Contributor tioum

Actually, we have 5 wallpapers, 9 themes and 80+ SCREENSAVERS!!!

WHAT THE HELL!

Who need that amount of screensavers?

I think we should vote five to the default installation, and the other ones comes with a optional package?

Isn't gnome "keep it simple"?

For me just a "dim screen" is enough for default.

Most of the planet uses the Metric System. So why does the system default to imperial units? Make A4 the default paper size for printing, only two countries don't use it. Most people don't know what inches are so cm or mm should be the default.

At the moment Ubuntu uses DejaVu Sans Book as the default UI font. Although DejaVu really looks great, it wasn't built to be a an interface font which is very apparent when comparing the letter widths with those of real UI fonts.

http://img514.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fontcomparisonzu7.png

Verdana: Isn't used anywhere as the default UI font afaik.
DejaVu Sans Book: Almost identical to Verdana, used in Ubuntu.
Lucida Sans: UI font on Macs.
DejaVu Sans Condensed: An interesting alternative for Ubuntu?
Trebuchet MS: Used in the title bars of Windows.
Droid: Used in mobile phones with the Android SDK. An interesting alternative for Ubuntu?
Arial (and it's copies Liberation Sans and Free Sans) are quite popular, but not used as UI fonts.
Tahoma: Used as the default UI font on Win 2000, XP and 2003. What's remarkable is that it is the font with absolutely smallest width of the whole list.

In my opinion it is absolutely striking that no vendor uses such a "wide" font for UIs. Even if we choose the condensed variant we are still on the top half of the list.

Droid looks much better than both Tahoma and Lucida when rendered on Linux which might fix the problem of people trying to "emulate" their Windows/MacOSX rendering on Linux.
Therefore I propose to evaluate alternatives for "application font" which can give ubuntu a more polished look:

- Droid Sans
- DejaVu Sans Condensed

Thanks for your time!


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According to the debian user manual, aptitude is the preferred method of adding and removing programs. Ubuntu official docs also mention that aptitude is a better way of adding and removing programs. Aside from these few official positions however, no clear explanation of the two exists, nor does Ubuntu appear to advocate the use of one or the other. On the other hand, experienced users will often recommend against using aptitude and to not mix the two, that is use one or the other.

It would be nice if the ubuntu developers would weigh in on the issue and explain which they use, which we should use, and how to switch between them if we choose. A wiki page or even just an expansion of information already available on the offical docs pages is all that would be required.

Many ideas on brainstorm are just bugs, and brainstorm is not for bugs, its for ideas. If you got a bug, go to launchpad. Obviously not everyone new to ubuntu knows that, so they post it here as an idea. There should be some warning, most likely when you're submitting a new idea, that that's the way it is.

I've 2 distros installed on my laptop: Ubuntu Gutsy and Arch Linux! The feel with arch is that it's whippy. From the other side ubuntu is sluggish. Sure I know that my system is not so up to date (a 1.5 Ghz centrino 512 M Ram) but Arch work very well on it with the same services loaded as in ubuntu.

So I think Ubuntu can do something to improve performance.

As Gutsy already has compiz-fusion as standard Window-Manager it is frequently troublesome to disable it (when starting a game, a Java-App or saving battery-life). Including the compiz-fusion-tray-icon would provide a simple ui to allow the user to disable it temporarily and additionally a quick way to change settings.

http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/26/compiz-fusion-tray-icon/

I saw an idea about distro cross pollination and this is the one feature that keeps me from ever considering using/installing/recommending ubuntu and it derivatives.

MCC is the all-in-one configuration center and there is nothing comparable in any of the debian/ubuntu base distros. Yast2 from openSuse is the only other tool that really compares to it.

If it is not something you would prefer to use, just think of it like this. This is a tool that many Mandriva/PCLOS users live for and if ported it would be a HUGE attraction point to consider ubuntu.

Would really help people learn ubuntu faster.
It could sit on the desktop in pdf form.

btw I mean this cheat sheet from the forums.

Ubuntu is built on the philosophy that every user should be part of the community. Many users help out in various ways, however very few start programming because of the traditional difficulties.

1) Many people just don't know where to begin. Create a developer resource website and a "Beginner Developer Package" as mentioned in idea #4354.
The website should mostly contain articles aimed at new developers. It can link to external resources (e.g. the KDE and GNOME developer websites) for more advanced information.

Both the website and the developer package should be maintained by the general Linux community. Although the project will not be distro specific, The Ubuntu community will benefit greatly by sponsoring the project.

2) Bring back Canonical Code Bounties to motivate new developers.
Integrate them with community bounties as mentioned in idea 1295.

3) Create a Ubuntu Design Rewards website. (Idea 2961.)
Most developers coding for OS X and Windows have never even heard of Ubuntu. Mac OS X in particular has a costant stream of neat new apps. We need to capture their attention and bring them to Linux by way of contests and prizes.

