Contributor spocky
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Engage DeviantArt for Ubuntu theme competition
Ubuntu
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Priority : Undefined
Definition : Pending Approval (Needs guidance)
Implementation : Good progress
Assignee : Mike MacCana
Written by mikemaccana the 29 Feb 08 at 01:19.
Global category: Look and Feel.
Won't implement
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!
Developer comments
At this point in time it is unclear as to whether we can realize something like this. In any case we cannot promise to include anything as default without having already seen it. This might be a good way to find alternative wallpapers to also include on the CD and/or universe as an extra package.
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Solution #1:
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Solution #2:
Ubuntu picks the winners
Written by
bukzor the 9 Apr 11 at 19:38.
@Developer: If you pick the winner of the contest, then surely you will have seen it beforehand... This can easily be done. Please reconsider. For a great reference see the recent collaborative competition hosted by TF2 and Polycount.org (
http://www.polycount.com/team-fortress-2-polycount-pack/ ). This created valuable assets for TF2, prestige for Polycount members, and great buzz for both.
@Developer: If you pick the winner of the contest, then surely you will have seen it beforehand... This can easily be done. Please reconsider. For a great reference see the recent collaborative competition hosted by TF2 and Polycount.org ( http://www.polycount.com/team-fortress-2-polycount-pack/ ). This created valuable assets for TF2, prestige for Polycount members, and great buzz for both.
openoffice needs a different splash screen for each program
Written by slsolaris the 24 Oct 08 at 13:02.
Global category: Office.
Not an idea
openoffice 3 shows you the same loading screen design for: writer, calc, draw, impress, math, etc, so it would be cool if they shows u a different splash screen design making difference between each program in openoffice, it should be like the splash screens in Microsoft office
More comprehensive dictionary program
Written by rouge568 the 29 Feb 08 at 01:03.
Related project: Dictionary (gnome) .
Not an idea
It would be nice if the standard dictionary included with Ubuntu could be spruced up a bit, as the current one leaves a lot lacking in terms of features and usability. Here are some ideas.
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Solution #1:
Spruce Up the Gnome Dictionary with These Ideas
Written by
rouge568 the 29 Feb 08 at 01:03.
* Keep a copy of the dictionary database on the computer, so that you can access it offline. As of right now, I can't look up a word if I'm out on the lawn typing. It could be updated when the computer has an internet connection. This would be done manually, since I don't want it updating the dictionary every time I connect to the internet. On the first run of the dictionary, it would offer to download a local copy of the database, and then you could update it at your whim (definitions don't change that much).
* Show results as you type. For example, if I typed "tre" in, I would get everything from 'treacherous' to 'trey' displayed in a list from which I could select the word I wanted. This would update as I continued typing.
* Have automatic hyperlinking from all the words in the definitions. If I look up "oxygen", and I don't know what a 'silicate' is, I should be able to double-click on that word and be taken to its definition (back and forward buttons would be useful here)
* Show the thesaurus by default.
* Have a more standard dictionary database. I'm not sure about licensing, but if we could access reference.com 's database, that would be great. Also, let the user select the databases they want to use.
* Tie in all other dictionaries (OpenOffice, Firefox) to one central database for spellchecking. Spellcheck should be a global feature, with every program using one database which would be editable through a GUI or the program you are using.
* Make an overall prettier GUI, but clean and simple. All I want is a search bar, a definition area, and maybe a menu or two where I can customize the above ideas.
* Keep a copy of the dictionary database on the computer, so that you can access it offline. As of right now, I can't look up a word if I'm out on the lawn typing. It could be updated when the computer has an internet connection. This would be done manually, since I don't want it updating the dictionary every time I connect to the internet. On the first run of the dictionary, it would offer to download a local copy of the database, and then you could update it at your whim (definitions don't change that much).
* Show results as you type. For example, if I typed "tre" in, I would get everything from 'treacherous' to 'trey' displayed in a list from which I could select the word I wanted. This would update as I continued typing.
