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Add something like software center in Kubuntu.  
Written by janjiss the 30 Nov 09 at 22:03. New
It is a frustration for new user to install software in Kubuntu, so I think it would be good to add some thing like software center to Kubuntu.
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Solution #1: Add software center to Kubuntu
Written by janjiss the 30 Nov 09 at 22:03.
Add software center to Kubuntu

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Give Kubuntu a brand orange and brown Ubuntu colors.  
Written by WallFuze the 18 Oct 09 at 10:51. New
Ubuntu colors are orange and brown, and GNOME desktop envinroment in this OS designed exactly in that colors, but why Kubuntu's colors are blue and black? Why it have default KDE appereance, which are used in many other Linux distributions?

P.S.: Sorry for my worse English, i'm from Russia.
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Solution #1: Design Kubuntu's KDE in brand orange color.
Written by WallFuze the 18 Oct 09 at 10:51.
KDE in openSUSE is green, in Gentoo - purple, so why Kubuntu's KDE is not orange? I offer a new Kubuntu design.
Like this:
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Solution #2: Change "Kubuntu & Xubuntu" to "Ubuntu KDE and Ubuntu XFCE"
Written by WallFuze the 23 Oct 09 at 14:45.
Ubuntu must be one intact distribution, and many-many editions of it like Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu etc only confusing users. Canonnical should merge all this editions into one - Ubuntu. But this is only my IMHO. Maybe other peoples don't guess so.

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Progress bar with markers  
Written by Acetabular the 9 Jan 11 at 20:06. New
When some really slow task is being performed it is very common that people put their cursor at the end of the completed part of the progress bar to see how much of the task was accomplished during their absence or to see if the process really does anything (when app seems to be frozen).

Why there is no other way to mark anything on the progress bar?
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Solution #1: Markers on the progress bar
Written by Acetabular the 9 Jan 11 at 20:06.
It would be really nice if clicking on the progress bar placed a small line at the current progress bar state giving a point of reference.
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Solution #2: Toggle progress bar's animation.
Written by Aspiring_Failure the 16 Jan 11 at 00:35.
The bar already animates. Having the animation turn off when a download's speed has been okb/s for over 30 seconds, or when the task stops responding would be a great solution, as the natural reaction when the animation has stopped is that the task has also stopped.
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Solution #3: adding to solution #1
Written by maghoxfr the 31 Jan 11 at 16:17.
When hovering the mouse pointer over the progress bar you get a small sign that tells you that you are able to click and leave a mark to check progress.

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Use Veromix in Kubuntu  
Written by Zorba the 20 Nov 10 at 09:48. New
Since Pulse audio has been adopted for Kubuntu, Kmix is not really useful: it's better to use Veromix plasmoid.
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Solution #1: Use Veromix for default
Written by Zorba the 20 Nov 10 at 09:48.
The simple solution is to use for default Veromix instead of Kmix.

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single combined user and wallet login  
Written by justinlawrence the 21 Sep 10 at 16:17. New
it's silly having to login twice. once to determine which user you are and once to put in your wallet details.
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Solution #1: one login
Written by justinlawrence the 21 Sep 10 at 16:17.
i suggest that there is just one login prompt - that the wallet login becomes the only login and moves to where the current user login is.


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Make KDE Notifications less obtrusive  
Written by isoscelesrectangle the 2 Aug 10 at 09:47. New
The current way KDE 4 handles notifications is unnecessarily complicated. The notifications are often duplicated and often stack up all at once until they take up most of the right side of the screen. This presents too much information for the user to handle at once. There has to be a better method of doing this.
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Solution #1: Take a page out of Aqua
Written by isoscelesrectangle the 2 Aug 10 at 09:47.
Notifications shouldn't be stacked like they currently are. Maybe notifications should be handled by a single icon, that bobs up and down when there's a notification, then when clicked shows the new notification list.
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Solution #2: Top edge
Written by Efreak the 25 Aug 10 at 05:06.
Compromise between current and solution 1
Stack the top edges (showing maybe 10 pixels of each), but only show one full notification at a time, depending on which one you hover over. Possibly show the most recent notification without hovering.

