Written by cyrex the 30 Sep 12 at 16:23.

For example leaving SUPER+Z pressed, the user can go to the background Window, without the focus changing windows (All Windows will maintain their current positions) and dragging or CTRL+Select/ Shift+Select items from the background window and dragging them to the front focus window.

For example leaving SUPER+Z pressed, the user can go to the background Window, without the focus changing windows (All Windows will maintain their current positions) and dragging or CTRL+Select/ Shift+Select items from the background window and dragging them to the front focus window.

Written by tenplus1 the 1 Oct 12 at 08:20.

Why not implement a mouse focus system like the one they use in Enlightenent (e17) "Click", "Pointer", "Sloppy" which you can set to your own personal preference... Also you can set wether you want the window to pop to the front during that focus method or you really have to click on it to do so...

Why not implement a mouse focus system like the one they use in Enlightenent (e17) "Click", "Pointer", "Sloppy" which you can set to your own personal preference... Also you can set wether you want the window to pop to the front during that focus method or you really have to click on it to do so...

Written by jonasPlatte the 3 Oct 12 at 08:05.

One simple improvement would be allowing the user to use Alt+Tab while dragging an item from one window.

One simple improvement would be allowing the user to use Alt+Tab while dragging an item from one window.

Written by jonasPlatte the 3 Oct 12 at 08:12.

It would be nice if a program would move to the foreground when you rest the mouse e.g. 2 seconds on the Icon in the Unity launcher. This could be either an addition or a replacement for the current option to open a file with a program by dragging the file to the programs icon (I don't know anyone who uses that feature)

It would be nice if a program would move to the foreground when you rest the mouse e.g. 2 seconds on the Icon in the Unity launcher. This could be either an addition or a replacement for the current option to open a file with a program by dragging the file to the programs icon (I don't know anyone who uses that feature)

Written by Aielyn the 14 Oct 12 at 18:13.

As the title of the solution suggests, set the focus system up so that focus only changes when the mouse button is released, not when it is pressed (unless the user clicks on the title bar for a non-maximised window). This allows the user to click-and-drag from a window that doesn't officially have focus to the one that does, without needing any more complicated change. It avoids the need for any sort of keystroke or additional command, and should make no difference to any other context.

As the title of the solution suggests, set the focus system up so that focus only changes when the mouse button is released, not when it is pressed (unless the user clicks on the title bar for a non-maximised window). This allows the user to click-and-drag from a window that doesn't officially have focus to the one that does, without needing any more complicated change. It avoids the need for any sort of keystroke or additional command, and should make no difference to any other context.

Written by okirmis the 11 Oct 11 at 04:51.

Awn has the option that if you click on the "Folder"-icon, all other icons disappear and a list of icons form Music-folder, Video-folder, Gnome-Bookmarks, Filesystem and so on appears. With such an option in the Unity-Launcher it would be much easier to work with files in Unity.

Awn has the option that if you click on the "Folder"-icon, all other icons disappear and a list of icons form Music-folder, Video-folder, Gnome-Bookmarks, Filesystem and so on appears. With such an option in the Unity-Launcher it would be much easier to work with files in Unity.

Written by brk0_0 the 11 Oct 11 at 05:08.

Show something LIKE lens, with inner files/folder, when selecting a folder on laucher.

Show something LIKE lens, with inner files/folder, when selecting a folder on laucher.

Written by globinXX the 11 Oct 11 at 12:26.

On right-clicking on the home folder you should see your favourite folders.

On right-clicking on the home folder you should see your favourite folders.

Written by romusking the 14 Oct 11 at 01:39.

When mouse over an active application's launcher, opened windows expand to the right, each window's icon the size of original launcher icon and the window's titlebar content appears as a pop-up from each window icon. The most user-friendly solution, I think, because it doesn't involve clicking at all

When mouse over an active application's launcher, opened windows expand to the right, each window's icon the size of original launcher icon and the window's titlebar content appears as a pop-up from each window icon. The most user-friendly solution, I think, because it doesn't involve clicking at all

Written by iso9660 the 15 Oct 11 at 21:42.

You can bookmark two folders, so you can copy files from one to the other by selecting the destination folder from the bookmark combobox. The bookmark could be constrainted to a maximum of five folders for example. You could add or remove a folder from the bookmark by clicking the bookmark button which should be a two state button.

