Written by ceti331 the 5 Mar 13 at 19:32.

Quick Solution,Idea [1] Put "Workspace Switcher" inplace of the trashcan. The trashcan is rarely used (cleanup), wheras workspace-switcher is hugely useful to see an overview and manage current tasks. Put the trashcan as part of the scrollable launcher list.
ubuntus' "Workspace Switcher" should be in the corner just like Windows' "show-desktop"

[1.1] make the "Workspace Switcher" respond to scrollwheel events (prev/next desktop), when its in the corner

Idea [2]make the top-left and bottom right of the launcher special locations where the user can dock any item

Idea [3] remove the 'close,minimise,maximize' buttons from the top for a maximized application - replace with Window Menu ,or a drop-down window-list - (you rarely want to close the maximized app, hiding it may be more common.)

Idea [4] put previous/next desktop icons in the topleft, topright of the top panel- a little like E16 window-manager

idea [5] generally turn the window-title into a dropdown-list of all open windows , as another form of workspace switching

Quick Solution,Idea [1] Put "Workspace Switcher" inplace of the trashcan. The trashcan is rarely used (cleanup), wheras workspace-switcher is hugely useful to see an overview and manage current tasks. Put the trashcan as part of the scrollable launcher list. ubuntus' "Workspace Switcher" should be in the corner just like Windows' "show-desktop" [1.1] make the "Workspace Switcher" respond to scrollwheel events (prev/next desktop), when its in the corner Idea [2]make the top-left and bottom right of the launcher special locations where the user can dock any item Idea [3] remove the 'close,minimise,maximize' buttons from the top for a maximized application - replace with Window Menu ,or a drop-down window-list - (you rarely want to close the maximized app, hiding it may be more common.) Idea [4] put previous/next desktop icons in the topleft, topright of the top panel- a little like E16 window-manager idea [5] generally turn the window-title into a dropdown-list of all open windows , as another form of workspace switching

Written by ceti331 the 5 Mar 13 at 19:38.

Put additional hooks for clicks in the screen corners
see amiwm, windows8 and pekWM for inspiration (although pekwm uses screen-edges).
"amiwm"& win8 uses clicks in the topright to switch desktops.
if the user could bind this to any function it would help.

Put additional hooks for clicks in the screen corners see amiwm, windows8 and pekWM for inspiration (although pekwm uses screen-edges). "amiwm"& win8 uses clicks in the topright to switch desktops. if the user could bind this to any function it would help.

Written by PaddyLandau the 18 Mar 13 at 17:26.

At the moment, the bottom of the Launcher is a special area, which contains only the Trash.

Allow the user to decide which icons go there (only the Trash by default). So:

The bottom of the Launcher would become similar to the top, where:

* You can move icons to the bottom (from the top);
* Move icons from the bottom (to the top);
* Unlock icons;
* Change the order of the icons.

I would suggest that a separator be placed between the top and bottom parts to make them clearly distinguishable from each other.

At the moment, the bottom of the Launcher is a special area, which contains only the Trash. Allow the user to decide which icons go there (only the Trash by default). So: The bottom of the Launcher would become similar to the top, where: * You can move icons to the bottom (from the top); * Move icons from the bottom (to the top); * Unlock icons; * Change the order of the icons. I would suggest that a separator be placed between the top and bottom parts to make them clearly distinguishable from each other.

Written by joshp01 the 5 Aug 12 at 04:17.

If you select another calendar app as default. It's calendar is used as the calendar in unity clock's calendar. If you sign in to online account. Download it's calendar into a database called calendar.db in the user's home folder for an example. It could also be used as a central calendar database for all calendars on your computer, desktop apps also.

If you select another calendar app as default. It's calendar is used as the calendar in unity clock's calendar. If you sign in to online account. Download it's calendar into a database called calendar.db in the user's home folder for an example. It could also be used as a central calendar database for all calendars on your computer, desktop apps also.

Written by PaddyLandau the 7 Aug 12 at 13:45.

This is specific to on-line calendars, such as Google Calendar.

As for Solution #1, but additionally for on-line calendars, update the database whenever the user accesses the Unity calendar (unless the computer is off-line, of course).

If the computer is off-line:

* Make the calendar read-only, with a warning message, until the computer goes back on-line.
* Or, if feasible, accept changes but with a clear and obvious warning. Synchronise when the computer goes back on-line.