In particular, Canonical should focus on attracting high school and university students. Google has been sucessful in bringing students to open source by using prizes and monetary incentives (GSoC and GHOP). We need to be more welcoming and do the same.

First of all, sorry about my bad english.

Perhaps, Ubuntu 8.4 will not be ready, but the next Long Time Support release should be available in the malls and specialized computer shops.

I think in a box with a complete manual book written in the language of the country and a pair of disks. A double sided DVD and a double sided CD with the 32 and 64 bit versions of UBUNTU.

This box should have a reasonable price and perhaps a discount in Canonical support to the user.

Edit: People comment that this box should support for restricted/commercial codecs/players/multimedia. I agree with that. The price have to be low and include the royalties about these technologies.

I also use a mac, and alt+tilda cycles through the current windows of the application that is active..

i.e. lets say you have 3 terminals open, and 2xfirefox and 1xevolution.

ALT+TAB cycles through every instance of every application.
Lets say I have terminal focused, if I ALT+TILDA it will cycle only through the terminals, and not every other window!

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!

Both Apple and Microsoft have a website dedicated to dispelling myths of their platforms (and in apple's case such as with viruses, lying about a lot of things). http://www.apple.com/getamac/

We need to offer a way to show people when visiting the main website why you would buy a Linux computer, and the benefits.

Apple's website has garbage like "114,000 viruses? Not on a Mac." Surely we can compete with garbage like that.

We have our own strengths, and as Ubuntu proceeds, we should emphasise them to people, and show them why they need linux. Because at the moment, you go to any website, and it shows you all these features (which is all good), but what makes them better?

Some things may include:
Its free, largest selection of high quality free programs, commercial and widely available free support, easily managed via Canonical Landscape or free solutions, Plays better with Windows and Apple networks then they do, etc.

There has been some confusion, but to clarify this brainstorm:

There is an official deviantart "theme" competition which requests new wallpapers and allows new themes to be inside the submission. However, there are two issues:
1) the contest requires the construction of a wallpaper
2) themes and mockups are ungraded and unacknowledged.

This brainstorm argues two amendments:
1)Mockups-only submissions with previous ubuntu wallpapers should be allowed. Wallpapers should not be required. Mockups shouldn't have to be GTK themes.
2)Even if only wallpapers get prizes, there should be a best-mockup recognition award to the best non-wallpaper aspect of submissions. (arguably, themes are harder to judge than wallpapers.)

This would allowed skilled UI designers who are unskilled artists to compete to win consideration by the ubuntu team. I'd like to see mockups of theme ideas that are abstract and un-artistic, like https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/round_edge , be able to be in the running for this competition. We want to improve the ubuntu look and feel, not just reskin it.

Sorry for the confusion. Here's the original brainstorm text:

Recently, a brainstorm idea was created for a DeviantArt theme mock-up competition for Ubuntu 8.10. It was accepted, but canonical changed the competition's scope from themes to just wallpapers only.

There's a great deal of interest by the general ubuntu art community to create a new theme for ubuntu, as seen by the Hardy incoming "alternate looks" page, yet this competition was changed from its original scope to a far less interesting scope.



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You make the graphics and the theme designer tool would
do all the un-fun stuff with config files and the like.

I've voted for ~40-50 good ideas at this point. Give me a link below "My ideas" that says "My votes" so that I can see all the ideas that I've voted for. That will help users remember ideas that they might want to help with or donate time on in the future.

Hello,
in gdm or kdm I think make numlock on by default is a very good thing


thanks

As much as Ubuntu gains in uniqueness from its default color scheme, the theme is not necessarily going to be liked by everybody. I, for one, do not particularly care for it.

Since the default theme is not likely to be changed (more specifically, the "Human" color scheme), why not make an easy way for the user to optionally change it after installation? Of course, it is possible to do this now, but it takes a significant amount of knowledge and time to manually modify:

-GNOME theme
-GNOME wallpaper
-GNOME icon set
-GNOME splash
-GDM theme
-Boot splash (Usplash)
-GRUB theme
-etc.

There should be an option to click ONE button and have all of these things change to another theme/color scheme. Furthermore, Ubuntu should include at least one built-in alternative theme to Human (to maximize the potential of the one-click theme switcher idea).

If Ubuntu truly wants to be the "Linux for Human Beings," it needs to maximize the ability for the user to choose his or her own options. Creating a facade of earth-tones and calling it "Human" is a bit questionable and misleading. Rather, it is this one point--the ability to make choices--that is the quintessential characteristic of being Human.

Currently, when saving a file in nautilus a screen pops up, usually with a default name in the save title box, a list of folders on the side, and the current folder underneath.
Whenever you click on one of the folders on the left (such as Desktop), the default save as name is lost, and has to be re-typed.
I know Windows and think KDM both keep the filename when switching folders. This is a major annoyance for a lot of non-tech-savvy people I am trying to introduce to Ubuntu.