You can bookmark two folders, so you can copy files from one to the other by selecting the destination folder from the bookmark combobox. The bookmark could be constrainted to a maximum of five folders for example. You could add or remove a folder from the bookmark by clicking the bookmark button which should be a two state button.

Written by MItap the 17 Oct 11 at 12:06.

When presenting windows to user's choice - Show the title -> add text with the usual program and file names to icons and/or previews shown on WinLogo+W (or also on other windows selecting metod) (because when working, sometimes I can't see the diferrences from the diferent spreadsheet I have oppened as they are in small sise)

When presenting windows to user's choice - Show the title -> add text with the usual program and file names to icons and/or previews shown on WinLogo+W (or also on other windows selecting metod) (because when working, sometimes I can't see the diferrences from the diferent spreadsheet I have oppened as they are in small sise)

Written by MItap the 17 Oct 11 at 12:11.

Not Maximized windows should have their title and menu on the own window, dislocate it to the top of the screen makes it confusing when we have some more windows opened.
It is very nice for maximized windows, but makes it very confusing, hard to use, on not maximized ones.

Not Maximized windows should have their title and menu on the own window, dislocate it to the top of the screen makes it confusing when we have some more windows opened. It is very nice for maximized windows, but makes it very confusing, hard to use, on not maximized ones.

Written by usr666 the 1 Nov 11 at 04:21.

opening pop-up menu with the titles of folders when mouse over nautilus icon in launcher

opening pop-up menu with the titles of folders when mouse over nautilus icon in launcher

Written by sarincv the 10 Nov 11 at 04:30.

Provide an option on right click of the home folder icon, to open a new window.
It should also show the favourites/book marks on right click.

Provide an option on right click of the home folder icon, to open a new window. It should also show the favourites/book marks on right click.

Written by Jimmydoug the 30 Sep 11 at 14:55.

So you're in the dash, you notice an application you don't need anymore, maybe you notice two, and with a right click of the mouse you have the option to uninstall the application. Maybe more options could be integrated with a right-click too 'eg repair, update, etc)

So you're in the dash, you notice an application you don't need anymore, maybe you notice two, and with a right click of the mouse you have the option to uninstall the application. Maybe more options could be integrated with a right-click too 'eg repair, update, etc)

Written by Toafan the 30 Sep 11 at 16:56.

In addition to #1, when installing applications from the dash it would be nice to keep the dash open. Opening the software center may not be necessary.

In that case, maybe the software center can be integrated into the dash?

In addition to #1, when installing applications from the dash it would be nice to keep the dash open. Opening the software center may not be necessary. In that case, maybe the software center can be integrated into the dash?

Written by benoyanthony the 8 Oct 11 at 11:58.

Can have option to install and unstall application from software center just need to drag application from unstall to unstall and visa vera.

Can have option to install and unstall application from software center just need to drag application from unstall to unstall and visa vera.

Written by iso9660 the 9 Oct 11 at 14:11.

Drag application item and drop it in the trash bin

Drag application item and drop it in the trash bin

Written by Mykro the 10 Oct 11 at 07:56.

Add a right-click option called "Open in Software Centre" to the application icon in the Unity launcher. This would launch the Software Centre (if not already open) and open it directly to the page for that application. From there the user can review the application's description and uninstall it if desired.

Add a right-click option called "Open in Software Centre" to the application icon in the Unity launcher. This would launch the Software Centre (if not already open) and open it directly to the page for that application. From there the user can review the application's description and uninstall it if desired.

Written by Drak the 14 Oct 11 at 13:59.

User must drop the application icon anywhere outside the launcher for open a mini pop-up dialog - "What do you want to do?" with buttons "Remove from launcher" and "Uninstall from system".
Item "Remove from launcher" in menu we can remove.

This is a convenient and beautiful method that understands every beginner.

User must drop the application icon anywhere outside the launcher for open a mini pop-up dialog - "What do you want to do?" with buttons "Remove from launcher" and "Uninstall from system". Item "Remove from launcher" in menu we can remove. This is a convenient and beautiful method that understands every beginner.

Written by bezeek the 20 Oct 11 at 22:58.

We can already remove favorite links from the dock by dropping them on the trash. This functionality could be extended to uninstall the package which installed the link.

