http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/5562/
The CodeMonkeys could write a similar GNOME-like software to compete with Microsoft's Writer.

What do you think?

[9 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #5562


]]> en-us Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:17:24 +0000 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:34:35 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/5562/
There are enough software for blogging.
E.g. Deepest Sender plugin for Firefox or, for example Drivel, which is almost same as DS, but standalone app.]]> Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:03:26 +0000
I've never looked for blogging software on the Linux platform, I only used the Scribe Fire plugin for Firefox once. I felt uncomfortable with it, so I've got this idea.

But I'll try these tools you said.

Thanks! :) ]]> Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:30:30 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:44:21 +0000 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:37:54 +0000 There's blogging software available in the repositories, but having tried pretty much all the apps, none of them are very good. Some aren't even actively maintained any more.

There are many blogging apps, but quantity is no substitute for quality. It's a sad state of affairs where I'd rather shutdown my machine, boot up Windows and type out a blog post in Windows Live Writer than to just use the tools available natively.

I apologise if I seem outraged or angry, but I think that Windows Live Writer is a very good tool and we don't have any blogging software that even remotely compares. To say that we do and mark it as implemented is just plain deceit.]]> Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:58:00 +0000
Allowing Microsoft free reign in this important niche market (important because it directly influences content makers and publishers) is terribly short-sighted. WLW is today more important than Outlook used to be a few years back.]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:58:47 +0000 The only reason I still have windows installed is WLW. It is simply the best. I tried bloGTK and drivel and neither come close.

Please do something cool!]]> Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:29:58 +0000
May be Gwibber can have the options for setting up different Blogs and post directly from it. Otherwise some other client where one can simply type in and post.]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:48:52 +0000 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:04:45 +0000 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:05:46 +0000 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:55:26 +0000
Blogging is something that more people are doing every day and it could become a great selling point for Ubuntu if it came loaded with an excellent piece of blog software.]]> Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:09:21 +0000
It's rare that I praise a bit of Microsoft software but WLW is fantastic. The fact that we still have nothing that comes close to it under Ubuntu is a crying shame.]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:18:44 +0000 But only +6 votes in 10 days before closure, and only a couple comments in two years since indicates a very low level of interest in this.

You may get a better and faster result if you get involved with existing linux author-tool projects and help steer them in a more appropriate direction.]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:38:12 +0000
-Blogilo hasn't been updated in at least 18 months. Not even a news post.
-It's been over a year since anything has happened with BloGTK.

As for the others, well, they're either long dead or I've not heard of them. Someone needs to spend some time with Windows Live Writer and build something similar (or better) as what we have at the moment is not remotely good enough.

If I could code, I'd have made this a personal project a long time ago, but alas that is one of the many skills I have tried to acquire and failed at. The best I can do is provide feedback, suggestions, and encourage others to try out a good project when I find one. Re-opening this idea is at least a start.]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:47:52 +0000
1. Using the Chrome Browser, I added the ScribeFire extension.
2. After installing and clicking on the link, I followed the instructions to set up my blog in the extension.
3. In the browsers Tool Menu, I clicked "Create Application Shortcut" once I was logged into my blog, which then game me the option to add ScribeFire to both my desktop and/or the Applications menu...and now loads without the usual browser mess...looking only like another piece of native software. ]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:00:45 +0000
I would love to see an alternative piece of software native to the Ubuntu OS that could hold its own against WLW.]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:34:35 +0000