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 pascalio the 16 Dec 11 at 15:58.

Show a more objective indicator as well (perhaps within brackets), such as the percentage of the battery that is remaining, as it can be found if you travel to the history tab of the power statistics.

Show a more objective indicator as well (perhaps within brackets), such as the percentage of the battery that is remaining, as it can be found if you travel to the history tab of the power statistics.

Written by ross9885 the 24 Dec 11 at 19:10.

Graph battery voltage and current draw in the System Monitor and it's applet. Allow the user the opportunity to figure out clever ways of conserving power based on real data from their machine.

Graph battery voltage and current draw in the System Monitor and it's applet. Allow the user the opportunity to figure out clever ways of conserving power based on real data from their machine.

Written by Teuccis the 21 Apr 12 at 17:36.

Applications could be tagged. Example tags for Firefox: "fire", "fox", "internet". Separating "fire" and "fox" would help in fast, intuitive searching whereas "internet" helps those who want to search by typing in a category.

Applications could be tagged. Example tags for Firefox: "fire", "fox", "internet". Separating "fire" and "fox" would help in fast, intuitive searching whereas "internet" helps those who want to search by typing in a category.

Written by PaddyLandau the 22 Apr 12 at 14:21.

"sys" > System Monitor, System Settings, etc.
"mon" > System Monitor, Monitors, Log File Viewer, etc.

So, if entering both terms, "sys mon" acts as the intersection of "sys" AND "mon", i.e. System Monitor.

This will not solve "fi fox", but I don't think it should, because "fox" returns no results.

"sys" > System Monitor, System Settings, etc. "mon" > System Monitor, Monitors, Log File Viewer, etc. So, if entering both terms, "sys mon" acts as the intersection of "sys" AND "mon", i.e. System Monitor. This will not solve "fi fox", but I don't think it should, because "fox" returns no results.

Written by seiryu89 the 25 Apr 12 at 10:49.

*Still refining the solution, discussion in the comments*

Example:
fi fox:
grammar rule will be *fi*fox*. The result of it will be FIreFOX and firefox will be found.

sys mon:
grammar rule will be *sys*mon*. The result of it will be SYStem MONitor, and system monitor will be found.

With this solution there's not need to have a database neither write tags of the applications or maintain something. Only one simple grammar rule and a simple parser (which is already implemented in some programming languages) for it.

*Still refining the solution, discussion in the comments* Example: fi fox: grammar rule will be *fi*fox*. The result of it will be FIreFOX and firefox will be found. sys mon: grammar rule will be *sys*mon*. The result of it will be SYStem MONitor, and system monitor will be found. With this solution there's not need to have a database neither write tags of the applications or maintain something. Only one simple grammar rule and a simple parser (which is already implemented in some programming languages) for it.

Written by josthohad the 10 May 12 at 11:24.

(Written by PaddyLandau)

"
"sys" > System Monitor, System Settings, etc.
"mon" > System Monitor, Monitors, Log File Viewer, etc.

So, if entering both terms, "sys mon" acts as the intersection of "sys" AND "mon", i.e. System Monitor.

This will not solve "fi fox", but I don't think it should, because "fox" returns no results.
"

... in addition to this a simpel search of certain sequences will solve "fi fox".
in case no or only a few resaults apperer the dash should return things containing all or some of the sequences in the name of the app.

(Written by PaddyLandau) " "sys" > System Monitor, System Settings, etc. "mon" > System Monitor, Monitors, Log File Viewer, etc. So, if entering both terms, "sys mon" acts as the intersection of "sys" AND "mon", i.e. System Monitor. This will not solve "fi fox", but I don't think it should, because "fox" returns no results. " ... in addition to this a simpel search of certain sequences will solve "fi fox". in case no or only a few resaults apperer the dash should return things containing all or some of the sequences in the name of the app.

Written by ivantomica the 14 May 12 at 23:11.

Applications should have description, for example they could use whole description from Ubuntu Software Center, but in Dash that would be hidden, yet it would help in searching apps cause every keyword specified in Ubuntu Software Center would be valid when searching in Dash. That would also help a lot with recommendation in "Available for download" section.

Example:

PuTTY Terminal Emulator
-This is an X terminal emulator on the popular Windows SSH client, PuTTY. It supports xterm escape sequences, plus some Linux console sequences for colour palette configuration and some DECterm sequences for title bar control...


