http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com guidelines and check if your idea has been posted already! ]]> en-us Fri, 29-Aug-2008 00:00:00 UTC Fri, 29-Aug-2008 00:00:00 UTC QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/12583/
I don't remember on which occasions I was asked, but the question was something like: "Would you like to add this password to your keyring?"
Or different: "Enter a new password to the keyring."

"No, I don't want to enter a new password, I already have a password! Why do I have to create another one?"

I am sure that there is a good reason for keyring to exist but it wasn't explained to me. I know, I am supposed to look it up on the internet but here comes the idea:

It would be great if there was a short explanatory sentence about keyring - what it is good for and why I have to write another password - when I'm being asked for a keyring password.

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In System Monitor, there is a list of processes with various information. The idea is that in this process list, when an item is clicked, a panel on the right would give a description of that process. (What package it is part of, link to the man page, link to documentation, typical behavior)

This would be useful, because usually if you are attempting to identify what processes are running, and why - you will find the process name and start googling it to find out what package it is part of.

When I do this, I can usually see that others have googled to find out the same information. (One example is seeing two gdm instances..the info could show that it's typical to see two instances of this)

The info pages could also be set up via 'wiki'

This would also be very educational for getting newbies more comfortable with system processes and familiar with linux architecture.

from:
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=9rh9gj&s=4

to:

http://i37.tinypic.com/296no6t.png


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NetworkManager would "forget" my wireless setting whenever it can't connect to the same SSID. I have to type WEP keys all the time. And I think that is crazy.



In my history of Linux / GNOME, I tried many ways to configure network:


command line
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It is sure that ifconfig, route, iptables are powerful. But they takes time to learn. And they are not friendly to roaming devices (like laptop).


network applet
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The original GNOME network management applet can save network settings as "profile". I can switch between network by specify different profile. But it doesn't handle wireless network well. Switching between networks is easier, but still painful.


network manager
===============
NetworkManger is great! I think it is better than the network configuration tools in both Windows and Mac! Wireless networks are very visible to me. And configuration is easy!

The problem starts when I start roaming with my laptop. I used 2 wireless network with the same SSID. One of them is WEP and the other is open network. Each time I move between these 2 place, I have to configure my network again.

Also, I have problem logging in one of my WEP Wifi hotspot. I'm so sure my WEP is typed correctly. But sometimes I dropped out from it. What annoys me is it prompt me EVERYTIMES to type my WEP key again!

I start to miss the day of network applet when I face this problem. But when I fall back to network applet, I miss the easiness of NetworkManager.


wifi-radar
==========
I used it for a really short time. It has profile. Its GUI is good. But NetworkManger is the default. And the GUI of NetworkManager is too great to lose.




So, what do I want? What I want most is a NetworkManager with profile management. NetworkManager does keep Wifi settings in gconf, so it should be easy to:

(1) save the current Wifi / network settings somewhere else as "Profile"
(2) provide a GUI for user to switch between profiles.
(3) provide a GUI for user to configure profiles.


Further more, it would be great if I can:
(1) set my priority to the Wifi network in a profile, as mentioned
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/497/
(2) set GPRS network in profile, as mentioned
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/3688/
(3) set internet connection sharing on the same
profile interface


I think I'm greedy to this whole stuff. But that's what I think a good network management tool. So I just say it.

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Example, if use my laptop at work where i used to put static ip address. Then when i went home, i need to configure my laptop for my home dsl. My idea is to create a profile for my office and for my home so i can easily choose which one i should use with just a click.

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I figured that installing the package apt-xapian-index enables the search option. The package is not big, so it should be included by default. If not, synaptic should ask if the user wants to enable it.

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]]> Fri, 29-Aug-2008 00:00:00 UTC http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/12336/ http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/12300/
I think this text message should be translated into other languages at least. The nicest choice is to replace that text message with a graphic screen but I suppose it will take too work for a simple issue like this (or maybe it's impossible or very hard to do, I don't know).

PS: As usual, sorry for my non perfect English, it isn't my native tongue.

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When you fill up your entire disk space and try to delete something you get an error message because since there is 0 bytes free the system cannot move files to trash. AFAIK there is no easy way around this in the GUI, so a beginner will be stuck. It would be great if in such a situation the system would offer to remove the files directly, forgoing the trash. Of course this should not be done automatically, rather a yes/no dialogue should be displayed.

PS. In case anyone wonders how can this happen - a small HDD plus the fact that Add/remove programs does not check whether the required disk space is available...

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Ubuntu should have an option to automatically mount designated shares when they are detected, and unmount them when they disappear. At present the system requires a sudo mount -a to go and check the /etc/fstab and mount any strays.

Users have already posted a script that does this in the forums.

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It would be nice for this control to work as a 'master volume control' which controls the volume of everything.

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No attachments. ]]> Fri, 29-Aug-2008 00:00:00 UTC http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/12033/ http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/11933/ Properties > Permissions and clicked some checkboxes. I then clicked the button saying "save permissions to file" (or something like it, I have my system in Dutch).

After clicking exit and reopening through Rightclick > Properties > Permissions nothing had changed.

This is really annoying since I now have to go into command line, google the commands etc. Takes me another half an hour off my working time/flow.

You might say "Just learn the codes", but I don't want to. A computer should do what I want, not the other way around. And I think 99% of the people using computers agrees with me.

[edit]
From your comments I understand it should work this way but that it is a bug. I would love to report it, but I have no clue how.. If somebody could help me here or it yourself..?

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For those of us who hate this colors, it would be better to use a more neutral color like white and grey/black so when you change your theme doesnt look so bad.

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This should obviously be an optional collum when having detailed view in Nautilus as well.

I now always have to right click and select properties which is quite annoying if you need to check many folders..

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When you press the logut button, a panel with 7 options appears:

3 on top and 4 on the bottom.

I suggest to include on the top line a link to System Monitor.

The space is there and its another way to make it available easily.

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No attachments. ]]> Fri, 29-Aug-2008 00:00:00 UTC http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/11915/ http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/11912/ Save or Ctrl+S.

I want this to be an option to save automatically, so I can move on with my work and don't get hassled with little things like this.

I would just love to see the view of Mark Shuttleworth become true in that ubuntu becomes an OS for multimedia people (photgraphy, film, audio etc.) as well.

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No attachments. ]]> Fri, 29-Aug-2008 00:00:00 UTC http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/11912/ http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/11901/ If I then select the "Other" option it just gives me a menu in which I can select folders and files. I guess I'm supposed to find OpenOffice by hand or something..?

What it should do is give me a list of programs which I can choose from with the most appropriate ones on top. After that you might give the option to select manually, but I think this is for more experienced users.

(Thanks to Ubunteando below for the idea of the auto detecting of most appropriate programs)

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