Written by opu.e the 22 Nov 08 at 13:16.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #15861 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!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #15861 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.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by choad the 20 Jan 09 at 21:08.

a dialogue should pop up similar to that of windows vista, asking if you want to

* keep existing display setup
* use both displays (duplicating the output at the highest common resolution)
* use both displays (side by side configuration)
* use only the external display (max resolution)

a dialogue should pop up similar to that of windows vista, asking if you want to * keep existing display setup * use both displays (duplicating the output at the highest common resolution) * use both displays (side by side configuration) * use only the external display (max resolution)

Written by tdomhan the 25 Jan 09 at 14:14.

-give gnome some love concerning multihead bugs. (e.g. programs opening on the wrong monitor)
-make the setup of an multihead environment dead easy, through the ubuntu configuration
-switching back and forth between single head and multihead should be flawless, especially for notebook users, e.g. when using the laptop monitor alone you should not have 4 gnome panels only because you used 2 on each monitor in an multihead setup

-give gnome some love concerning multihead bugs. (e.g. programs opening on the wrong monitor) -make the setup of an multihead environment dead easy, through the ubuntu configuration -switching back and forth between single head and multihead should be flawless, especially for notebook users, e.g. when using the laptop monitor alone you should not have 4 gnome panels only because you used 2 on each monitor in an multihead setup

Written by aay the 20 Mar 09 at 10:43.

Rationale: Having to reconfigure an external monitor (especially when it is the same monitor) every time it is connected is a productivity killer.

Proposed Solution: Implement some kind of monitor profile manager which remembers recently connected monitors and automatically applies the settings which were last used with those monitors.

Usage Example:

Christian takes his laptop between home and work. At each location he connects an external monitor to his laptop. Whenever he connects one of these monitors, the Ubuntu (or Gnome or whatever) monitor profile manager recognizes the monitor as one which he has recently used and applies the resolution settings which were last used.

Rationale: Having to reconfigure an external monitor (especially when it is the same monitor) every time it is connected is a productivity killer. Proposed Solution: Implement some kind of monitor profile manager which remembers recently connected monitors and automatically applies the settings which were last used with those monitors. Usage Example: Christian takes his laptop between home and work. At each location he connects an external monitor to his laptop. Whenever he connects one of these monitors, the Ubuntu (or Gnome or whatever) monitor profile manager recognizes the monitor as one which he has recently used and applies the resolution settings which were last used.

Written by Aloka the 13 May 09 at 21:44.

In addition to Solution #1, if "use both displays (side by side configuration)" is picked, the two displays should be combined into a non-rectangular desktop. This happens in windows, and i think it should be there in ubuntu as well.

Currently, the two screens are combined into a rectangle. But, if one screen is a different resolution than the other, you get strange behaviour like being able to move your mouse above or below the smaller resolution screen. This is not ideal.

In addition to Solution #1, if "use both displays (side by side configuration)" is picked, the two displays should be combined into a non-rectangular desktop. This happens in windows, and i think it should be there in ubuntu as well. Currently, the two screens are combined into a rectangle. But, if one screen is a different resolution than the other, you get strange behaviour like being able to move your mouse above or below the smaller resolution screen. This is not ideal.

Written by cherva the 22 Sep 09 at 20:54.

Work together with the X,Nvidia and Ati developers to implement the needing components in the X itself and in the Nvidia/Ati binary and open source drivers. So no need for logging in and out is necessary.

Work together with the X,Nvidia and Ati developers to implement the needing components in the X itself and in the Nvidia/Ati binary and open source drivers. So no need for logging in and out is necessary.

Written by mrmartijn the 8 Jul 11 at 19:42.

implement the monitor switcher from windows with the 4 simple buttons

implement the monitor switcher from windows with the 4 simple buttons

Written by ubby the 26 Jun 09 at 10:14.

This will make Gimp, Inkscape and Scribus better to compete with the Adobe Creative Suite.
Because of a unified look and feel it will be easier to work with the programs.

To accomplish this the developers of the programs need to work together.
Maybe the developers can get help from universities who are working with graphic software.

This will make Gimp, Inkscape and Scribus better to compete with the Adobe Creative Suite. Because of a unified look and feel it will be easier to work with the programs. To accomplish this the developers of the programs need to work together. Maybe the developers can get help from universities who are working with graphic software.

Written by carvao the 26 Jun 09 at 15:45.

A software composed by different modules: a viewer, bitmap editor, vector editor, desktop publishing, web creator, and so on. The user chooses which modules wants to install or use by the time he/she opens a file or creates a new project.

A software composed by different modules: a viewer, bitmap editor, vector editor, desktop publishing, web creator, and so on. The user chooses which modules wants to install or use by the time he/she opens a file or creates a new project.