* Have automatic hyperlinking from all the words in the definitions. If I look up "oxygen", and I don't know what a 'silicate' is, I should be able to double-click on that word and be taken to its definition (back and forward buttons would be useful here)
* Show the thesaurus by default.
* Have a more standard dictionary database. I'm not sure about licensing, but if we could access reference.com 's database, that would be great. Also, let the user select the databases they want to use.
* Tie in all other dictionaries (OpenOffice, Firefox) to one central database for spellchecking. Spellcheck should be a global feature, with every program using one database which would be editable through a GUI or the program you are using.
* Make an overall prettier GUI, but clean and simple. All I want is a search bar, a definition area, and maybe a menu or two where I can customize the above ideas.
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Solution #2:
"Go Offline" button in dictionary.
A conspicuous "Go Offline" button followed by a wizard enabling us to select the dictionaries or thesaurus of our choice.
currently i made my dictionary offline using following steps.
1. Install the packages dictd, dict-gcide, and dict-wn.
-- dictd is the dictionary database "server" of sorts
-- dict-gcide is a comprehensive free English dictionary
-- dict-wn is another dictionary with more up-to-date definitions, but it is not comprehensive
2. Install other dictionary packages you might want
-- Look in Synaptic at the many packages under dict- and read their descriptions. If you want to download all the dictionaries, you can just get the metapackage dict-freedict. I avoided this option because I did not want to clutter my definition screen or to wait while the program searched all these extra dictionaries I'd rarely (if ever) use.
-- dict-moby-thesaurus is available if you want a thesaurus, too.
3. Change the preferences in gnome-dictionary.
-- Applications > Dictionary opens gnome-dictionary
-- Edit > Preferences
-- change server to localhost
-- change the Database to "search all databases"
4. work in progress: Change the order in which definitions appear
-- The file /etc/dictd/dictd.order apparently controls the order in which definitions are searched, the order in which they appear, or maybe both. I want the up-to-date definition (from wn) to be listed first when they are available, so I changed my order to "wn gcide web1913..." It does not appear to have made any difference -- the old-fashioned definition still appears first.
A conspicuous "Go Offline" button followed by a wizard enabling us to select the dictionaries or thesaurus of our choice.
currently i made my dictionary offline using following steps.
1. Install the packages dictd, dict-gcide, and dict-wn.
-- dictd is the dictionary database "server" of sorts
-- dict-gcide is a comprehensive free English dictionary
-- dict-wn is another dictionary with more up-to-date definitions, but it is not comprehensive
2. Install other dictionary packages you might want
-- Look in Synaptic at the many packages under dict- and read their descriptions. If you want to download all the dictionaries, you can just get the metapackage dict-freedict. I avoided this option because I did not want to clutter my definition screen or to wait while the program searched all these extra dictionaries I'd rarely (if ever) use.
-- dict-moby-thesaurus is available if you want a thesaurus, too.
3. Change the preferences in gnome-dictionary.
-- Applications > Dictionary opens gnome-dictionary
-- Edit > Preferences
-- change server to localhost
-- change the Database to "search all databases"
4. work in progress: Change the order in which definitions appear
-- The file /etc/dictd/dictd.order apparently controls the order in which definitions are searched, the order in which they appear, or maybe both. I want the up-to-date definition (from wn) to be listed first when they are available, so I changed my order to "wn gcide web1913..." It does not appear to have made any difference -- the old-fashioned definition still appears first.
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Solution #3:
Cache most-viewed words
Make and publish a list of most-viewed words (say 1000) based on server statistics, and allow dictionary to download and cache those words in advance. Chances are that those words will be viewed more often than the rest.
Cache will allow for:
1) offline access
2) faster retrieval (local vs internet)
Make and publish a list of most-viewed words (say 1000) based on server statistics, and allow dictionary to download and cache those words in advance. Chances are that those words will be viewed more often than the rest.
