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The installer should allow to skip the installation of a boot loader  
Written by nicky the 9 Feb 12 at 08:37. Related project: Live CD installer. New
(as far as I know, this suggestion is not version specific)

I'm running Ubuntu side by side with Debian on my laptop so I am capable of helping new users with Ubuntu-specific issues in the Danish Ubuntu-forum. However, since Debian is my primary OS, I would prefer to leave the boot loader in the hands of Debian, both under and after the installation of Ubuntu.

But during the installation of Ubuntu, after language and updates have been chosen and when choosing "Something else" as installation-type, one have to choose a place for the boot loader in the drop-down menu named "Device for boot loader installation:".
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Solution #1: Allow the installer to skip the installation of grub2
Written by nicky the 9 Feb 12 at 08:37.
In my opinion, the most simple solution would be to include an extra entry in the drop-down menu which would instruct the installer not to install a boot loader.

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Launcher dimension  
Written by mika29 the 8 Feb 12 at 18:21. Related project: Unity. New
I use a fixed dimension of icons in the launcher...But when i've too much icons launcher mantain the same dimension and i've to scroll the launcher and is not too beautiful
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Solution #1: Launcher autoresizing
Written by mika29 the 8 Feb 12 at 18:21.
It can be useful that launcher bar reduce dynamically its dimension in relation of the number of icon present on it.
It can be more nice that keep the same size of icon, but you've to scroll the launcher to see all icons...

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Windows should have names   forum
Written by alkatraz the 8 Feb 12 at 18:36. Related project: Unity. New
Мaximized windows in Unity should have names when previewed. In my work I often use multiply windows of the same program for various reasons. Now when I click on the app in the launcher when it's window is maximized there are previews but all of the windows don't have titlebars and names. It's really unproductive because when I'm editing sound files with Audacity for example It's very hard to find the exact window of the sound effect or file I'm looking for. Now Libre office shows only menus, audacity shows nothing, in nautilus if you open two different folders in different maximized windows you can see what folder are you looking at only in the tab's name which is very tiny and difficult to read

P.s
Sorry for the bad English but it's not my native language :)
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Solution #1: Implement titlebars for maximized windows
Written by alkatraz the 8 Feb 12 at 18:36.
My idea is when you click on an app with many maximized windows in the launcher windows to have their own title bars or maybe some kind of labels which could handle the filenames.
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Solution #2: Smart labels
Written by alkatraz the 9 Feb 12 at 09:12.
The other solution I'm thinking of is some kind of smart labels. For example when you hover your mouse over the preview of the window a label with the file name to appear.

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scrollbars are not enough for efficiency  
Written by sinanaykut the 3 Feb 12 at 10:45. Related project: Unity. New
we use scrollbars to look for the information we want, but what if forget the place we checked and wanted to turn back to that place without searching?
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Solution #1: scrollbar bookmarks
Written by sinanaykut the 3 Feb 12 at 10:45.
especially for web browsers and e-readers, the lenght of pages can be quite alot, so it would be nice to put some 'bookmarks' on scrollbars on the unity one. I am aware that evince such a feature for memorizing the page like bookmarks, but its not efficient way as i imagine

http://img6.imagebanana.com/img/b29czyaz/almaAlan1_003.jpeg

it can be further expanded and new ideas may come out, and it may be good for unity

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Print Pages in Order  
Written by BinaryIsDelicious the 4 Feb 12 at 21:36. Global category: Usability. New
Whenever I print more than one page whether it is in Firefox or LibreOffice I find it annoying that it prints page one first, than page two, then three, etc. Because of this, when I go get my papers from the printer, page one is one the bottom, followed by page two, then page three. What I would like to see is the last page printing first(Say, page three.) Then the second page, then the first. That way they would be in order and I wouldn't have to rearrange the papers before stapling them. While this is a small thing, I think it would be great to see this fixed in Ubuntu 12.04.

edit: The "reverse" button in the print GUI is inadequate because it is small and it is also obscure in the bottom right of the GUI. The other main problem is it is not default. Have the reverse option default and then have the box or another option screen if someone wants to disable it.
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Solution #1: Print from last to first
Written by BinaryIsDelicious the 4 Feb 12 at 21:36.
edit: Make the "reverse" option default in the print GUI.
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Solution #2: Keep the current 'reverse' check box.
Written by JW_00000 the 9 Feb 12 at 19:55.
This is already supported through the reverse checkbox, which I think is obvious enough for the average user. (There's even an icon [1][2] or [2][1] next to it!) Just use that.

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