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Create icons for "open with" applications in the context menu  
Written by pepperpupper the 13 Dec 08 at 13:43. Implemented
For usability, I propose that there should be icons of the programs that is displayed in the context menu when right clicking a file.

If I right click a deb file, for example, there is a line that says "open with archive manager", and one that says "open with package installer".

I think that it would be nice if there were also icons next to the names of those programs.
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Selected solution (#1): Auto-generated solution of idea #16467
Written by pepperpupper the 13 Dec 08 at 13:43.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #16467 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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"Mount anyway" button on NTFS disk mount error   forum
Written by eNz1m3 the 3 Jan 09 at 23:29. Implemented
A great feature that I believe should be implemented in order to save some time and headaches to new (and old) Ubuntu users, is a "mount anyway" button on the popup you can see when the event described below happens.

Event: That error shows up when you connect a pen drive or disk drive which wasn't properly disconnected from a Windows computer.

The current solution is only to use force the mount using console.

This "mount anyway" button should be something warning the user some data could be lost, but it should use the force option, even if it means asking for sudo password (if not needed, better).

(I'm sorry I don't have an image to attach, but I don't have any Windows system near me right now...)
462
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Selected solution (#1): Mount Anyway button
Written by eNz1m3 the 3 Jan 09 at 23:29.
A "mount anyway" button to show on the notification window.

This solution is not intended to be the most effective, but the quickest and easiest to do. And it is effective.
269
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Selected solution (#2): Explain and suggest force mount
Written by eNz1m3 the 13 Jan 09 at 22:42.
by 3rdalbum on forum:

The device was unsafely removed from the last computer, or it may be corrupted. Always use the "Eject" or "Safely remove hardware" function of your operating system before unplugging storage devices, or it could lead to data corruption.

Do you want to try using anyway?
[OK] [Cancel]
90
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Selected solution (#4): Run fsck First then Mount for unclean, detect and mount read only for hibernated
Written by doctormo the 15 Jan 09 at 03:05.
Hibernated drives and Uncleanly unmounted drives should be treated differently.

Uncleanly unmounted drives should always have the option of running fsck (or the graphical tools in it's place) to clean the drive of problems and then to mount read/write.

Hibernated drives need to be detected and only mounted as read only. We may want to add a description of the reason why it's mounted read only, in either an alert and/or in a nautilus info bar.
95
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Selected solution (#5): Solution 2 + 3 + 4
Written by eNz1m3 the 16 Jan 09 at 09:51.
suggested by: Gannon8

I would like a combination of solutions 2, 3, and 4. It is really annoying when I have to reboot to clear the partition dirty bit.
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Selected solution (#6): Simply Have 2 Options: Force Mount & Check Disk
Written by varrun89 the 14 May 09 at 13:01.
When a improper shutdown is detected there could be 2 options
1.Have "Force mount" Option wich forces the disk to mount also have warning if corruption-seldom happens

2.Have Option "Check Disk " running a disk Check tool
a.If tool exists run it
b.Else ask to download through synaptic apt-get install ...
3."Do Nothing"

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