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Put the gedit search in a toolbar like in Firefox  
Written by ubbrainy the 14 Mar 10 at 22:05. Not an idea
If you are searching a lot in text files having a separate search window is cumbersome.
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Solution #1: Create a searchbar for gedit like in Firefox
Written by ubbrainy the 14 Mar 10 at 22:05.
Something like this: http://www.mozilla-europe.org/img/en/tignish/features/find.png

It's much easier to handle, stays open, and doesn't bother you...
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Solution #2: Solution #1 + add "search all files" option
Written by annex666 the 26 Mar 10 at 12:40.
I often find myself editing a number of files at once and think an option to search in all files would be really useful - rather than having to search in each file separately.
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Solution #3: Also Include a Settings Dropdown
Written by Penguin Guy the 29 Mar 10 at 19:50.
Like #1, but also include a dropdown that'll extend the box to include the usual options such as 'match case' and 'match entire word only'.


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Solution #4: Also add a Replace Feature
Written by Penguin Guy the 29 Mar 10 at 20:17.
Like #1, but also add a similar feature for the find and replace dialogue.


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Solution #5: Integrate GNOME DO into Nautilus
Written by SuNk8 the 11 Apr 10 at 09:43.
GNOME Do is quite popular. So, instead of creating another application, we could simply integrate GNOME DO Search into Nautilus. That was we can search not only our files but also all our bookmarks, mail and such other stuff.

And if I'm not mistaken, GNOME DO is maintained by Canonical and is under heavy development.

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Bookmark to local documentation  
Written by l0xin the 29 Oct 10 at 01:22. New
There's a wealth of documentation on packages that are installed, in /usr/share/doc. This documentation isn't prominent.
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Solution #1: A bookmark
Written by l0xin the 29 Oct 10 at 01:22.
A bookmark in Firefox would highlight the existence of this documentation. I believe the local documentation is often overlooked and time wasted looking for it on the internet.

Related, Firefox could be configured to use index.html as the directory index for file://-based directories (or even just the specific documentation directory(s)), so that the index page of the documentation is shown when entering the related directory, instead of a list of files.
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Solution #2: An entry in the menu
Written by alwuzomondo the 29 Oct 10 at 10:53.
Make the documentation available directly from the menu:

Applications | Places | System | Documentation
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Solution #3: Expand the help system
Written by alwuzomondo the 29 Oct 10 at 11:04.
Make sure that via the help system (menu-->system-->help) all the locally installed documentation can be easily be browsed, searched and accessed.
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Solution #4: Include local documentation of the installation language
Written by Oxwivi the 30 Oct 10 at 15:04.
Install local translation of help in the localisation chosen at the installation of Ubuntu or at the creation of the first account in case of OEM install.
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Solution #5: Summary of installed documentation
Written by captnfab the 18 Nov 10 at 13:03.
Installed documentation can be listed by a program reading /usr/share/doc-base/ folder.

It can be easy to propose to install documentation in synaptic/software-installer/whatever, filtering on the "doc" section.

(you can consult the actual list of doc-related packages with: aptitude search ~sdoc)

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Print selection with firefox  
Written by Avalos the 4 Jul 08 at 14:24. Not an idea
Would be nice to just select, right click menu and print selection, on the website, so you won't print all the menus and advertisements together.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #10713
Written by Avalos the 4 Jul 08 at 14:24.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #10713 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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Google Chrome as Default Browser when Ready   forum
Written by Andrei Zhekov the 5 Sep 08 at 06:05. Won't implement
It's not an option for now of course, but everyone who use it saw the real speed web surfing that we need!

1) May be as a first step - use it i Ubuntu mobile (now I see Firefox is too heavy for it)
2) Chrome in Ubuntu

Some tests: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10030888-92.html

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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #12807
Written by Andrei Zhekov the 5 Sep 08 at 06:05.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #12807 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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Solution #2: Chromium instead of Google Chrome
Written by Mirek2 the 3 Mar 10 at 13:43.
Chromium is an open-source project, just like Firefox. Why not have a non-commercial, purely open-source, chromium-based browser instead of the commercial-oriented Google Chrome?
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Solution #3: Use customised Chromium browser similar to SRWare Iron
Written by Ronius the 10 Apr 10 at 08:41.
SRWare Iron on Windows ( http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php ) is an open source project that takes the Chromium browser and removes all references to Google, as well as stopping the browser from constantly "phoning home" and alleviating the privacy concerns.

We should do something similar but for Ubuntu.
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Solution #4: Create Khromium for KDE
Written by aust77 the 14 Oct 10 at 19:29.
The Kubuntu developers should port Chromium into KDE, re-naming it Khromium (or another name for that matter). This would mean that Khromium would use KDE and not need to install any unnecessary dependencies.
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Solution #5: chrome is best. & it should b default browser
Written by aman4251 the 1 Aug 11 at 19:08.
chrome is best. & it should b default browser..
it has many advanced features.. frequent releases(i love most) ,each time with lots of new features.. and its fastest growing..