Cache will allow for:
1) offline access
2) faster retrieval (local vs internet)
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Solution #4:
Artha Dictionary
I recently came across a nice dictionary (though it's called a thesaurus - a misnomer, certainly). It's called "Artha"; this dictionary very much matches the one found in Apple's OSX program, in functionality (I'm only mentioned this because someone wrote about it in one of the comments below).
Here are it's features:
-it's fully off-line, and functions on the Wordnet dictionary (which, I believe it's already a composite of several dictionaries)
-not only does it give full definitions, but as well it gives synonyms, antonyms, derivatives, 'similar' words (in terms of meaning)
-much like OSX's dictionary, if you click on any word in the definitions, synonym, antonym section - it gives you the definition of that word as well.
What it lacks:
-Word origins, pronunciation, etc - all that funny stuff in Oxford dictionaries before the definitions - but hey, who looks at that stuff anyways?
-A way to look up the dictionary through programs like OO, wordpad, firefox etc.
Nevertheless, this program pretty much allowed me to not have to buy a mac, as having a dictionary was essential for my writing. Hope this helps everyone.
I recently came across a nice dictionary (though it's called a thesaurus - a misnomer, certainly). It's called "Artha"; this dictionary very much matches the one found in Apple's OSX program, in functionality (I'm only mentioned this because someone wrote about it in one of the comments below).
Here are it's features:
-it's fully off-line, and functions on the Wordnet dictionary (which, I believe it's already a composite of several dictionaries)
-not only does it give full definitions, but as well it gives synonyms, antonyms, derivatives, 'similar' words (in terms of meaning)
-much like OSX's dictionary, if you click on any word in the definitions, synonym, antonym section - it gives you the definition of that word as well.
What it lacks:
-Word origins, pronunciation, etc - all that funny stuff in Oxford dictionaries before the definitions - but hey, who looks at that stuff anyways?
-A way to look up the dictionary through programs like OO, wordpad, firefox etc.
Nevertheless, this program pretty much allowed me to not have to buy a mac, as having a dictionary was essential for my writing. Hope this helps everyone.
Memory
Written by jociab the 29 Feb 08 at 15:15.
Global category: Graphics.
Not an idea
Please! Please! Please!
>. Lower consumption of memory
Fix Fn Keys on Vaio FE Series!!!
Written by nemeek the 20 Aug 08 at 23:52.
Global category: Hardware support.
Not an idea
Please, fix the fn Keys on Sony Vaio FE Series.
The FS series fixed but the FE series....
Enhance firefox user experience
Written by rmyeid the 21 Mar 08 at 07:39.
Global category: Internet & Networking.
Not an idea
Ubuntu can customize firefox for better experience my suggestions are :
1-Add Wikipedia by default to the search-plugin below the google one.
2-change the default searchplugin [Google], because it's already there in the address,location bar.
3-add ubuntu search plugins , like the packages search engines one.
4-make openintab for search plugins in firefox by default true.
Change the Gnome Weather/Calendar Icon for Fog/Mist
Written by matthileo the 23 Oct 08 at 12:45.
Global category: Others.
New
I know this is a very small thing to suggest, but the fog/mist icon used by the built in Ubuntu weather applet is VERY ugly.
The square icon looks out of place, and whenever I see it my first though isn't "oh look, fog" but rather "great!, why isn't my weather applet working" -- It looks more like an image isn't loading then a representation of the current weather.
Again, I understand that this is a very minor issue, but it should also be very minor to implement (provided others agree about the icon).
Why if I choose Ubuntu I get incomplete OS?!
Written by spnova the 26 Mar 08 at 04:54.
Global category: Accessibility.
Not an idea
I've installed Ubuntu. It seems good, but when I wanted to connect my mobile phone I found drivers only for Windows and Mac on disc with drivers. When I wanted to connect my camera, I also found only drivers for Windows and Mac. I bought WiFi adapter but I found drivers only for windows!
If I want to install google desktop, I get simple version only with search, but windows and mac have complete version.
I suggest to make it so that user installing Ubuntu has the same ability like Windows and Mac users.