we don't need and a other things that need a tiny bit of improvement., so what needs to happen is it needs to be more strip down, this i would expect would improve the efficiency of program and would also create less pressure on the computer system., just because technology gets better doesn't mean we have to develop programs that demand more resources.

I love open office but I keep seeing a whole load of stuff that we don't need and a other things that need a tiny bit of improvement., so what needs to happen is it needs to be more strip down, this i would expect would improve the efficiency of program and would also create less pressure on the computer system., just because technology gets better doesn't mean we have to develop programs that demand more resources.

Written by iswan the 7 Feb 10 at 05:57.

Sometimes I only want to write something without configuring them, so I think it is a good idea to have simple mode view that if you click it will hide toolbar (or even menubar) and make Open Office as simple as possible. People will just need to click the icon (should appear somewhere) to put the view back to the normal state when people need the full functionality.

Sometimes I only want to write something without configuring them, so I think it is a good idea to have simple mode view that if you click it will hide toolbar (or even menubar) and make Open Office as simple as possible. People will just need to click the icon (should appear somewhere) to put the view back to the normal state when people need the full functionality.

Written by sagarpdy the 30 Oct 09 at 19:11.

There should be a option for creating a shortcut on desktop of selected item in Nautilus , e.g. I want to create a shortcut of a mounted volume in /mnt/MyVolume , then just by right clicking it i should get an option for adding its shortcut to desktop

There should be a option for creating a shortcut on desktop of selected item in Nautilus , e.g. I want to create a shortcut of a mounted volume in /mnt/MyVolume , then just by right clicking it i should get an option for adding its shortcut to desktop

Written by robertjlee the 5 Nov 09 at 23:36.

How about a more general "Create link in Documents" folder? The folder could be configured in preferences, and based on the file's MIME type.

This would encourage users to organise their documents rather than trying to keep everything on the desktop.

How about a more general "Create link in Documents" folder? The folder could be configured in preferences, and based on the file's MIME type. This would encourage users to organise their documents rather than trying to keep everything on the desktop.

Written by jamesisin the 22 Nov 09 at 11:13.

When you wish to create a shortcut to a file, you would be able to right-click on the file to which the shortcut should point and choose "Create Shortcut" from the context menu.

When you do so, a dialog is returned where you may choose to 1) select the last location one was saved, 2) browse to a different location, 3) copy the shortcut to the clipboard, or 4) create a bookmark.

The dialog would default to your previous choice, presumably.

(There is already the Make Link option. It needn't have its name changed, but this would be the place to engage the dialog.)

When you wish to create a shortcut to a file, you would be able to right-click on the file to which the shortcut should point and choose "Create Shortcut" from the context menu. When you do so, a dialog is returned where you may choose to 1) select the last location one was saved, 2) browse to a different location, 3) copy the shortcut to the clipboard, or 4) create a bookmark. The dialog would default to your previous choice, presumably. (There is already the Make Link option. It needn't have its name changed, but this would be the place to engage the dialog.)

Written by Paulio the 4 Oct 10 at 22:55.

When you wish to create a shortcut to a file or folder (e.g. mounted network share) you would drag the item (using the right mouse button) to the place where you want the shortcut to be created. On release there would be a "Create Shortcut Here" option in the context menu displayed.

When you wish to create a shortcut to a file or folder (e.g. mounted network share) you would drag the item (using the right mouse button) to the place where you want the shortcut to be created. On release there would be a "Create Shortcut Here" option in the context menu displayed.

Written by robertjlee the 29 Mar 09 at 17:19.

(NB: This is a new program that does not currently exist, and so does not fall under the new package requesting guide).

A GUI program could be added to the System/Administration menu.

When invoked as a regular user, various basic information will be displayed:

# Summary: Amount of physical RAM (in use/cache+buffers+free), amount of swap (in use/free)
# List of all available swap devices and their priorities (a graphical form of “swapon -s”)
# Administration button.

