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Contributor Porky on the Usability category

Dash doesn't save settings for results filtering  
Written by Porky the 1 Nov 12 at 21:39. Related project: Unity. New
The Unity Dash doesn't save the results filtering between sessions. As soon as the user relogs, the filters are reset to the default settings. Users should have an option to save those results between sessions. This is quite handy when it comes to the video lens, the 3rd-party news lens, the music lens (when choosing the source scope [IE banshee or rhythmbox] and the gwibber lens.
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Solution #1: Add an option to save the results filtering of the dash in the system settings
Written by Porky the 1 Nov 12 at 21:39.
Add a button in one of the submenus of the system settings that enables the user to toggle on/off the saving of the results filtering between sessions.

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Seperate items in the USC according to Desktop Environment  
Written by Porky the 1 Nov 12 at 20:13. Related project: Ubuntu Software Center. New
Items in the software center are often listed according to their usage. However, when a user is attempting to find an item with a specific purpose, the user might find what he/she is looking for and would be able to easily install it only to find that he/she has missed the part where the item's description mentions that it belongs to a desktop environment he/she isn't working on.
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Solution #1: Present the user with tags that can be easily selected and deselected
Written by Porky the 1 Nov 12 at 20:13.
The user can be presented with a filtering option. A "Filter" button can be added with a drop-down menu listing all the supported desktop environments. The user would then be easily able to tick/untick the relevant desktop environment. Naturally, this can be quite irrelevant to some categories such as ebooks or games but it could be included in in the relevant categories present in the USC.
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Solution #2: Organize the results in the USC according to desktop environment
Written by Porky the 1 Nov 12 at 20:16.
The items in the USC can be divided into lists. For instance, if I type "File Manager", USC would show me several lists presented below each other, each with the title of relevant the desktop environment(S).

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Date/Time Indicator's Calendar relies on desktop email clients  
Written by gruntzen the 22 Mar 12 at 13:49. Related project: Gnome. New
Currently, for the date/time indicator's calendar to be of any use at all, it needs an email client installed, which many people do not need or want.

I find it bothersome and clumsy to need to navigate a browser to Google Calendar when there's an indicator that should serve the same purpose.
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Solution #1: A lightweight, simple calendar accessible from the date/time indicator.
Written by gruntzen the 22 Mar 12 at 13:49.
A lightweight, simple calendar application for GNOME with integration to the indicator and NotifyOSD seems like the sort of small detail that would add a lot of polish to Ubuntu. Something like the elementary project's "Maya" (could it be adopted and used in Ubuntu?), or iCal on OSX.

Preferably, the calendar would sync to Google Calendar and iCloud (and various other calendar services).
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Solution #2: Make a generic Calendar API like the sound and messaging menu
Written by MsG the 28 Mar 12 at 20:54.
Make a generic calendar API in Ubuntu and a seperate application which can talk to services like Google Agenda, this application then can hook into the API. The API can also be used by desktop email applications for people who DO use a desktop email or calendar client. This will suit both.
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Solution #3: Integration with calendar web services
Written by RobinJ1995 the 9 Apr 12 at 08:06.
Provide integration with services like Remember The Milk and Google Calendar.
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Solution #4: Simple native calendar app, like iCal for Mac.
Written by stevenroose the 28 Sep 12 at 09:53.
My suggestion is to start development of a simple calendar application, mostly mimicking iCal, that has some basic, but essential, functionality. I think about managing multiple calendars, syncing with Google Calendar / Exchange / iCloud and (auto-)importing ical files.
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Solution #5: Adopt Maya as an official Ubuntu Project
Written by gruntzen the 2 Oct 12 at 14:58.
Elementary's Maya ( https://launchpad.net/maya ) shows promise, but development is slow to the point of being nearly nonexistent. If additional support could be given to the project (or a fork of the project), it could become a great application (at the moment, it is missing cloud syncing and other important features).
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Solution #6: Sunbird, or a modified version of it
Written by Porky the 4 Oct 12 at 05:34.
Sunbird may no longer be maintained, but its still a handy FOSS calendar. It can be customized with add-ons just like any other mozilla project and can come in quite handy. Since the code is open, it can be retailored to match the specific needs of the average Ubuntu user.

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