And when you are in dash searching by "SSH client" result would be PuTTY Terminal Emulator. That could be very useful when you are searching for apps and you don't know exact name or so.

Applications should have description, for example they could use whole description from Ubuntu Software Center, but in Dash that would be hidden, yet it would help in searching apps cause every keyword specified in Ubuntu Software Center would be valid when searching in Dash. That would also help a lot with recommendation in "Available for download" section. Example: PuTTY Terminal Emulator -This is an X terminal emulator on the popular Windows SSH client, PuTTY. It supports xterm escape sequences, plus some Linux console sequences for colour palette configuration and some DECterm sequences for title bar control... And when you are in dash searching by "SSH client" result would be PuTTY Terminal Emulator. That could be very useful when you are searching for apps and you don't know exact name or so.

Written by turbolad the 17 May 12 at 15:20.

Searching for a program will not reveal the different categories belonging to the program.

Example: a user will search for "wine" because they wish to open the Wine category "Browse C: Drive". At the moment, searching for "wine" will ONLY show the categories that have the word "wine" in the name i.e. "Configure Wine", "Uninstall Wine Software" and "Winetricks". But not the "Configure C: Drive" category of Wine, which the user may be searching for.

If all categories of a program are grouped neat and tidy after searching, users are more likely to find exactly which program they want. Consider how GNOME keeps things tidy by grouping programs in the top-left, such as Wine and all of its categories. Why not do something similar in Dash to enhance search results?

Searching for a program will not reveal the different categories belonging to the program. Example: a user will search for "wine" because they wish to open the Wine category "Browse C: Drive". At the moment, searching for "wine" will ONLY show the categories that have the word "wine" in the name i.e. "Configure Wine", "Uninstall Wine Software" and "Winetricks". But not the "Configure C: Drive" category of Wine, which the user may be searching for. If all categories of a program are grouped neat and tidy after searching, users are more likely to find exactly which program they want. Consider how GNOME keeps things tidy by grouping programs in the top-left, such as Wine and all of its categories. Why not do something similar in Dash to enhance search results?

Written by PaddyLandau the 18 May 12 at 14:54.

When searching, also include categories that match the search.

For example, typing "game" does not list all the games installed on the system; "games" returns even fewer results.

To me, that seems terribly counter-intuitive.

When searching, also include categories that match the search. For example, typing "game" does not list all the games installed on the system; "games" returns even fewer results. To me, that seems terribly counter-intuitive.

Written by shubham the 15 Mar 12 at 09:24.

when we right click workspace switcher it should give an option to add a couple of workspaces
also to remove last added workspaces
when workspace are added they should be temporaraily added for that session
like through cario-dock.
we can add permanently using ccsm
this is optional:
when right clicked show all workspaces in a list and when clicked switch to them also optins such as settings
this can increase usability

when we right click workspace switcher it should give an option to add a couple of workspaces also to remove last added workspaces when workspace are added they should be temporaraily added for that session like through cario-dock. we can add permanently using ccsm this is optional: when right clicked show all workspaces in a list and when clicked switch to them also optins such as settings this can increase usability

Written by abdulet the 26 Mar 12 at 12:12.

Add a new workspace atomatically when are screens in all existing one, and remove a desktop if there is not windows

Add a new workspace atomatically when are screens in all existing one, and remove a desktop if there is not windows

Written by CinnamonDalek the 26 Mar 12 at 14:52.

When the Workspace Switcher is open, there would be plus/minus signs below and to the right of the current workspaces, which add/remove rows and columns of workspaces when clicked. The tooltips would also be like "Add Row" or "Remove Column".

When the Workspace Switcher is open, there would be plus/minus signs below and to the right of the current workspaces, which add/remove rows and columns of workspaces when clicked. The tooltips would also be like "Add Row" or "Remove Column".

Written by pseudo the 7 Apr 12 at 23:00.

Make the standard desktop management as easy and comfortable as in gnome3 (#2 I think?), because this is easy to use and fits to most users. Because everything you need is one free desktop at a time, and the ones who exist. I can't see a reason to add 5 empty screens. But I see reasons to always have the same (static) number of desktops available. So both things should be optional.

