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 Bezzy the 24 Apr 12 at 20:22.

The proposed solution is to modernize the ubuntu shutdown screen, as shown in the video link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRMFCIr06kI&hd=1

[Unity Integration - optional]
http://i.imgur.com/nQzXg.jpg

[Lock Screen]
http://i.imgur.com/JRdej.jpg

The proposed solution is to modernize the ubuntu shutdown screen, as shown in the video link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRMFCIr06kI&hd=1 [Unity Integration - optional] http://i.imgur.com/nQzXg.jpg [Lock Screen] http://i.imgur.com/JRdej.jpg

Written by alanh the 1 May 12 at 21:45.

Add an automatic count-down timer of about 1 minute to the default selection. I've had several instances when I've selected "shut down" on my machine only to come back hours later and notice that the machine is still on and the "Are you sure you want to close all programs and shut down the computer?" dialog is happily waiting for my click.

Add an automatic count-down timer of about 1 minute to the default selection. I've had several instances when I've selected "shut down" on my machine only to come back hours later and notice that the machine is still on and the "Are you sure you want to close all programs and shut down the computer?" dialog is happily waiting for my click.

Written by chunkyboy the 5 May 12 at 02:13.

Althought the present shutdown screen seems somewhat bland, the basics of it are quite good because it
1.has the ubuntu theme style wise
2.Is quite compact.
It just needs to have suspend,log out, and lock screen buttons added in line with and in the same style as the current restart ,cancel and shutdown buttons and also a little "pizaz" added in order to set it apart from the other windows within ubuntu.(becuase it is a special window obviously).
In other words, don't overdo the restyling, but restyling does need to be done.

Althought the present shutdown screen seems somewhat bland, the basics of it are quite good because it 1.has the ubuntu theme style wise 2.Is quite compact. It just needs to have suspend,log out, and lock screen buttons added in line with and in the same style as the current restart ,cancel and shutdown buttons and also a little "pizaz" added in order to set it apart from the other windows within ubuntu.(becuase it is a special window obviously). In other words, don't overdo the restyling, but restyling does need to be done.

Written by danielhanchen the 21 Apr 12 at 02:57.

1) Create options in the appearance area to change backgrounds for the login and boot screen. Maybe include pre-made ones.

2) Create new option in settings called "Customise boot/login screen" or the like.

3) When you right click on an image, options like "Make as login/boot screen background"

1) Create options in the appearance area to change backgrounds for the login and boot screen. Maybe include pre-made ones. 2) Create new option in settings called "Customise boot/login screen" or the like. 3) When you right click on an image, options like "Make as login/boot screen background"

Written by sourcejedi the 26 Apr 12 at 13:11.

I set up a Kubuntu login screen to show random images from Digikam. (With a few limitations). The login screen here gets plenty of use, because the system is shared by a couple of users & powered down each day. I think it's a great way of getting more use out of the photos, that otherwise wouldn't be seen very often. You might say it's a poor-mans digital photo frame.

I dunno how useful my idea is, but maybe it will inspire some people :).

A key point is that I was able to configure KDM to minimize the size of the login box. Also, alt+click can be used to move it around in case it is still obscuring something interesting :). On the minus side, the current setup I have really needs hacking to show a datestamp etc., to tell you about the photo (e.g. how to find it later, if you want).

I set up a Kubuntu login screen to show random images from Digikam. (With a few limitations). The login screen here gets plenty of use, because the system is shared by a couple of users & powered down each day. I think it's a great way of getting more use out of the photos, that otherwise wouldn't be seen very often. You might say it's a poor-mans digital photo frame. I dunno how useful my idea is, but maybe it will inspire some people :). A key point is that I was able to configure KDM to minimize the size of the login box. Also, alt+click can be used to move it around in case it is still obscuring something interesting :). On the minus side, the current setup I have really needs hacking to show a datestamp etc., to tell you about the photo (e.g. how to find it later, if you want).

Written by jonnyboysmithy the 21 Mar 12 at 10:52.

The screen should turn off with a smooth transition from the current brightness to completely off. And vice versa when coming back on.

This shouldn't be to complicated to implement, since setting the brightness can be done easily from the terminal.
This script would have to be called every time the screen turns on and off.

The screen should turn off with a smooth transition from the current brightness to completely off. And vice versa when coming back on. This shouldn't be to complicated to implement, since setting the brightness can be done easily from the terminal. This script would have to be called every time the screen turns on and off.

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.

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.

Written by keinPlan the 24 Apr 12 at 02:12.

