Written by arodier the 5 Mar 08 at 09:51.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #3295 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 #3295 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 trustno1uk the 16 Mar 09 at 20:57.

A good option would be for a time based wallpaper. The wallpaper will change as the time changes on the computer. You can download wallpaper packs of certain areas that have pictures taken from the same angle at steady time intervals.

Another very nice option would be to have a backround that changes according to the weather outside.



REF: http://www.kumailht.com/blog/linux/10-features-ubuntu-should-implement/

A good option would be for a time based wallpaper. The wallpaper will change as the time changes on the computer. You can download wallpaper packs of certain areas that have pictures taken from the same angle at steady time intervals. Another very nice option would be to have a backround that changes according to the weather outside. <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2443/4058460766_94c42998fc_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Weather"> REF: http://www.kumailht.com/blog/linux/10-features-ubuntu-should-implement/

Written by Vendaval the 18 Mar 09 at 03:06.

A wallpaper that changes with time/weather is a great feature, but two parts shouldn't be bundled together. Instead, it should be easier to:
1. Download wallpapers and keep them in a recognizable folder. You shouldn't need to go searching for the wallpaper folder.
2. Easier widget layer. Users should be able to easily download a widget app- Screenlets/Conky/what have you, and control it independently of compiz. Each widget or widget pack could come with a recommended wallpaper pack as described, a special widget would run that pack of images.

A wallpaper that changes with time/weather is a great feature, but two parts shouldn't be bundled together. Instead, it should be easier to: 1. Download wallpapers and keep them in a recognizable folder. You shouldn't need to go searching for the wallpaper folder. 2. Easier widget layer. Users should be able to easily download a widget app- Screenlets/Conky/what have you, and control it independently of compiz. Each widget or widget pack could come with a recommended wallpaper pack as described, a special widget would run that pack of images.

Written by Kurotenshi the 21 Mar 09 at 21:50.

The two above solutions are very nice so I think it would be cool to have a more flexible wallpaper, where one can put other local files such as video or an animated gif or local web page that reacts to mouse over, and, at the same time, have an easy to use widgets layer that can temporarily over-wright the wallpaper with news-feeds and time/weather dependent pictures etc.
The way I se thinks, this provides separate software to manage local and online content.

The two above solutions are very nice so I think it would be cool to have a more flexible wallpaper, where one can put other local files such as video or an animated gif or local web page that reacts to mouse over, and, at the same time, have an easy to use widgets layer that can temporarily over-wright the wallpaper with news-feeds and time/weather dependent pictures etc. The way I se thinks, this provides separate software to manage local and online content.

Written by MathUHenry the 27 Mar 09 at 23:52.

Problem Statement:
The desktop represents a particular folder in the home directory. When I'm working on a project, I find it's convenient to dump all of my files to the desktop while I'm working on it. When I switch to another project, I first clean up all the files of the previous project - but cannot so easily switch back to what I was doing.

Request:
I would appreciate the ability to right-click on my wallpaper and specify the location that the desktop refers to. home/Desktop or somewhere else. That way, I'm using the desktop effectively as my nautilus, but not as a separate window. ctrl+alt+d brings up my workspace (the desktop).

Bonus:
It would be even sweeter if I could store different desktop locations (and perhaps background images) in each of the the different "desks" in workspace switcher.

Problem Statement: The desktop represents a particular folder in the home directory. When I'm working on a project, I find it's convenient to dump all of my files to the desktop while I'm working on it. When I switch to another project, I first clean up all the files of the previous project - but cannot so easily switch back to what I was doing. Request: I would appreciate the ability to right-click on my wallpaper and specify the location that the desktop refers to. home/Desktop or somewhere else. That way, I'm using the desktop effectively as my nautilus, but not as a separate window. ctrl+alt+d brings up my workspace (the desktop). Bonus: It would be even sweeter if I could store different desktop locations (and perhaps background images) in each of the the different "desks" in workspace switcher.

Written by Klau3 the 1 Sep 09 at 16:11.

I would like to suggest new features and explain them. First, we should be able to choose one background per desktop (see figure). Instead of having only one background at our disposal, we should be able to select a folder containing several background pictures. When there is a minus sign behind the picture name plus four digits as in imagename-1400.jpg, the background picture appears on screen at 2:00 pm. When there is no time indication behind the image name, change occurs on a hourly basis.

<img src="http://justoneidea.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/new-apperance-preferences-background.png" /> I would like to suggest new features and explain them. First, we should be able to choose one background per desktop (see figure). Instead of having only one background at our disposal, we should be able to select a folder containing several background pictures. When there is a minus sign behind the picture name plus four digits as in imagename-1400.jpg, the background picture appears on screen at 2:00 pm. When there is no time indication behind the image name, change occurs on a hourly basis.