Uninstall a package natively:
$ gksu "apt-get -syqq remove `dpkg -S \\\/google-chrome.desktop$ | cut -d: -f1`"
- or, with dlocate (claims speed advantage, ~450kb install from universe) -
$ gksu "apt-get -syqq remove `dlocate -S --package-only /google-chrome.desktop$`"

(Pasting either of the above examples in a terminal will request superuser permission then immediately SIMULATE removal of whichever package installed a file named "google-chrome.desktop." Confirmation of SIMULATED removal will be output if successful. A real-world implementation would call upon ubuntu-software-center to perform dependency calculation, prompt for user confirmation, and remove the package.)

All that's missing in the equation is an intuitive way to retrieve the file name of the link from the link itself - i.e. context menu or Shift+drop/hover+drop on the trash.

We can already remove favorite links from the dock by dropping them on the trash. This functionality could be extended to uninstall the package which installed the link. Uninstall a package natively: $ gksu "apt-get -syqq remove `dpkg -S \\\/google-chrome.desktop$ | cut -d: -f1`" - or, with dlocate (claims speed advantage, ~450kb install from universe) - $ gksu "apt-get -syqq remove `dlocate -S --package-only /google-chrome.desktop$`" (Pasting either of the above examples in a terminal will request superuser permission then immediately SIMULATE removal of whichever package installed a file named "google-chrome.desktop." Confirmation of SIMULATED removal will be output if successful. A real-world implementation would call upon ubuntu-software-center to perform dependency calculation, prompt for user confirmation, and remove the package.) All that's missing in the equation is an intuitive way to retrieve the file name of the link from the link itself - i.e. context menu or Shift+drop/hover+drop on the trash.

Written by ludovicc the 20 Nov 11 at 23:19.

Make it easy to search for unused applications, for example with a lense in the dash. Then use solution #1 - uninstall from the dash, to remove those unused or not so used applications.

Make it easy to search for unused applications, for example with a lense in the dash. Then use solution #1 - uninstall from the dash, to remove those unused or not so used applications.

Written by raxije the 8 Mar 12 at 20:13.

A simpler way would be to there is the option to uninstall the application from the contextual menu.

A simpler way would be to there is the option to uninstall the application from the contextual menu.

Written by oldarney the 20 Aug 11 at 10:42.

Wouldn't it be nice if noobs always saw the manual for the commands they type in? Running man on everything usually does the trick. It would also encourage better documentation.
You would only be asked "Are you a noob?" once, when you first install ubuntu.

Wouldn't it be nice if noobs always saw the manual for the commands they type in? Running man on everything usually does the trick. It would also encourage better documentation. You would only be asked "Are you a noob?" once, when you first install ubuntu.

Written by oldarney the 20 Aug 11 at 10:49.

When you start typing "chm", hitting tab autocompletes to "chmod", it would be nice if it showed what TAB would do before you pressed it. It would be in an onion skin style and be as unobtrusive as possible.

When you start typing "chm", hitting tab autocompletes to "chmod", it would be nice if it showed what TAB would do before you pressed it. It would be in an onion skin style and be as unobtrusive as possible.

Written by oldarney the 20 Aug 11 at 10:59.

Make bad commands look mispelled before pressing enter.
Kinda like firefox spell checking.

http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2007/05/misspelling.png

Make bad commands look mispelled before pressing enter. Kinda like firefox spell checking. http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2007/05/misspelling.png

Written by oldarney the 20 Aug 11 at 11:05.

1.Shake the Terminal when you get a 'command not found'
2.Cause overscroll to bounce (optional)
3.Auto highlight selected text, like eclipse
4.Old Sci-fi "CRT monitor from space style" effect option

1.Shake the Terminal when you get a 'command not found' 2.Cause overscroll to bounce (optional) 3.Auto highlight selected text, like eclipse 4.Old Sci-fi "CRT monitor from space style" effect option

Written by oldarney the 20 Aug 11 at 14:50.

You know how, when you search google you get a dropdown list of things people search for commonly? Why not make a small database of those commands and add real suggestions to the terminal! This would bring an end to ALL linux noobs! MWUHAHAHHA It would almost make it too easy to use the terminal.

http://www.holytaco.com/25-funny-google-search-suggestions/

You know how, when you search google you get a dropdown list of things people search for commonly? Why not make a small database of those commands and add real suggestions to the terminal! This would bring an end to ALL linux noobs! MWUHAHAHHA It would almost make it too easy to use the terminal. http://www.holytaco.com/25-funny-google-search-suggestions/

Written by Carbonated Coffee the 25 Aug 11 at 05:41.

