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Make Ubuntu perfect and run on all computer  
Written by yekcim the 26 Apr 08 at 18:59. Related project: brainstorm.ubuntu.com. New
The title is an example of idea i think Brainstorm have to hide : Some ideas are too logical.

Examples :
- Add software 2.0 and not software 1.9
- Support acpi
- Speed Up boot time
- Better wi-fi support
- ...

In fact, these ideas are good ideas and everyone will vote for. But little ideas but good ideas are hidden because can't obtain same scores.

We can vote "for" or "against" an idea. We could clic on a "too logical" button and if "too logical" have a important score we hide this ideas. A visitor could watch all ideas, but by defaut done and "too logical" should be hides.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #7669
Written by yekcim the 26 Apr 08 at 18:59.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #7669 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!

See the 20 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 12 Apr 12 at 08:04) >>

Give users "global control" over applications' outgoing internet connections  
Written by nickr the 6 Jan 11 at 20:18. Global category: Others. New
Presently, Ubuntu users do not have a user-friendly way of controlling what applications can connect to the internet. They also do not have a user-friendly way of learning what applications are making internet connections.

Being able to stay abreast of and control outgoing internet connections provides users with increased privacy and security while giving them more control in general over the "comings and goings" on their computer. Having control over outgoing connections is also needed for financial reasons. I have to use a mobile-broadband connection for work. The mobile-broadband plans available to me all limit the amount of data I can use per month. To conserve as much broadband data usage as possible, it would be helpful to have global control over what applications can connect to the internet. With Microsoft Windows, this can be accomplished via an outgoing application-based firewall. Unfortunately, no such firewall exists for Ubuntu and there appears to be no way of globally blocking all applications from accessing the internet until they are given explicit permission by the user to connect. For example, if I am using Firefox to browse the web (I obviously need Firefox to have an internet connection), but if I then open Rhythmbox to simply listen to some mp3s on my hardrive while I am using Firefox, Rhythmbox will automatically establish an internet connection when it is opened. I don't need nor want Rhythmbox to connect to the internet unless it is specifically required for the task I'm trying to accomplish. Unnecessary connections it establishes are "wasting" the mobile-broadband data available to me for the month.

It seems to me that a solution to the problem will involve:
1.) some method for communicating an application's internet connections to the user.
2.) giving users control over if and when an application is allowed an internet connection. For example, when I start Rhythmbox, if it was to ask, "Can I connect to the internet now?" before connecting, I would have control over its connection behavior and I could give it permission when an internet connection is needed.
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Solution #1: Create an application-based firewall for Ubuntu
Written by nickr the 6 Jan 11 at 20:18.
This problem would be solved if a firewall for Ubuntu could provide outgoing application-based filtering as seen in firewalls that presently work for Microsoft Windows.
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Solution #2: Give users the ability to create profiles for internet usage on network devices
Written by hazrpg the 9 Feb 11 at 05:13.
When a network device is connected to a network, give the user the ability to be able to pick a profile/rule-set to govern what applications are allowed access to the internet (WAN) or the local network (LAN/Intranet).

Default options could include (but not limited to): Public; Home; Work;

The user should be able to create their own profile(s), and be given the option to base the new profile on an existing profile.

This doesn't have to be a pop-up dialogue, this could simply be an option within network-manager or a separate application. With "Home" being the default option, unless changed explicitly by the user.

Calling this feature a "location" would be incorrect, since a user *may* want several different rules dispite being in the same physical location depending on what they are doing.
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Solution #3: Use a "Windicator" to communicate an app's internet connections
Written by nickr the 5 May 11 at 19:16.
Here's an image that depicts how the Windicator might look: http://i.imgur.com/yDPkn.jpg

Here's the general idea:

In the right-corner of desktop windows, a Windicator "Connected" icon could communicate to the user if the application associated with the window is:
1.) connected to the internet.
2.) NOT connected to the internet.
3.) establishing a connection to the internet (a pre-connection state).

If the Windicator is communicating that the application is connected to the internet, the user could click the icon to discover what port is being used and learn other connection information like the IP address connected to and so forth.

An additional feature might be to provide a settings menu that the user could access through the Windicator "Connected" icon. This menu would allow the user to configure what type of internet connections are allowed for the application associated with that window. So from within this menu, the user could configure the application to:
1.) never be allowed access to the internet.
2.) always be allowed access to the internet.
3.) always ask for permission before being allowed access to the internet. This setting would generate a prompt that the user would have to respond to before an internet connection could be established. No response would result in no connection being established.
4.) conform to Profile rules. So the user would create Profiles where the user could say "Only allow connections if so and so Profile is active."


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Solution #4: Watch and learn from Android
Written by sanderd17 the 12 Jul 11 at 18:20.
Use application specific security settings.

This way, not only internet connections can be protected, but also access to the home directory (apart from the settings directory), use of USB devices, use of the webcam, taking screenshot ...


This would off coarse ask a lot from the import team. I don't know if they have enough man-power to do it.

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Delete/move backup files (filename~) with original file  
Written by maix the 1 Mar 08 at 21:21. Global category: Others. New
Many programs create backup files when saving a file (gedit for example). It would be useful if, when you delete or move a file, you get prompted if you like to delete/move the backup file, too
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #2316
Written by maix the 1 Mar 08 at 21:21.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #2316 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!

