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Idea #13740: Include Stunning Gnome 2.24 Wallpapers

bug This idea was marked as being not considered for implementation the 3 November 11.
Written by ubunteando the 26 Sep 08 at 09:45. Category: Look and Feel. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: Won't implement
Rationale
Gnome 2.24 has been released with some great new features, focusing on improving user experience through its GUI.

http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Upgrade_Your_Linux_Desktop_Experience_With_GNOME_ 2DOT24

I imagine that it's too late to include them... BUT AT LEAST, include its new beautiful wallpapers, to TRY TO SAVE this release...

--------------------INCLUE THEM BY DEFAULT--------------------

Since, at least for what I've seen in Alpha 6, is almost Hardy with a different name.

EDIT: Is sad to realize Dev's still DON'T GET IT.


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The GNOME wallpapers are available in the "gnome-backgrounds" package

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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #13740
Written by ubunteando the 26 Sep 08 at 09:45.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #13740 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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Warlon wrote on the 26 Sep 08 at 11:40
Gnome 2.24 will be included in 8.10.

mrdoob wrote on the 26 Sep 08 at 17:51
I suspect Ubunteando means "by default". Common people doesn't know about gnome-backgrounds packages. It also may be that gnome-background is installed already and the wallpapers will appear there... just in case :)

Faryshta wrote on the 26 Sep 08 at 18:01
Yeah, 2.24, fucKDE jajaja sorry for the flame I couldn't resist. BTW I use mainly XFCE and this flames KDE vs Gnome and Vi vs Emacs are for kids.

ubunteando wrote on the 26 Sep 08 at 18:23
Yeah. Of course I mean BY DEFAULT.

A recent study shows that where Ubuntu (Linux) has the biggest grow potential is among non tech-savvy users of computers.

This means in the short run MUMS.

I though we got already over the DO IT YOURSELF era... And it was time to give some beautiful and useful product out-of-the-box!

I'm really sad every time I realize Dev's (at least the ones around here) still DON'T GET IT.

lordnoid wrote on the 26 Sep 08 at 19:21
Making a package with the wallpapers and including them in the repositories is not the same as including the wallpaper, wich means this idea is not "already done".

futwick wrote on the 26 Sep 08 at 19:52
I'd never heard of the gnome-backgrounds package and would never have thought to look for it.

This should definitely be installed by default.

jcastro (Brainstorm admin) wrote on the 26 Sep 08 at 21:06
It isn't clear in your idea that you were proposing it by default. I have moved the idea back to "new".

DanRabbit wrote on the 26 Sep 08 at 21:40
@ jcastro

Why would somebody propose something on brainstorm that they didn't want included by default?

That would just be a waste of time to even read the idea.

aethralis wrote on the 27 Sep 08 at 07:05
-1 and mainly for the tone of the posts here. Does anybody really think, that acting out like some whiny three year old resolves problems?

cumulus007 wrote on the 27 Sep 08 at 08:38
Please include the wallpapers by default. New users don't know anything about installing wallpapers, so why aren't these included by default? The elephant skin and the ibex wallpaper get bored after a while.

eragon (Idea reviewer) wrote on the 27 Sep 08 at 08:48
I didn't know about this package either, please include it by default, +1

ubunteando wrote on the 27 Sep 08 at 08:51
@aethralis,

The tone here is not the point and I'd say its childish to base your vote "mainly for the tone".

We are a bunch of grownups here, and if we use manners to which you are not used around here, this further proves our desperation.

Because he have high expectations from Ubuntu, and it seems people behind it aren't doing anything even in a key issue as design. Even when most people around here and standing up for it.

I can understand why the "LOOKS" are not so important for CODERS. But I'M SURE that if some Ubuntu supervisor, with knowledge of marketing read this comments he would inmediately understand the importance of this and would provide a much more satisfying answer to all of us.

And yeah, it is sad to recognize in the Dev team around here the same kind of people that made the "average PC user" prefer Windows and MAC OS over Linux.

I thought this was different, but it seems its not.

I'm not a "whiny three year old", I'm just a commited and deceived 23-year old.

Ghone wrote on the 28 Sep 08 at 00:14
Three year old or twenty-three year old you like to look at the pretty colors. I'm thirty myself and still like pretty colors.

borsook wrote on the 2 Oct 08 at 18:55
I don't know if they all should be included, but it would be a nice idea to add a few wallpapers and remove a few screensavers. All in all the same space taken but more balance.

Craig73 wrote on the 3 Oct 08 at 19:54
I agree... more pretty things :-)

although I believe that the more generic solution when you get into the background dialog is to have a button to take you to the repository of theme-packs (not just "theme" but backgrounds, colour sets, pretty icons, etc.)

Design dialogs with logical next actions ... what do you do when you don't see anything you like?

zietbukuel wrote on the 20 Nov 08 at 10:45
Excellent idea! I've found this Idea trying to find the default GNOME Wallpapers, and I think they should be included by default. i didn't knew the existence of gnome-backgrounds. Thank you.

+1

jpeddicord wrote on the 26 Nov 08 at 03:18
Removed Intrepid from title, as we are now in the Jaunty cycle and it would be useless at this point to have them in Intrepid. :)

Gigi33 wrote on the 1 Jan 09 at 14:50
> Design dialogs with logical next actions

Seconded. Add a 'More Wallpapers' button in the change desktop background, which installs the package.

Vahan Harutyunyan (Brainstorm moderator) wrote on the 3 Nov 11 at 07:12
"gnome-backgrounds" package is available in Software Center. Just install it.


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