It would be great if you could search for something in Unity like you can do it on IPad or IPhone. If Unity can find a Contact, it could show the option to send an E-mail to this person.

It would be great if you could search for something in Unity like you can do it on IPad or IPhone. If Unity can find a Contact, it could show the option to send an E-mail to this person.

Written by benoyanthony the 15 May 12 at 10:37.

Adding search in respective mail client can be more convienent than to add the same in unity desktop itself.

Adding search in respective mail client can be more convienent than to add the same in unity desktop itself.

Written by eklem the 1 Feb 12 at 10:37.

What if the desktop follows the seasons? Either the weather, cultural happenings, your sports team, your favorite community or something completely different? Regular users just select a seasonal theme they like, more advanced users create them. A theme could consist of background images, menu and window colors, and maybe sounds as well?


Setup for regular users

Example on how the desktop would look through the year.

What if the desktop follows the seasons? Either the weather, cultural happenings, your sports team, your favorite community or something completely different? Regular users just select a seasonal theme they like, more advanced users create them. A theme could consist of background images, menu and window colors, and maybe sounds as well? <img src="http://media3.origo.no/-/cache/image/2040191_ha3370458f41f4642b800_v1327233708_562x450.png" /> Setup for regular users Example on <a href="http://vimeo.com/35202633">how the desktop would look through the year</a>.

Written by eklem the 12 Feb 12 at 09:20.

So, to keep de development lighter and easier to implement first dot-release: A script + a cronjob + a set of photos packed in a .deb-file with an apturl.

It needs a webpage for preview and download.

The .deb-package will install an image in the background folder (i.e seasonal-desktop-theme01.jpg) + a folder with all the images (seasonal-desktop-theme01-[n].jpg) + scripts. The user select the image in the background image GUI, and the script will replace this photo depending on the setup of the cronjob.

The webpage can also have a seasonal theme creator that will package all your images, create the script(s) necessary and package it into a .deb.

So, to keep de development lighter and easier to implement first dot-release: A script + a cronjob + a set of photos packed in a .deb-file with an apturl. It needs a webpage for preview and download. The .deb-package will install an image in the background folder (i.e seasonal-desktop-theme01.jpg) + a folder with all the images (seasonal-desktop-theme01-[n].jpg) + scripts. The user select the image in the background image GUI, and the script will replace this photo depending on the setup of the cronjob. The webpage can also have a seasonal theme creator that will package all your images, create the script(s) necessary and package it into a .deb.

Written by alms66 the 24 Feb 12 at 06:25.

I believe the most simple solution would be to allow the user to set which wallpapers he'd like to change between, and how often he wants the change to occur like in Mac OSX. Add an option to do the change in random order, again just like Mac OSX (I have Snow Leopord, I'm assuming it's the same in Lion).

The only improvement I can think of is to allow the user to type in a number and select the time increment (seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months - that last one just to allow you seasonal changes, and that's probably more than enough).

I believe the most simple solution would be to allow the user to set which wallpapers he'd like to change between, and how often he wants the change to occur like in Mac OSX. Add an option to do the change in random order, again just like Mac OSX (I have Snow Leopord, I'm assuming it's the same in Lion). The only improvement I can think of is to allow the user to type in a number and select the time increment (seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months - that last one just to allow you seasonal changes, and that's probably more than enough).

Written by alms66 the 24 Feb 12 at 06:32.

The title pretty much says it, but for those that don't know, in Windows 7 you can right-click on the desktop and select "Show Next Wallpaper" and it will instantly change to the next wallpaper in the list. It's a pretty useless feature really, but nice eye-candy for showing off to others.

The title pretty much says it, but for those that don't know, in Windows 7 you can right-click on the desktop and select "Show Next Wallpaper" and it will instantly change to the next wallpaper in the list. It's a pretty useless feature really, but nice eye-candy for showing off to others.

Written by djbarney the 18 Mar 12 at 10:50.

Solution would mean restoring "install new theme" function as well as renaming/saving of modified themes and their export. There may be other ways or styles of doing this, it does'nt have to work exactly the way it used to.

Solution would mean restoring "install new theme" function as well as renaming/saving of modified themes and their export. There may be other ways or styles of doing this, it does'nt have to work exactly the way it used to.

Written by trldp the 25 Mar 12 at 10:16.

Something like on the picture would be nice.

Something like on the picture would be nice. <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2879261/firefox_tab_bar.png"> <img src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2879261/firefox_tab_bar.png" alt="tab bar integrated in unity menu bar" width=50%/></a>

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).

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).