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No unified progress indication  
Written by spocky the 3 May 10 at 19:46. Related project: Gnome. New
Almost all programs have progress indications. Most of them are similar but still there is a great varity (some show in their progress with PopUps some use TaskBars, other use the Panel)....
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Solution #1: Have ONE unified place for progress in Ubuntu for all programs
Written by spocky the 3 May 10 at 19:46.
Comparable to the great Application Indicator the next step of integration could be a progress indicator where programs like nautlius, firefox, archiver, Brasero can present their progress on a high-level.

Would be very useful for the user just to get an overview of what is going on.

quick & dirty mockup can be found here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozkid/4575405979/
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Solution #2: Download Manager Panel Indicator
Written by altairseven the 6 Feb 11 at 13:32.
, it would be cool if all de download namager, as well as the browsers downloads (a bit harder a presume) get integrated in a notification icon

the idea is the it would let you show the programs, and if it's posible to also show the downloads progress of each download manager
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Solution #3: Use progress indicator.
Written by david4dev the 7 Feb 11 at 22:34.
There is a general purpose 'progress' indicator planned - http://doctormo.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/progress-indicator.png . Browsers, Bittorrent clients etc. should plug into this like music players plug into the sound menu. This indicator should not be limited to downloads, but to other background tasks such as file operations and video rendering.

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launchpad is misleading on open bugs  
Written by spocky the 28 May 10 at 21:35. Related project: launchpad.net. New
currently there are 452 open bugs for 10.04 listed on launchpad.net.
First I was shocked by this high number - but when I did some checks most of the listed bugs I do not have any issues with because the regarded packages were not even installed on my machine at this moment.
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Solution #1: filter open bugs relevant to your current configuration
Written by spocky the 28 May 10 at 21:35.
Therefore I propose to add the possibility to launchpad to filter open bugs relevant to your current configuration.


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Find alternative for F-Spot  
Written by spocky the 28 Jul 09 at 20:19. Related project: F-Spot Photo Manager. Not an idea
While in Ubuntu well working progs like pidgin are changed some ?stalled? progs are still there
Like F-Spot
It seems that it is no longer pushed forward thats why I propose to seek for alternative
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Solution #1: Use Google Picasa
Written by spocky the 28 Jul 09 at 20:19.
Even it is closed sourced, its working smoothly

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Firefox's download indicator should be integrated into common file operation  
Written by spocky the 23 Nov 09 at 08:51. Related project: Firefox. New
at the moment when downloading a file in firefox a seperate window (to common file operation) is opened! From an integrated approach this is bad...
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Solution #1: Integrate Firefox's download indicator into Nautilus file operator indicator
Written by spocky the 23 Nov 09 at 08:51.
When downloading in Firefox an entry into the common file operation should be done instead of opening a seperate window
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Solution #2: Solution #1 + Separate Application
Written by Shady3D the 27 Nov 09 at 16:37.
solution 1 is a great idea, but why nautilus should be bothered with this, so just take that window and make it in separate application, then any application like Firefox or nautilus can use it as an indicator for file transferring and there should be an icon that shows the operation (Move, Copy, Download, ... etc)
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Solution #3: Improve user's Downloads folder
Written by Avantarius the 8 Dec 09 at 22:04.
Catch all downloads in Firefox and display them into the user's download folder, including a progressbar and a speed indicator. Also do the same for torrent downloads, and add download accelleration. See mockup: http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/1332/screenshoto.png
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Solution #4: one unified place where all progress indications should go
Written by spocky the 3 May 10 at 20:31.
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Solution #5: Drag 'n drop implemented on download folder
Written by dega1999 the 25 May 10 at 14:53.

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Meta contacts currently not used (enough) to call it an integrated OS  
Written by spocky the 2 Dec 09 at 10:19. Related project: Gnome. Not an idea
some critical questions on meta contacts. (I know there wont be immediate solutions as the single projects need to integrate themselves but this idea is aimed to build a vision around meta contacts and a integrated OS

*) why does my empathy not check the evolution-data-server for new contacts added there and try to find them (via email as a starting point) on the IM world I am connected to myself?

*) why is thunderbird in a GNOME environment not using e-d-s at very least for an auto-completion feature?

*) why is e-d-s not trying to use social networks to complete the meta-contacts I have?

*) why is the indicator-applet not my single entry front-end to indicate all kind of actions in relation to meta contacts?
-> like "hey we tried to complete your contacts using online sources, we would need your attention not to ruine your DB with wrong information!"
-> ...

*) why is there no link between my pics in f-spot and my meta-contacts (not necessarely without interaction - e.g. manually tagged e.g.)

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Solution #1: go applications and get yourselve integrated
Written by spocky the 2 Dec 09 at 10:19.
no description required i guess

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ubuntu-tweak works parallel to software Store  
Written by spocky the 2 Dec 09 at 16:52. Related project: Add/Remove program dialog. Not an idea
at the moment it seems that developer of ubuntu-tweak (great piece of software) is duplicating the effort you do with the software store

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Solution #1: avoid duplications in future
Written by spocky the 2 Dec 09 at 16:52.
get the guides code to be integrated into the software store concept...

same is true for other pieces of ubuntu-tweak into other apps in ubuntu

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Merge GetDeb.net activities with PPA instrument from launchpad.net  
Written by spocky the 27 Oct 08 at 14:05. Related project: launchpad.net. New
Personally I feel that "a lot" of activities are done in parallel between getdeb.net as well as by people on launchpad.net ...

I think we should merge both activities
Martin
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #14870
Written by spocky the 27 Oct 08 at 14:05.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #14870 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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Default bookmarks in Firefox  
Written by spocky the 9 Oct 08 at 07:56. Related project: Firefox. New
When you ship Ubuntu with Firefox by default you should spend considerable time to generate also default bookmarks that comes with Ubuntu.

If Tags, Descriptions, RSS (maybe by preinstalled Sage extension) and all the possibilities now in FF3 are fully used I think you will
*) support novice users finding their way in Ubuntu and all the default programs that come with it
*) get more volunteers for (actively) supporting Ubuntu

Cheers
Martin
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #14234
Written by spocky the 9 Oct 08 at 07:56.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #14234 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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we need industrial partners  
Written by spocky the 22 Jul 08 at 14:14. Global category: Hardware support. New
there are thousand ideas to contact IBM and similar companies to pre-install Ubuntu.

What about HDD manufactors ?
I buy a HDD (or maybe SSD once its much cheaper). Wouldn't it be nice to start my system at least once with the live cd behavior on my system? then of course a simple click should be enough to format it again...

THIS WOULD ULTIMATIVELY SPREAD THE WORD ...
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #11399
Written by spocky the 22 Jul 08 at 14:14.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #11399 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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[sensors-applet] set up online DB  
Written by spocky the 12 Aug 08 at 06:34. Global category: Hardware support. New
A mechanism should be included where one can select the different Fans installed (like PAPST 8412 N/....whatever) from a dropdown list.

Via retrieving information from a central Hardware DB the sensors-applet should automatically set the min-max range for the RPM

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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #12130
Written by spocky the 12 Aug 08 at 06:34.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #12130 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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