To people who think that #4 is better and/or #2 is bad:
Please remember that standard settings should always be optimized for people who are often called the "casuals". You know, people who just want to use it and do not think big about management of things like this. For these people, the computer should care about them and they should not always think about the computer, but about the things they are doing. So this is why this solution is the same (I think?) as #4, but with inverted standard settings.

EDIT #4 just got deleted. It was about making #1 and #3 standard and #2 optional.

Make the standard desktop management as easy and comfortable as in gnome3 (#2 I think?), because this is easy to use and fits to most users. Because everything you need is one free desktop at a time, and the ones who exist. I can't see a reason to add 5 empty screens. But I see reasons to always have the same (static) number of desktops available. So both things should be optional. To people who think that #4 is better and/or #2 is bad: Please remember that standard settings should always be optimized for people who are often called the "casuals". You know, people who just want to use it and do not think big about management of things like this. For these people, the computer should care about them and they should not always think about the computer, but about the things they are doing. So this is why this solution is the same (I think?) as #4, but with inverted standard settings. EDIT #4 just got deleted. It was about making #1 and #3 standard and #2 optional.

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 Daniel Brainard the 30 Nov 11 at 19:54.

I would replace the window titlebar with the respective application icon (for unmaximized applications). The icon would be placed on the top left hand corner of the application and be partially underneath the window so the icon would not interfere with the usability of application. The purpose of the icon would simply to be able to single click and hold to move the window around. Window control buttons would be placed in the top bar, and utilize the same functionality as a maximized application would. I would also suggest then, not having the window control buttons in the top bar be automatically hidden by the title of the application. These controls should always be shown simply for usability. The file name could then be placed in the top bar without the application name and could then be toggled with the global menu.

The only issue I see arising with this for usability purposes when you have two windows side by side that take up the whole screen. My solution would then be to have them both act and being maximized at the same time. The top bar would then be split having the left half of the top bar be given the the application on the left and the right half to the application on the right. With respect to the global menu on the right hand side, the indicators are still always shown on the right, but when the mouse is moved to the top to use the global menu, these indicators could be temporarily hidden to give more room to the global menu on the right.

I would replace the window titlebar with the respective application icon (for unmaximized applications). The icon would be placed on the top left hand corner of the application and be partially underneath the window so the icon would not interfere with the usability of application. The purpose of the icon would simply to be able to single click and hold to move the window around. Window control buttons would be placed in the top bar, and utilize the same functionality as a maximized application would. I would also suggest then, not having the window control buttons in the top bar be automatically hidden by the title of the application. These controls should always be shown simply for usability. The file name could then be placed in the top bar without the application name and could then be toggled with the global menu. The only issue I see arising with this for usability purposes when you have two windows side by side that take up the whole screen. My solution would then be to have them both act and being maximized at the same time. The top bar would then be split having the left half of the top bar be given the the application on the left and the right half to the application on the right. With respect to the global menu on the right hand side, the indicators are still always shown on the right, but when the mouse is moved to the top to use the global menu, these indicators could be temporarily hidden to give more room to the global menu on the right.

Written by PaddyLandau the 1 Dec 11 at 16:11.

At present, the menu is hidden until the mouse hovers over the top panel, where the title is displayed (11.04 -- I don't know if 11.10 is different).

As Daniel says, there are two other places that show which application is focused. So, why not just show the menu instead of hiding it? It is quicker to go straight to the menu option you want when you can see it already, than having to move the mouse to the top of the screen before deciding where to put it.

At present, the menu is hidden until the mouse hovers over the top panel, where the title is displayed (11.04 -- I don't know if 11.10 is different). As Daniel says, there are two other places that show which application is focused. So, why not just show the menu instead of hiding it? It is quicker to go straight to the menu option you want when you can see it already, than having to move the mouse to the top of the screen before deciding where to put it.

Written by joy23 the 9 Dec 11 at 21:07.

AFAIK meddling with titlebars and removing them completely wont be a good idea.
Instead
We could use an option that could autohide itself or show always.
So that we could get that extra space in full screen.

Many people actually like to be inundated with info and many dont so this will appease them all.

AFAIK meddling with titlebars and removing them completely wont be a good idea. Instead We could use an option that could autohide itself or show always. So that we could get that extra space in full screen. Many people actually like to be inundated with info and many dont so this will appease them all.

Written by turbolad the 23 Dec 11 at 10:59.

