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Backgrounds that "Changes throughout the day" are shocking during the transition  
Written by alanh the 1 May 12 at 21:10. Related project: Unity. New
I like the Ubuntu Community Wallpapers that "Changes throughout the day" for my background. However, when the background image changes, it is slightly shocking as the old image is instantly replaced by the new image.

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Solution #1: Cross fade or dissolve between the two images.
Written by alanh the 1 May 12 at 21:10.
Rather than simply replacing the image, it would be more pleasant if the images cross-faded, fade-out/fade-in or dissolved between the two images over the course of a second or two. I imagine that Compiz could be utilized for this, but I don't know the technical details.

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Current dialog is hard for use  
Written by avi9526 the 12 May 12 at 05:55. Related project: Gnome. New
When You try open some files in some program - You get "Open file" dialog with list of files. But there is no options like "Icons size", "View mode":
1) It's not customizable, and thus - hard for use.
2) It's not unity-way - Your "Open file" is different from Your file-manager.
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Solution #1: Use expirience of others DE
Written by avi9526 the 12 May 12 at 05:55.
If You look to Windows or KDE "open file" dialog - You can see, that this dialog and it's options is similar to file-manager. So, I want something like that for GNONE (and Unity of course)

But, ubuntu can have different file-managers.
So my main idea:
Make "open file" dialog based on the embedded file-manager. So, when You hit "open file" button in some program - You get Your favorite file-manager that has buttons "Open", "Cancel", etc.
File-manager must support this feature. If he doesn't - system will use "fallback open file dialog" (that we have now).

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Netbooks have small desktop room for files and icons  
Written by dioxholster the 21 May 12 at 02:21. Related project: Unity. New
Files rested on the desktop can pile up and overtake an entire desktop space, many times being obfuscating the wallpaper and isn't a clean look. This is often the case with netbooks.
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Solution #1: different desktop shortcuts and files spreadout in all workspaces
Written by dioxholster the 21 May 12 at 02:21.
have each workspace have its own desktop shortcuts as placed by the user while File Manager can show all of them in the same folder oblivious to the aforementioned visual setup. For example, a user can prefer to have his downloaded files be sorted into one workspace while the other workspace next to it houses miscellaneous files, and one being completely devoid of icons and files. This way, workspaces can be utilized in secondary non-app way. Other proposals related are wallpaper variances for each workspace.
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Solution #2: allow scrolling of the desktop
Written by Chelloveck314 the 23 May 12 at 15:41.
when the desktop becomes full, have the default setting allow horizontal or vertical scrolling (maybe give the ability for the user to choose which) of the desktop to view more files and icons.

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Xubuntu guest account desktop  
Written by tyhee88 the 16 May 12 at 17:16. Related project: Xubuntu. New
It seems to me that many using a guest account would not be knowledgeable Linux users. The guest account should be usable for most people not experienced in Linux. That is particularly the case as changes in settings only last during the current session.

The default Xubuntu desktop will in my view be virtually useless for many such users. The menu is hard to find, new users are faced with a panel they usually can't see at the bottom and won't be familiar with it so as to be aware what they need to do to see it and anyone without good young eyes will have trouble with the small resolution and dark on dark colours.

One will probably guess that I'm not crazy about the default desktop anyway. That is true, but for the most part it really doesn't matter to me as like most users I change the desktop. Still, I wouldn't recommend Xubuntu to someone trying Linux for the first time for the same reasons I don't think the desktop is suitable for a guest account.


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Solution #1: Xubuntu guest account desktop
Written by tyhee88 the 16 May 12 at 17:16.
Changes I'd suggest for the default desktop on the guest account include:

-not using the smallest possible resolution

-not autohiding the bottom panel. I like the bottom panel being hidden-but wouldn't make it default in a guest account as for that sort of account it is important that a person not knowing the system be able to find things easily.

-making it easier to find the menu. Right now if I didn't know what I was looking for, I'd never know what that barely visible (to my eyes) small light coloured thing on the top left was on the default desktop. I'd suggest for a guest account it be put on the bottom left with the button title showing.

-brighter colours, perhaps, especially on the login screen which on my monitor, with my eyes, isn't easy to read.

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