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Automatic address book sync for Thunderbird  
Written by Wiplash4 the 28 Dec 08 at 11:59. Not an idea
I use gmail imap with thunderbird and it has to be cleaned up. Please do following:
1. Please seperate between every account. This way there will be no conflict!
2. Thunderbird currently shows for my imap gmail all the gmail folders plus another Inbox, Sent, Trash and a segment Local folders with Unsent and Trash. Delete that and display only the gmail folders (since this is an imap, if I wanted to store emails, I would save them myself and usually accounts provides all necessary folders). Please do make is accessable without an Addon. If thunderbird does not have a connection to the account, show the previous session.
3. Distinct between all accounts in the address book, sync them automatically and do not preinstall books (like personal book or whatsoever). Keep the intern tree of an imap. For local folders allow me to set the path on my hard disk for each book. Make it available without Addon!
4 Clean up account settings in Edit. The user should set the incoming servers the way outgoind servers are set and connect them together. So one could use the incoming server of one server, the outgoing of another, the contacts, calendar, notes of a third.
5. Allow thunderbird to be ran in the background with an icon in the notification area. Let the user decide, whether thunderbird disappears or terminates, if I click the cross.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #16866
Written by Wiplash4 the 28 Dec 08 at 11:59.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #16866 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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Faster Firefox on Ubuntu  
Written by JoeLeKiffeur the 3 Mar 08 at 20:26. Implemented
Hi!

I note that Firefox (2.0.x) on Ubuntu is slower than Firefox on Windows XP/Vista.

On Ubuntu, this app is less reactive, and it could be a bit irritative for new users (and also the others)

I'm sure a faster browser could be appreciated for Ubuntu users.

Thank you for considering this feature.

(Sorry for my poor English)
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Selected solution (#1): Auto-generated solution of idea #2844
Written by JoeLeKiffeur the 3 Mar 08 at 20:26.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #2844 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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Would be nice to know the zoom factor in Firefox  
Written by mydoghasworms the 1 Oct 10 at 18:52. Not an idea
It would be nice to know, when you zoom in and out in Firefox, what the zoom factor currently is.
For me this is mainly because I would like to reset it to 100% after zooming in or out.
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Solution #1: Show the zoom percentage in the status bar
Written by mydoghasworms the 1 Oct 10 at 18:52.
In the status bar of Firefox, show the zoom percentage so you always know how much you are zoomed in or out.

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Implement search as you type!  
Written by vishnumrao the 12 Mar 10 at 23:03. Not an idea
Two suggestions:

1.

Go to google.com and start typing for something you wish to search for. It immediately starts doing a search as you started typing. Implemented in AJAX its very very convenient. Same with www.yahoo.com.

However the ubuntu start page in Firefox does not have "search as you type". I could very well change my homepage to www.google.com or www.yahoo.com. Using the ubuntu start page provides revenue to Ubuntu ( or rather Cannonical) because of their revenue sharing Google and now Yahoo (since 10.04).

I wish to use the search from within Ubuntu start page, but the "search as you type" is one big missing item.



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Going to the Ubuntu start page, the cursor is not inside the search bar. I have to click inside the search bar to start typing. It would be nice to have the cursor inside the search bar once the page loads.
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Solution #1: Use AJAX
Written by vishnumrao the 12 Mar 10 at 23:03.
Solution to suggestions:

1. Implement search as you type by negotiating with Google or now Yahoo.

2. Implement the start page to place cursor in search bar after the ubuntu start page loads i.e. http://start.ubuntu.com/10.04/

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"Save As" not in the default Firefox download dialog  
Written by timnwells the 9 Mar 09 at 01:04. Not an idea
When i click a link to a file in Firefox, the save dialog pops up and asks if I want to open it with something, or save it. This saves to the configured download directory. If the link to a file is a button (such as the export from phpmyadmin) you cannot right click to get save as, which means you have to download it to the default location and then go and manually move it to the place you wanted it.
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Solution #1: Add "Save As" option on the default download dialog
Written by timnwells the 9 Mar 09 at 01:04.
Underneath "Save" on the default download dialog, add a "Save As" option which allows you to select a directory to save it to.
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Solution #3: Save To instead of Save As
Written by awecomms the 31 Mar 09 at 23:10.
Maybe "Save As" is confusing people maybe a "Save To" option. Would not impact on the current method at all but would add flexibility to a system, how can that be bad, not a negative to it but has a benefit.

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Open Link in New Window / New Tab - change places  
Written by Stalker72 the 8 Nov 08 at 00:14. Implemented
I would like "Open Link in New Tab" to change place with "Open Link in New Window". Opening a link in a new tab is used more frequently than opening a link in a new window, so it should be placed on top!
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Selected solution (#1): Auto-generated solution of idea #15384
Written by Stalker72 the 8 Nov 08 at 00:14.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #15384 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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