Written by Darwin Survivor the 26 Jun 09 at 20:09.

I'm not sure if one already exists, so bear with me.

One of the problems I believe is keeping programs from unifying is the lack of a recommended UI design. People start making projects and just throw buttons at it whenever they need a new feature. Over time the layout becomes caotic and a huge mess, so the project enters a "fix-it" stage where the UI is redone and made more functional.

The problem is that each project is doing this individually and only taking small hints from other projects. If there were a simple, elegant and extendable layout and scheme for gnome, or linux for that matter, it would help the projects in the "fix-it" stage to evolve into having similarly designed UIs.

What we need is that simple, elegant yet extensible layout design and a group of people (or projects) to start pushing it.

I'm not sure if one already exists, so bear with me. One of the problems I believe is keeping programs from unifying is the lack of a recommended UI design. People start making projects and just throw buttons at it whenever they need a new feature. Over time the layout becomes caotic and a huge mess, so the project enters a "fix-it" stage where the UI is redone and made more functional. The problem is that each project is doing this individually and only taking small hints from other projects. If there were a simple, elegant and extendable layout and scheme for gnome, or linux for that matter, it would help the projects in the "fix-it" stage to evolve into having similarly designed UIs. What we need is that simple, elegant yet extensible layout design and a group of people (or projects) to start pushing it.

Written by ethana2 the 28 Jun 09 at 23:35.

When you have a large screen with a scribus or inkscape window maximized, a menu bar that's not on the top screen edge becomes inconvenient. While ubuntu isn't likely to default to a global menu for a variety of reasons, it's a crucial part of the professional workflow --ask any graphic designer who uses a Mac Pro with a Cinema display.

When you have a large screen with a scribus or inkscape window maximized, a menu bar that's not on the top screen edge becomes inconvenient. While ubuntu isn't likely to default to a global menu for a variety of reasons, it's a crucial part of the professional workflow --ask any graphic designer who uses a Mac Pro with a Cinema display.

Written by cyberix the 7 Jul 09 at 19:46.

Bring core developers of Gimp, Inkscape, Scribus, and maybe some OpenOffice folks physically into the same room to discus the matter.

Bring core developers of Gimp, Inkscape, Scribus, and maybe some OpenOffice folks physically into the same room to discus the matter.

Written by ethana2 the 9 Jul 09 at 07:56.

for dialog use by inkscape, gimp, and other applications. Few end users use tiling window managers on their desktops, but GIMP developers seem to expect them to. Speaking as an xmonad user, this is ridiculous.

for dialog use by inkscape, gimp, and other applications. Few end users use tiling window managers on their desktops, but GIMP developers seem to expect them to. Speaking as an xmonad user, this is ridiculous.

Written by hellocatfood the 14 Jul 09 at 00:00.

I like each of the applications individually but it's a pain having to learn and remember a different set of keyboard shortcuts all of the time.

Adding an option to overwrite the keyboard shortcut for common tools (move, eyedropper, paint bucket etc) with a unified set would be very useful.

I like each of the applications individually but it's a pain having to learn and remember a different set of keyboard shortcuts all of the time. Adding an option to overwrite the keyboard shortcut for common tools (move, eyedropper, paint bucket etc) with a unified set would be very useful.

Written by wleoncio the 5 Aug 09 at 12:06.

The dialog would be similar to this one:

The dialog would be <i>similar</i> to this one: <img src="http://i32.tinypic.com/33lm2l4.png">

Written by 21h the 6 Aug 09 at 18:02.

Install this program by default for more advanced interface configurin or integrate it to Appearance Settings.

Install this program by default for more advanced interface configurin or integrate it to Appearance Settings.

Written by nloewen the 10 Aug 09 at 04:08.

You should be able to change font colours from Appearance settings -> fonts.

You should be able to change font colours from Appearance settings -> fonts.

Written by fernandoc1 the 23 Aug 09 at 12:55.

I know that this is not directly related to the idea, but there is no easy tool to add fonts to the system via a GUI tool.
I think that a tool to do this isn't to difficult to build, because the task is simple: it should only be a script that people open a file browser, select the fonts and the system copies it to /usr/share/fonts and than rebuild font cache.
It is not a hard task, but would be a great tool to people that don't like to work in a terminal.

I know that this is not directly related to the idea, but there is no easy tool to add fonts to the system via a GUI tool. I think that a tool to do this isn't to difficult to build, because the task is simple: it should only be a script that people open a file browser, select the fonts and the system copies it to /usr/share/fonts and than rebuild font cache. It is not a hard task, but would be a great tool to people that don't like to work in a terminal.