See the 2 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 12 Apr 12 at 07:53) >>

Using the calendar to plan  
Written by bpb101 the 7 Mar 12 at 22:40. Global category: Others. New
we all use the calendar on our phone to remind us of upcoming events , eg a meeting.
i think if you select a date on the calender you should be able to put a event in.
and use the notification center to tell us of an upcoming event
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Solution #1: .
Written by bpb101 the 7 Mar 12 at 22:40.
im not a programmer , i wouldn't know how ubuntu developers would go about this , but im sure it could be easily done , as it can be done on $9.99 mobile phones
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Solution #2: Calendar as configurable application
Written by puxkggn the 15 Mar 12 at 18:52.
Calendar as configurable application. Where you can choose which application you could use as calendar. This way third parties can make things that integrate very well with calendar.
(Or maybe an API is better in place that informs other applications with a standardized messaging format.)

See the 3 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 5 Apr 12 at 06:50) >>

Previews different types of files  
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Priority : Undefined
Definition : New (Needs guidance)
Implementation : Good progress
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Written by spg76 the 28 Feb 08 at 17:50. Global category: Others. New
I've been playing around with Apple Mac OS X Leopard and, although the system didn't impress me that much, I loved one feature that I really like to see in Ubuntu.
It's called Quick Look, and allows you to view the contents of a file without open its default application.
This is great when you have a folder with different types of files (JPG, MPG, DOC) and you want see the content of the files quickly without open many applications (Eog, Totem, OpenOffice Writer in this case)
You can look how this work in Mac OS X on here, here and here.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #111
Written by spg76 the 28 Feb 08 at 17:50.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #111 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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Solution #2: Help the Gloobus developer
Written by pierre.slamich@gmail.com the 19 Jan 09 at 21:56.
He's working on a solution at https://launchpad.net/gloobus
You can also check Gloobus progress at http://gloobus.wordpress.com/
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Solution #3: Dynamic previews
Written by lastomega7 the 6 Nov 08 at 22:29.
We can already preview audio files by single-clicking them. I propose functionality along these lines be added to other files, for example:

Text files: the icon could smoothly enlarge into a very minimal text reader/editor
Image files: along the same lines as text files
Tarballs/Folders: the folder icon unfolds/enlarges into a minimal window displaying its contents

There would be a lot of room for eye-candy, but I think the interfaces for the previewing programs should be very simple, possibly even without a titlebar.

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ideas post being moved or tagged into categories instead of deletion  
Written by nitrofurano the 15 Sep 08 at 02:13. Related project: brainstorm.ubuntu.com. New
Following an idea from @Pepperpupper, would be interesting if, instead any idea of idea deletion, since all ideas have at least something can be valuable (it's a holy true), these ideas being able to be voted as category tags, which latelly would be find from the search engine and from a tag or category menu.

By the way, this webpage is about Brainstorm and Ubuntu, two wonderful words and philosophies can't be destroyed with deletions...
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #13222
Written by nitrofurano the 15 Sep 08 at 02:13.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #13222 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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Implement gimp-resynthesizer in Gimp 2.8  
Written by Bubble the 14 Jan 11 at 08:14. Related project: GIMP Image Editor. New
Resynthesizer is a plug-in for Gimp which works like the "Content aware Fill"-Filter from Adobe Photoshop. It's already available in the Ubuntu Universe.

From the Website (http://www.logarithmic.net/pfh/resynthesizer)

Resynthesizer is a Gimp plug-in for texture synthesis. Given a sample of a texture, it can create more of that texture. This has a surprising number of uses:

* Creating more of a texture (including creation of tileable textures)
* Removing objects from images (great for touching up photos)
* Creating themed images (such as the Resynthesizer logo above)

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Solution #1: Implement gimp-resynthesizer
Written by Bubble the 14 Jan 11 at 08:14.
Implement gimp-resynthesizer

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Enhanced Stereo and Surround Sound .  
Written by DrG the 3 Jan 10 at 15:54. Global category: Others. New
Enhance the sound experience .
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Solution #1: Enhanced Stereo and Surround Sound .
Written by DrG the 3 Jan 10 at 15:54.
In mono audio format the signal from all speakers are the same .

In multi channel format , there is difference between the signals .

Most of the music we enjoy have only subtle difference between the channels and most are only two channels .

A mono format can be converted to Stereo or multi channel format by selectively filtering frequency patterns for each of the speakers . Same to Stereo to multi channel .

The difference in amplitude of such filtered frequencies can be increased and this increase gives an extended stereo or surround experience .

The conversion of mono to stereo may distort the sound because the various patterns of sounds may be projected to wrong directions. This problem will not affect stereo to extended stereo or multi channel since we have guides ( or already present differences in channel ) to project the sound patterns to various directions .

Also see- http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/23190/ & http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/23191/

The feature had to be turned off as default .
The original musics may be affected in a similar way to that of sound equalizer , some people may like and other may not . But the audio sensational enhancement will be different and superior to that of an equalizer .

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Document which HTML tags are available below the comment box  
Written by Endolith the 21 Oct 08 at 14:19. Global category: Others. New
I just realized that Brainstorm allows some HTML in the comments, but I can't find any documentation. http://blog.qa.ubuntu.com provides a list of valid tags underneath their comments box, and this should be provided on Brainstorm, too.

(I will test in the comments below this to see if the same subset of tags work. In the descriptions, links seem to be the only thing supported.)

Images work now too:
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Solution #1: Provide a list of valid HTML tags beneath each comment box
Written by Endolith the 21 Oct 08 at 14:19.
http://blog.qa.ubuntu.com provides a list of valid tags underneath their comments box, and this should be provided on Brainstorm, too.

Nothing works in these solution boxes either, except links. Italics, bold, blockquote and other tags do not work.

Images work now, too:

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Brainstorm - Plural Comment Error  
Written by brokencrystal the 6 Mar 08 at 12:30. Related project: brainstorm.ubuntu.com. New
One comment is not plural. If there is only one comment, it says "See the 1 comments >>" which is in the plural and should not be.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #3518
Written by brokencrystal the 6 Mar 08 at 12:30.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #3518 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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