Written by epritchett the 28 Feb 08 at 23:51.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #246 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 #246 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 Wikzo the 27 Apr 08 at 20:13.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #7728 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 #7728 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 AmDDREd the 8 Dec 10 at 19:29.

Place additional button along the "close","min","max".
The AllTray feature is very usefull for programms which don't need full-time attention, like audio-players, mail-clients and bit-torrents.
So making this button would free the taskbar for really needed applications.

Place additional button along the "close","min","max". The AllTray feature is very usefull for programms which don't need full-time attention, like audio-players, mail-clients and bit-torrents. So making this button would free the taskbar for really needed applications.

Written by mangar the 7 May 08 at 07:39.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #8177 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 #8177 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 Njitap the 22 Jun 08 at 11:42.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #10165 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 #10165 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 Abatrour the 29 Feb 08 at 03:48.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #762 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 #762 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 Freestate the 15 Nov 09 at 18:33.

It´s the better wine wizard at this moment.

It´s the better wine wizard at this moment.

Written by Freestate the 20 Nov 09 at 08:51.

The idea: A wizard that starts when you pick up on a .exe or.msi file,and connect to a wine app database to look at the state of the compatibility:platinum,gold.. If a automatized script for instalation its available asks for create a wineprefix and autoinstalls,if not,and the app could be run suggest manual instalation and instructions or a third option for not working apps:
Start a instalation of some kind of modded virtualbox that installs xp and starts this app by default in some kind of coherence mode(Only the window app is visible,not the windows OS that works below)
The combination of automatized scripts for gold and platinum apps,and the alternative solution of virtualize the app in only one wizard for windows apps make the impresive good state of wine and virtualization in linux to a real goal of usability for non linux apps,the awesome performance of thousands of windows apps in linux remains shadowed for switchers and not average users for the lack of a good wizard that makes the process easy.
Of course the app shows warnings about the diference of resources between wine and virtualization.The app could take a online connection to the aplication database or launchpad to evaluate the performance or bugs.

The idea: A wizard that starts when you pick up on a .exe or.msi file,and connect to a wine app database to look at the state of the compatibility:platinum,gold.. If a automatized script for instalation its available asks for create a wineprefix and autoinstalls,if not,and the app could be run suggest manual instalation and instructions or a third option for not working apps: Start a instalation of some kind of modded virtualbox that installs xp and starts this app by default in some kind of coherence mode(Only the window app is visible,not the windows OS that works below) The combination of automatized scripts for gold and platinum apps,and the alternative solution of virtualize the app in only one wizard for windows apps make the impresive good state of wine and virtualization in linux to a real goal of usability for non linux apps,the awesome performance of thousands of windows apps in linux remains shadowed for switchers and not average users for the lack of a good wizard that makes the process easy. Of course the app shows warnings about the diference of resources between wine and virtualization.The app could take a online connection to the aplication database or launchpad to evaluate the performance or bugs.

Written by rbsfou the 4 Dec 09 at 00:33.

Work should be done on WINE upstream to allow:

a) Applications to be run by any user NOT JUST the one who owns the WINEPREFIX folder or files therein (this is particularly irritating for me)

b) Allow HKCU registry hive and 'Profile' folder to be sourced from files from (user who is trying to run the application) home directory

c) Mapping common folders to directories under the user's home (e.g. 'My Documents' -> '~/Documents'). Google's picasa package does this sort of thing.

d) If the user can sudo (ubuntu) or is a member of the wheel group (others), treat the user as able to modify files in the wineprefix - pop up a wine dialogue allowing the user to enter their / root password when an attempt is made to write somewhere.

A standard place in the filesystem should be adopted for WINEPREFIX folders (e.g. /usr/wineapps/wineprefix_folder_for_halflife), and tools developed to allow managing these wine 'bottles' (term shamelessly stolen from crossover office).

These tools should also allow running winetricks, however it is probably desireable to not include those packages where the MS Eula states the package must ONLY be used where there is a valid windows license.

Work should be done on WINE upstream to allow: a) Applications to be run by any user NOT JUST the one who owns the WINEPREFIX folder or files therein (this is particularly irritating for me) b) Allow HKCU registry hive and 'Profile' folder to be sourced from files from (user who is trying to run the application) home directory c) Mapping common folders to directories under the user's home (e.g. 'My Documents' -> '~/Documents'). Google's picasa package does this sort of thing. d) If the user can sudo (ubuntu) or is a member of the wheel group (others), treat the user as able to modify files in the wineprefix - pop up a wine dialogue allowing the user to enter their / root password when an attempt is made to write somewhere. A standard place in the filesystem should be adopted for WINEPREFIX folders (e.g. /usr/wineapps/wineprefix_folder_for_halflife), and tools developed to allow managing these wine 'bottles' (term shamelessly stolen from crossover office). These tools should also allow running winetricks, however it is probably desireable to not include those packages where the MS Eula states the package must ONLY be used where there is a valid windows license.

Written by Freestate the 15 Mar 10 at 16:14.

Vineyard improves the desktop integration and playonlinux makes easy the instalation on wind apps.The killer app needed must be some kind of fusion of both.

Vineyard improves the desktop integration and playonlinux makes easy the instalation on wind apps.The killer app needed must be some kind of fusion of both.

Written by Lyfang the 6 Jun 11 at 18:28.

Ubuntu should automatically prompt when, double clicking on an .exe file. The dialog which informs they need to install Wine.

If Wine already is installed:
1. Ensure they know the risks, and that windows viruses may work in Wine. Offer to install ClamAV and offer to scan the .exe file

2. Let them know not all Windows programs are compatible in Wine

Source of inspiration: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/2339/

Ubuntu should automatically prompt when, double clicking on an .exe file. The dialog which informs they need to install Wine. If Wine already is installed: 1. Ensure they know the risks, and that windows viruses may work in Wine. Offer to install ClamAV and offer to scan the .exe file 2. Let them know not all Windows programs are compatible in Wine Source of inspiration: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/2339/

Written by programad the 11 Mar 08 at 16:58.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #4247 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 #4247 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 ravindranathakila the 8 May 08 at 04:08.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #8211 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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Written by DPic the 18 Mar 08 at 16:57.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #5028 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 #5028 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 Redrazor39 the 6 May 08 at 00:17.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #8126 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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Written by ilembitov the 4 Jul 08 at 21:49.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #10724 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 #10724 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!