When invoked as an administrator, administration options will be added:

# Temporarily disable, permanently disable, or permanently delete each existing swap partition
# Create a new swap partition of appropriate type
# Resize the swap device (in the case of a swap partition, this would launch gparted or similar if installed).
# Change swap device priorities

(NB: This is a new program that does not currently exist, and so does not fall under the new package requesting guide). A GUI program could be added to the System/Administration menu. When invoked as a regular user, various basic information will be displayed: # Summary: Amount of physical RAM (in use/cache+buffers+free), amount of swap (in use/free) # List of all available swap devices and their priorities (a graphical form of “swapon -s”) # Administration button. When invoked as an administrator, administration options will be added: # Temporarily disable, permanently disable, or permanently delete each existing swap partition # Create a new swap partition of appropriate type # Resize the swap device (in the case of a swap partition, this would launch gparted or similar if installed). # Change swap device priorities

Written by nsynet the 26 Sep 09 at 17:32.

the install process can be two kind("beginner mode" and "expert mode"),the "beginner mode " will skip the swap process (it may avoid careless accident),and the "expert mode" will not ,and ubuntu can supply tools if people want a swap after installed ubuntu.

the install process can be two kind("beginner mode" and "expert mode"),the "beginner mode " will skip the swap process (it may avoid careless accident),and the "expert mode" will not ,and ubuntu can supply tools if people want a swap after installed ubuntu.

Written by evefavretto the 25 Oct 09 at 21:00.

It's a simple idea, implement gestures on these touchpads. I know that can be hard to implement, I'm only suggesting.

It's a simple idea, implement gestures on these touchpads. I know that can be hard to implement, I'm only suggesting.

Written by MarineMan215 the 26 Oct 09 at 03:35.

Create a program to create custom gestures for anything!

Create a program to create custom gestures for anything!

Written by HigH5 the 26 Oct 09 at 11:28.

One could instead unlocking the computer with their password unlock it with a secret mouse gesture.

One could instead unlocking the computer with their password unlock it with a secret mouse gesture.

Written by Lex the 30 Oct 09 at 18:56.

Left button click is already simulate by tapping, so I want to propose something similar for RIGHT button as well.

two finger tapping - right button click

I think that this could be very simple and effective way. (We can possibly take this to extend and use 3 finger tap for middle button, but I'm not sure about it...)

Left button click is already simulate by tapping, so I want to propose something similar for RIGHT button as well. two finger tapping - right button click I think that this could be very simple and effective way. (We can possibly take this to extend and use 3 finger tap for middle button, but I'm not sure about it...)

Written by robertjlee the 30 Oct 09 at 22:12.

The two-finger scrolling feature is good, but when turned on, horizontal and vertical scrolling with the edge of the touchpad stops working. It should be possible to use either option with the same settings.

The two-finger scrolling feature is good, but when turned on, horizontal and vertical scrolling with the edge of the touchpad stops working. It should be possible to use either option with the same settings.

Written by Penguin Guy the 4 Nov 09 at 19:07.

Start moving towards the 10/GUI idea, perhaps create a new Ubuntu version that is designed with touchpads in mind (see concept video). The new distribution should still have basic support mice, but should work on simplifying the desktop using multi-touch technology at the same time.

10/GUI
Concept Video

Start moving towards the 10/GUI idea, perhaps create a new Ubuntu version that is designed with touchpads in mind (see concept video). The new distribution should still have basic support mice, but should work on simplifying the desktop using multi-touch technology at the same time. <a href="http://10gui.com/">10/GUI</a> <a href="http://10gui.com/video/">Concept Video</a>

Written by Magnesium the 17 Jan 10 at 21:17.

Nathan Harrington, an IBM developer, has written some Perl programs to detect multi-finger swipe and pinch gestures on Synaptics Touchpads (the only type with a good enough driver to do something like this) at

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-touchpad/index.html

These could be run as a daemon to perform actions when gestures are detected. Also, instead of the SendKeys Perl command, one could use xdotool ( http://www.semicomplete.com/projects/xdotool/xdotool ) and put system("xdotool whatever") in the perl script (this would give you more flexibility than SendKeys, for example mouse clicks/movement).