The title bar is probably used more often for moving the program's window than actually reading the title! Almost everyone is used to moving a program around by using the title bar.

You could choose to only show the title bar or menus in that program's window when the mouse pointer is very near, and hide either away when the mouse pointer is moved away. This means that Unity continues to save that extra line of screen space, which it currently does by putting the menus at the top of the screen.

By keeping the menus and title bars in their familiar places, it saves a *lot* of confusion, especially for newcomers to Ubuntu. Don't break the familiarity of the GUI which users are comfortable with.

The title bar is probably used more often for moving the program's window than actually reading the title! Almost everyone is used to moving a program around by using the title bar. You could choose to only show the title bar or menus in that program's window when the mouse pointer is very near, and hide either away when the mouse pointer is moved away. This means that Unity continues to save that extra line of screen space, which it currently does by putting the menus at the top of the screen. By keeping the menus and title bars in their familiar places, it saves a *lot* of confusion, especially for newcomers to Ubuntu. Don't break the familiarity of the GUI which users are comfortable with.

Written by nicojpm the 18 Dec 11 at 22:11.

Something similar to this:
«Oxygen Appmenu is an Oxygen style for Kwin that displays the application menu as a button in the titlebar and works with Qt and GTK applications as well as Firefox or Thunderbird»

http://www.webupd8.org/2011/11/oxygen-appmenu-replace-menu-with.html

Something similar to this: «Oxygen Appmenu is an Oxygen style for Kwin that displays the application menu as a button in the titlebar and works with Qt and GTK applications as well as Firefox or Thunderbird» http://www.webupd8.org/2011/11/oxygen-appmenu-replace-menu-with.html

Written by nicojpm the 19 Dec 11 at 21:34.

In maximized windows, you don't need the titlebar for move the window. The buttons «close, minimize, restore...» could appear integrated into the menu bar.
Similar to this screen:
http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/firefox_step_7-500x338.jpg

In maximized windows, you don't need the titlebar for move the window. The buttons «close, minimize, restore...» could appear integrated into the menu bar. Similar to this screen: http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/firefox_step_7-500x338.jpg

Written by AndrewLuecke the 6 May 12 at 12:36.

When running an app:
1) Capture Stderr.
2) Analyse Stderr for missing libraries problem.
3) If something was missing, scan packagekit for the file, offer to install it. ("Libsdl.so.1 is missing, would you like to install LibSDL?")
4) Relaunch the app.

Benefits:
1) VERY easy to develop
2) Allows Ubuntu to self diagnose app launching problems.
3) Far better backwards compatibility.
4) Tar.gz's will be easier to run.

When running an app: 1) Capture Stderr. 2) Analyse Stderr for missing libraries problem. 3) If something was missing, scan packagekit for the file, offer to install it. ("<a href="#">Libsdl.so.1 is missing, would you like to install LibSDL?"</a>) 4) Relaunch the app. Benefits: 1) VERY easy to develop 2) Allows Ubuntu to self diagnose app launching problems. 3) Far better backwards compatibility. 4) Tar.gz's will be easier to run.

Written by LSenf the 11 May 12 at 13:44.

Just as #1, but instead of monitoring console output, the cleaner solution should be to handle the error directly in the linker (or whatever causes these errors ;) ).

The linker itself could then call another program handling the user dialogs, installation proposals etc.

Furthermore, the second program should also offer a console interface in case the error occurs in a non-graphical environment.

Just as #1, but instead of monitoring console output, the cleaner solution should be to handle the error directly in the linker (or whatever causes these errors ;) ). The linker itself could then call another program handling the user dialogs, installation proposals etc. Furthermore, the second program should also offer a console interface in case the error occurs in a non-graphical environment.

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 alehel the 19 Mar 12 at 14:14.

In system preferences under "Power" add a few power saving options like the ability to have wifi and bluetooth be disabled by default when starting the computer.

In system preferences under "Power" add a few power saving options like the ability to have wifi and bluetooth be disabled by default when starting the computer.

Written by gruntzen the 24 Mar 12 at 13:48.

A simple checkbox in the respective settings entries in the System Settings could disable these services immediately, as well as retaining this state on subsequent start-ups.

A simple checkbox in the respective settings entries in the System Settings could disable these services immediately, as well as retaining this state on subsequent start-ups.