Written by bdragonmsl the 29 Feb 08 at 03:30.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #660 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!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #660 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.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by nq6 the 2 Oct 09 at 17:00.

Cheese uses your webcam to take photos and videos, applies fancy special effects and lets you share the fun with others.



Cheese is a very interesting program, small and can be inserted in Ubuntu by default. Today we have almost all Notebooks webcams installed. It would be very interesting.

Note: The installation could be smart. If one was identified Webcam on the machine, it installed the Cheese.

Cheese uses your webcam to take photos and videos, applies fancy special effects and lets you share the fun with others. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34236634@N07/3974255671/" title="cheese-big por caricaturassa, no Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3974255671_04fabd53e3_o.png" width="256" height="256" alt="cheese-big" /></a> Cheese is a very interesting program, small and can be inserted in Ubuntu by default. Today we have almost all Notebooks webcams installed. It would be very interesting. Note: The installation could be smart. If one was identified Webcam on the machine, it installed the Cheese.

Written by hoppimike the 4 Oct 09 at 11:38.

Whichever webcam program is considered the best in terms of user-friendliness, features, integration and ease of future development should be the one integrated, or offered as an option for installation :)

If this is Cheese, then this should be the one chosen!

I am only suggesting this because I am unsure what the actual best Webcam program on Ubuntu is, and surely, whether it's Cheese or not, wouldn't it be logical to install the one that is the best? I am VERY confused as to why people keep marking this down :(

Whichever webcam program is considered the best in terms of user-friendliness, features, integration and ease of future development should be the one integrated, or offered as an option for installation :) If this is Cheese, then this should be the one chosen! I am only suggesting this because I am unsure what the actual best Webcam program on Ubuntu is, and surely, whether it's Cheese or not, wouldn't it be logical to install the one that is the best? I am VERY confused as to why people keep marking this down :(

Written by Stebalien the 4 Oct 09 at 17:18.

Not all (and as far as I know, very few) people have webcams. Therefore, there is little reason for webcam software to be installed by default. Instead, Ubuntu should propt to install applicable applications on detection of hardware. This would not only be limited to webcams but would also apply to fingerprint readers, bluetooth devices, etc.

Not all (and as far as I know, very few) people have webcams. Therefore, there is little reason for webcam software to be installed by default. Instead, Ubuntu should propt to install applicable applications on detection of hardware. This would not only be limited to webcams but would also apply to fingerprint readers, bluetooth devices, etc.

Written by fabioamd87 the 4 Aug 08 at 23:37.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #11844 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!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #11844 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.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by Sepidar the 12 Mar 08 at 06:58.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #4343 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!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #4343 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.</i><br /> Thanks!

Written by ravibuz the 11 Jul 09 at 17:52.

Make the hard disk partitions to be named as the user wish instead of simple 40 gb media.

Make the hard disk partitions to be named as the user wish instead of simple 40 gb media.

Written by ravibuz the 13 Jul 09 at 08:34.

And give an icon notification under it about the free space in it like in vista.And allow the contents inside My computer to be allocated the same way it is done in windows.Like separate partitions from Optical drive instead of having all in one line.

And give an icon notification under it about the free space in it like in vista.And allow the contents inside My computer to be allocated the same way it is done in windows.Like separate partitions from Optical drive instead of having all in one line.

Written by DnaX the 15 Jul 09 at 13:48.

DeviceKit-disks provide a solution for changing device label in user space and other interesting features.

Fedora 11 preview: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/DeviceKit

DeviceKit-disks provide a solution for changing device label in user space and other interesting features. Fedora 11 preview: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/DeviceKit

Written by HigH5 the 25 Jul 09 at 09:46.

It would be nice to merge graph into Nautilus, add it like another view in the side panel, maybe.

It would be nice to merge graph into Nautilus, add it like another view in the side panel, maybe.

Written by berthiggins the 10 Aug 09 at 17:35.

When the system disk (/) gets more than 90% full the user should be warned through the indicator applet.
This would prevent the mysterious problems that occur when disk space runs out like printing failing due to lack of spooling and gnome crashes/strange behaviour on start up.
This can be particularly bad on machines where /home and / are on the same partition ( the default on Dell installs)

When the system disk (/) gets more than 90% full the user should be warned through the indicator applet. This would prevent the mysterious problems that occur when disk space runs out like printing failing due to lack of spooling and gnome crashes/strange behaviour on start up. This can be particularly bad on machines where /home and / are on the same partition ( the default on Dell installs)

Written by Bender2k14 the 27 Jul 08 at 17:05.

Compiz should remember my previous settings instead of loading the default settings.

Compiz should remember my previous settings instead of loading the default settings.