EDIT: Z-shell with the .zshrc file I posted, that command below, enables pre-execution spellchecks, auto-completes program names, nices foreground tasks and for further clarification, provides "Lists" when you press the "Tab" key. As said below, you can press tab on kill, cd, rm etc. and have a list of files in the current directory or processes to look at.)

Z-shell, known as zsh in the ubuntu repositories, can be configured to have spellcheck, and easier file navigation through it.

The Bourne Again shell was suppose to make life for script developers easy, as it combined the best of Korn, Bourne and C shell. Z-shell can utilize most of the same stuff, and with a decently-coded .zshrc file, it can have curses-like menus for commands like kill and cd, integrating easy-to-use inline menus in the terminal window.

Additionally, if a GUI were built around it, then customization would be as easy as running a Python script, navigating the GUI and restarting Terminal to apply changes. And since it's the entire shell that's being replaced, the same ease of use that would be in gnome-terminal would also be in xterm.

Don't believe me? then copypaste the following in a terminal window and check it out:
sudo apt-get install zsh curl && curl http://stuff.mit.edu/~jdong/misc/zshrc > ~/.zshrc && zsh

EDIT: Z-shell with the .zshrc file I posted, that command below, enables pre-execution spellchecks, auto-completes program names, nices foreground tasks and for further clarification, provides "Lists" when you press the "Tab" key. As said below, you can press tab on kill, cd, rm etc. and have a list of files in the current directory or processes to look at.) Z-shell, known as zsh in the ubuntu repositories, can be configured to have spellcheck, and easier file navigation through it. The Bourne Again shell was suppose to make life for script developers easy, as it combined the best of Korn, Bourne and C shell. Z-shell can utilize most of the same stuff, and with a decently-coded .zshrc file, it can have curses-like menus for commands like kill and cd, integrating easy-to-use inline menus in the terminal window. Additionally, if a GUI were built around it, then customization would be as easy as running a Python script, navigating the GUI and restarting Terminal to apply changes. And since it's the entire shell that's being replaced, the same ease of use that would be in gnome-terminal would also be in xterm. Don't believe me? then copypaste the following in a terminal window and check it out: sudo apt-get install zsh curl && curl http://stuff.mit.edu/~jdong/misc/zshrc > ~/.zshrc && zsh And to perma-replace it at the user level: sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh

Written by Lachu the 9 Sep 11 at 11:38.

Allow to remember command you type into terminal with ability to select parameters. This option would be useful to make bookmarks. Gnome-terminal should have this option. Gnome-terminal should have many bookmarks pre-installed, like remove file, cd, etc.

Allow to remember command you type into terminal with ability to select parameters. This option would be useful to make bookmarks. Gnome-terminal should have this option. Gnome-terminal should have many bookmarks pre-installed, like remove file, cd, etc.

Written by Ronius the 17 Sep 11 at 19:30.

Regular users of the terminal are unlikely to be too pleased with changes that get in the way with what they're used to doing. New users are also likely to be frightened off by the coldness of a new terminal window.

Maybe what is needed is a program aimed at teaching those new to the terminal how to use it? This program would include auto-complete for new words, and a split-panel that will automatically come up with the help and manual for the command used once the return key is pressed. Also any other combination of the solutions here could be added to it.

Regular users of the terminal are unlikely to be too pleased with changes that get in the way with what they're used to doing. New users are also likely to be frightened off by the coldness of a new terminal window. Maybe what is needed is a program aimed at teaching those new to the terminal how to use it? This program would include auto-complete for new words, and a split-panel that will automatically come up with the help and manual for the command used once the return key is pressed. Also any other combination of the solutions here could be added to it.

Written by brk0_0 the 19 Sep 11 at 18:07.

Emilis Dambauskas @ GitHub proposed and made a teak that make a separator line between commands:

http://lifehacker.com/5840450/add-a-handy-separator-between-commands-in-your-te rminal-on-mac-os-x-and-linux

This would be great for improving usability and accessibility of terminal in Ubuntu.

This is how it looks like:
http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2011/09/terminalseparators.p ng

Emilis Dambauskas @ GitHub proposed and made a teak that make a separator line between commands: http://lifehacker.com/5840450/add-a-handy-separator-between-commands-in-your-terminal-on-mac-os-x-and-linux This would be great for improving usability and accessibility of terminal in Ubuntu. This is how it looks like: http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2011/09/terminalseparators.png

Written by inder.vs the 2 Oct 11 at 07:20.

like in many programming software where one never need to learn all the commands.

like in many programming software where one never need to learn all the commands.