This is specific to on-line calendars, such as Google Calendar. As for Solution #1, but additionally for on-line calendars, update the database whenever the user accesses the Unity calendar (unless the computer is off-line, of course). If the computer is off-line: * Make the calendar read-only, with a warning message, until the computer goes back on-line. * Or, if feasible, accept changes but with a clear and obvious warning. Synchronise when the computer goes back on-line.

Written by yzarc the 27 Aug 12 at 20:45.

Be able to add and monitoring calendar files (icalendar, for example). Therefore, one can take advantage of synchronization and sharing file systems as ubuntuONE, dropbox, etc.

Be able to add and monitoring calendar files (icalendar, for example). Therefore, one can take advantage of synchronization and sharing file systems as ubuntuONE, dropbox, etc.

Written by PaddyLandau the 14 Jan 12 at 18:30.

Allow a user to "link" his desktop settings to his Ubuntu One account. The linking would allow the user to synchronise the following items (each one would have to be opt-in; none would be done by default):

* Wallpaper
* Theme
* The entire set of Compiz Config settings

(I'm open to other ideas as to what to synchronise.)

When linking a new login for the first time, the desktop would ask whether or not to synchronise each of the items (again, for privacy concerns, they would be opt-out by default).

Obviously, there would have to be a "sanity check" when synchronising onto a target machine. Thus:

* Themes would be synchronised only if the target machine supported that particular theme (so, for example, you wouldn't try to sync a 10.04 theme with its panels onto a 12.04 theme with Unity, or an imported theme onto a computer without that theme being available).

* Compiz Config settings would be synchronised only if the target machine had the same version of Ubuntu (so don't try to synchronise (say) Kubuntu with Lubuntu).

Allow a user to "link" his desktop settings to his Ubuntu One account. The linking would allow the user to synchronise the following items (each one would have to be opt-in; none would be done by default): * Wallpaper * Theme * The entire set of Compiz Config settings (I'm open to other ideas as to what to synchronise.) When linking a new login for the first time, the desktop would ask whether or not to synchronise each of the items (again, for privacy concerns, they would be opt-out by default). Obviously, there would have to be a "sanity check" when synchronising onto a target machine. Thus: * Themes would be synchronised only if the target machine supported that particular theme (so, for example, you wouldn't try to sync a 10.04 theme with its panels onto a 12.04 theme with Unity, or an imported theme onto a computer without that theme being available). * Compiz Config settings would be synchronised only if the target machine had the same version of Ubuntu (so don't try to synchronise (say) Kubuntu with Lubuntu). EDIT: Communications with Ubuntu One are all encrypted and stored safely. This would, of course, apply to this option.

Written by wincus the 2 Nov 12 at 14:39.

Use Ubuntu one account to sync gconf and config files across multiple devices.

Use Ubuntu one account to sync gconf and config files across multiple devices.

Written by beruic the 21 Nov 12 at 10:02.

First of all, like with Dropbox, the user may not wish to sync all configuration to all machines.

Secondly, some config may be unsuitable for syncing, as changes in different versions of Ubuntu may render them incompatible.

Therefore there should be a nice user-friendly GUI in U1 (or perhaps some other app utilizing U1, but also able to export to a file) to make it easy for the user to select which application configs and system settings to sync. This way system settings may also be stored in an intermediate format, with filters for every version, and perhaps flavour of Ubuntu. Applications may likewise provide helpers to only sync parts of the config, omit config that may cause more damage than good, handle concurrency (e.g. syncing tomboy notes), or simply just to know which folders to sync for what purpose (e.g. sync only the notes of Tomboy, rather than the settings of the application, or perhaps to omit machine specific settings for another application).

First of all, like with Dropbox, the user may not wish to sync all configuration to all machines. Secondly, some config may be unsuitable for syncing, as changes in different versions of Ubuntu may render them incompatible. Therefore there should be a nice user-friendly GUI in U1 (or perhaps some other app utilizing U1, but also able to export to a file) to make it easy for the user to select which application configs and system settings to sync. This way system settings may also be stored in an intermediate format, with filters for every version, and perhaps flavour of Ubuntu. Applications may likewise provide helpers to only sync parts of the config, omit config that may cause more damage than good, handle concurrency (e.g. syncing tomboy notes), or simply just to know which folders to sync for what purpose (e.g. sync only the notes of Tomboy, rather than the settings of the application, or perhaps to omit machine specific settings for another application).