Mg

Nathan Harrington, an IBM developer, has written some Perl programs to detect multi-finger swipe and pinch gestures on Synaptics Touchpads (the only type with a good enough driver to do something like this) at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-touchpad/index.html These could be run as a daemon to perform actions when gestures are detected. Also, instead of the SendKeys Perl command, one could use xdotool ( http://www.semicomplete.com/projects/xdotool/xdotool ) and put system("xdotool whatever") in the perl script (this would give you more flexibility than SendKeys, for example mouse clicks/movement). Mg

Written by kirank89 the 12 May 13 at 20:00.

While these should definitely be customizable(considering touchpads are varied in size), I would love to see some of the following gestures:
-Pinch to zoom: a fairly standardized gesture

-Customizable multitouch tap options: by this I mean two finger tap shouldn't always be right click. If I need middle click more than I need right click, I should be able to configure that. Two, three, or four finger taps could offer a lot more functionality.

-Swipe from edge: This is pretty much exactly what is being done for Ubuntu Touch. Swiping from the left edge should unhide the dock/launcher if enabled. Other edges can have custom actions(for example, use edge swipes as a workspace switching gesture)

-Circular scroll: This should be easy as it is currently available; there just needs to be a way to enable it from the settings menu.

While these should definitely be customizable(considering touchpads are varied in size), I would love to see some of the following gestures: -Pinch to zoom: a fairly standardized gesture -Customizable multitouch tap options: by this I mean two finger tap shouldn't always be right click. If I need middle click more than I need right click, I should be able to configure that. Two, three, or four finger taps could offer a lot more functionality. -Swipe from edge: This is pretty much exactly what is being done for Ubuntu Touch. Swiping from the left edge should unhide the dock/launcher if enabled. Other edges can have custom actions(for example, use edge swipes as a workspace switching gesture) -Circular scroll: This should be easy as it is currently available; there just needs to be a way to enable it from the settings menu.

Written by robertjlee the 11 Nov 09 at 20:55.

The focus order on this dialog should be changed. Pressing tab once should select the list of applications, then the other components in the dialog.

The components in the dialog should be reordered to accommodate the new focus order while keeping the layout sequential.

The focus order on this dialog should be changed. Pressing tab once should select the list of applications, then the other components in the dialog. The components in the dialog should be reordered to accommodate the new focus order while keeping the layout sequential.

Written by Hiram the 7 Dec 09 at 00:34.

replace the dialog with gnome do.

this gives the same functionality but with added bonus of completion and icons for some programs.

replace the dialog with gnome do. this gives the same functionality but with added bonus of completion and icons for some programs.

Written by hgibson the 24 Oct 09 at 15:25.

Provide "qemu-launcher" by default with Ubuntu and Kubuntu during installation.

During the installation and setup we inform the user about this option and ask the user to appeal to the particular software vendors to create and release Ubuntu versions of software.

We also customise "qemu-launcher" to be the backend for "Portable Microsoft".

Provide "qemu-launcher" by default with Ubuntu and Kubuntu during installation. During the installation and setup we inform the user about this option and ask the user to appeal to the particular software vendors to create and release Ubuntu versions of software. We also customise "qemu-launcher" to be the backend for "Portable Microsoft".

Written by robertjlee the 4 Nov 09 at 18:10.

Ubuntu could do more to help the user to run Windows programs under Wine, avoiding the bloat of a virtual machine.

There should be an option to automatically search the Wine compatibility database when a new program is installed, provide details/tips on any known issues, and possibly offer the user the choice to install via a virtual machine or suggest to use a dual-boot Windows system if the wine compatibility is not 100%.

Ubuntu could do more to help the user to run Windows programs under Wine, avoiding the bloat of a virtual machine. There should be an option to automatically search the Wine compatibility database when a new program is installed, provide details/tips on any known issues, and possibly offer the user the choice to install via a virtual machine or suggest to use a dual-boot Windows system if the wine compatibility is not 100%.