Written by michael.j.daniel the 4 Oct 11 at 08:00.

Have a Wiki where each page corresponds to a terminal command. Each page contains a list of pairs. The first item in the pair is an English command, ie, "Where is file foo on my computer?" The second item of the pair is the Linux translation of the English command, ie, "Find / -name foo -print". When using a terminal, search and find, in the wiki, the English command you want. Then type the corresponding Linux translation into the terminal.

Advantages:
Keeps the shell and tools small; this is a trouble shooting necessity.
Get exact, correct command to enter, every time.
Don't need to read man pages.
Less code to create, test, and maintain.
fewer bugs to find, document, and fix.
Ordinary users can help create wiki.
Can easily be developed incrementally and in parallel.
The wiki can help create standardized tests for the commands.

This is already happening at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TranslateEnglishToLinux

Have a Wiki where each page corresponds to a terminal command. Each page contains a list of pairs. The first item in the pair is an English command, ie, "Where is file foo on my computer?" The second item of the pair is the Linux translation of the English command, ie, "Find / -name foo -print". When using a terminal, search and find, in the wiki, the English command you want. Then type the corresponding Linux translation into the terminal. Advantages: Keeps the shell and tools small; this is a trouble shooting necessity. Get exact, correct command to enter, every time. Don't need to read man pages. Less code to create, test, and maintain. fewer bugs to find, document, and fix. Ordinary users can help create wiki. Can easily be developed incrementally and in parallel. The wiki can help create standardized tests for the commands. This is already happening at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TranslateEnglishToLinux

Written by michael.j.daniel the 13 Oct 11 at 17:42.

Create a new shell, "Ensh" for instance, that accepts questions and commands in simple English and processes them, answering the questions and carrying out the commands.

Create a new shell, "Ensh" for instance, that accepts questions and commands in simple English and processes them, answering the questions and carrying out the commands.

Written by deltrem the 20 Jan 12 at 20:26.

I want two buttons: Share Commands and See Commands.

1. I click Share
2. select some commands that I have just typed
3. write a description for the commands
4. the commands and their description go to an Ubuntu moderation
5. if the moderation approves, they appear in the See Commands of people who have the same computer configuration / hardware as I have.

I want two buttons: Share Commands and See Commands. 1. I click Share 2. select some commands that I have just typed 3. write a description for the commands 4. the commands and their description go to an Ubuntu moderation 5. if the moderation approves, they appear in the See Commands of people who have the same computer configuration / hardware as I have.

Written by tsnieman the 3 Jun 11 at 05:15.

Add a progress bar on each of the icons of the disks mounted to your system indicating how full they are.
An example of a progress bar can be seen here: http://i.imgur.com/qUL2r.png

Add a progress bar on each of the icons of the disks mounted to your system indicating how full they are. An example of a progress bar can be seen here: http://i.imgur.com/qUL2r.png

Written by tsnieman the 3 Jun 11 at 05:17.

Similar to solution 1, but with a badge (such as how Empathy notifies you of how many new messages you have in a small bubble) indicating how many MBs/GBs you have left.
An example of a badge can be seen here: http://i.imgur.com/qUL2r.png

Similar to solution 1, but with a badge (such as how Empathy notifies you of how many new messages you have in a small bubble) indicating how many MBs/GBs you have left. An example of a badge can be seen here: http://i.imgur.com/qUL2r.png

Written by Bubble the 14 Jun 11 at 12:36.

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Written by turbolad the 27 Jun 11 at 17:23.

A small pie graph on the drive icon, with a dark colour showing how much disk space is occupied, with a light coloured background within this circular pie graph. This colour contrast makes it easy to see at a glance the "used" and "free" disk space and avoids colour confusion.

A small pie graph on the drive icon, with a dark colour showing how much disk space is occupied, with a light coloured background within this circular pie graph. This colour contrast makes it easy to see at a glance the "used" and "free" disk space and avoids colour confusion.

Written by benoyanthony the 7 Oct 11 at 13:29.

Mounted disk can be shown on the desktop and with solution #3, and while right click on the same, it should take to appplication wherein we can get full details of disk's health.

Mounted disk can be shown on the desktop and with solution #3, and while right click on the same, it should take to appplication wherein we can get full details of disk's health.