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Pause and Play button on window next to close and minimize  
Written by sandeepgiri the 3 May 10 at 19:32. New
My first question why do we often close the windows of applications?

Not because we no longer need it but because we need more cpu and ram.
So, if we have a "Play" / "Pause" button on window which would be equivalent of "CTRL+Z"/"fg command", it will make the life a lot easier.

This will totally remove the need of closing the windows.

*Someother* company did not do it because their OS did not support such kind of stuff but linux can do it pretty well.

Imagine pausing file copying just because you realized later that the disk space is of target is low and you have to remove some stuff.

There can be zillions of examples of the benefits offered by "Play/Pause" of the windows.
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Solution #1: Send the signal
Written by sandeepgiri the 3 May 10 at 19:32.
Just need to send the signal to the app on the click of a button and display of the windows need to greyed out on "pause".

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Disconnect between Ubuntu and Kubuntu  
Written by isantop the 9 Apr 10 at 04:44. New
I think that many people get confused by having separately named distros for Ubuntu's KDE version and GNOME version. Plus, they get confused by what exactly the difference is. Plus, they think that if they are so similar, why do they look so different.
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Solution #1: Integrate Ubuntu and Kubuntu
Written by isantop the 9 Apr 10 at 04:44.
So, I propose combining Kubuntu and Ubuntu into one distro. There could be a LiveDVD option with both environments, plus an option for a LiveCD in a preferred environment, similar to OpenSUSE or Fedora Core.

Plus, we should brand the KDE release. People come up to me, while I'm using KDE and ask me what operating system I'm using. In GNOME, people ask about Ubuntu. So, mostly by editing colour schemes, we could give the two versions a more unified feel, so that it's clear you're using the same thing, just a different environment.
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Solution #2: Have a version comparison on the websites
Written by thehosh the 9 Apr 10 at 09:31.
On kubuntu.org, ubuntu.com, xubuntu.com etc have a small table that explains the difference between the different distro's.
for example:
....................................Ubuntu...Kubuntu...Xubuntu
Desktop environment.......GNOME......KDE.......Xfce
..small description for
..desktop environment
Browser..........................Firefox...Konquere...???
..small description for
..browser
etc


Hovering over one of those will give you a bit more about the program, e.g. going over firefox will say something like "the leading browser in Linux with loads of features" or something.

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Change Firefox default theme in kubuntu  
Written by -luk- the 13 Apr 10 at 19:46. New
I tryed kubuntu beta 1 and i saw its new theme for firefox. IMHO it's incomplete, there're too many differences from konqueror/arora.
I think this new theme should be similiar to konqueror to make firefox more integrated with kde and not to confuse new users.
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Solution #1: Change Firefox default theme on Kubuntu
Written by -luk- the 13 Apr 10 at 19:46.
I suggest Jimmy88's theme.It's quite perfect:
-it's is compatible with 3 different color scheem (oxy-cold oxygen and Obsidian Cost).
-it's customizable (you use shadows under buttons or not, remove arrows from bookmarks toolbar etc...)
-The preferences are full integrated with kde: bar, tabs. (see screenshot)
-It's really lightweight and doesn't slow navigation
If you're familiar with kde-look surely you've noticed this theme
http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Oxygen+KDE+%28Firefox+Theme%29?content=117 962

It's already accepted in mozilla addons :
https://addons.acelb.sj.mozilla.com/it/firefox/addon/59338

Some screenshot:
http://kde-look.org/CONTENT/content-pre3/117962-3.jpg
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5701/schermata18.png

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Konqueror: Close tab with middle mouse button by default  
Written by droetker the 1 Aug 08 at 19:19. New
One of the main advantages of Firefox over Konqueror is the "close" button at each tab.

I would suggest to either

- implement a close button in Konqueror tabs too (like in Firefox), or
- make them closeable by middle-click, which can be enabled in the settings.
(Non-GUI option for closing tabs with middle mouse button (konquerorrc: [FMSettings] MouseMiddleClickClosesTab=true) Stephan Binner )

This should be default behaviour.
The close button on the right side is very unintuitive.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #11720
Written by droetker the 1 Aug 08 at 19:19.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #11720 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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