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Contributor jonasPlatte on the Usability category

new elegant way to share files  
Written by georges the 5 Jan 13 at 20:56. Global category: Usability. New
consider UserA publishes a FileA on u1 via UrlA
UserA send UrlA to UserB
UserB needs a browser to download FileA and the file won't be imported to u1 app and it's annoying to look for downloaded file on mobiles/tablets.
Since u1 app will manage all my cloud files and list them in an elegant way, why can't I fool the app to download this file and to consider it as if it was mine since UserA had already publish it.
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Solution #1: softlink
Written by georges the 5 Jan 13 at 20:56.
what if UserB can add a softlink to FileA in his cloud system by adding UrlA directly in the u1 app.
This way I got all my files managed by u1 app and I don't need the browser to download FileA.
All I am asking is a textfield and a button so I can enter UrlA and download the file to my phone as if it is mine and be managed by u1 app.

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Scrollbars in Unity are too thin and fiddly to use  
Written by turbolad the 12 Jan 12 at 02:14. Related project: Unity. In development
The scrollbars in Unity are too thin and this makes them *very* fiddly to use because it's hard to position the mouse pointer onto the scrollbars. Attempts to move the mouse pointer over these thin scrollbars means you can easily miss and end up too far left or right of the scrollbar itself.

This problem is even worse with some brands of computer mice which operate very fast when plugged in!
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Selected solution (#1): Make scrollbars slightly wider
Written by turbolad the 12 Jan 12 at 02:14.
If the scrollbars are wider and a standard width, it makes them easy to use without trying to accurately aim the mouse pointer and often missing the target.
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Selected solution (#2): Make a configuration option for the scrollbar width
Written by Snicksie the 17 Jan 12 at 08:17.
As some people like wider or smaller scrollbars, it should be useful to create an option to choose the width yourself. When you usally don't use the scrollbar (but the scrolling option from your mouse or touchpad) you might even like to have it as small as possible.
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Selected solution (#3): Have the wider scroll bar appear when scrolling
Written by insub2 the 23 Jan 12 at 06:50.
Borrowing from the common touch interface, have the wider bar appear when scrolling if more precision is needed.

Scrollwheels and trackpads are ubiquitous enough, right?

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Fix so that WIFI may complete connection before Browser loads  
Written by Gyropyge the 19 Sep 12 at 09:38. Related project: Firefox. New
The actual problem:
When a computer using WIFI is booted, the WIFI often does not complete its connection before Firefox loads, so as a result, the page(s) under Firefox report that there is not an Internet connection even if there is one. (Less experienced users are put off by this, and it is not my impression Ubuntu is only for Geeks.)


Where it has been a problem:
Several users whom I introduced to Ubuntu, and whom I have been unofficially supporting, have reported to me the same "bug", but I'm not certain it is so much a bug as an inconvenient arrangement. You see, I tend to put the Firefox Web Browser into Startup Applications of my users. Historically this worked well when the computers have been connected to the internet through a direct Ethernet line. The increase in the use of WIFI has led to a new problem.

When this happens to me, I just right-click on any tab and select "Reload All Tabs". Those I have been informally supporting are more often led to believe their internet is down. This is tiresome. At the moment about all I can do is remove Firefox from Startup and this forces the users to open it manually, which in effect is rather like a delay or condition. Hardly elegant.


Ubuntu version and hardware affected:
Affected versions of Ubuntu range from 10.04 to 12.04. Computers affected are all laptops mostly connected to the internet by WIFI. The problem (almost) never occurs when the computers are connected via an Ethernet cable. When an Ethernet cable is in use and it occurs, then the cause is literally that the internet connection is not working.
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Solution #1: Permit items in "startup applications" to be delayed loading
Written by Gyropyge the 19 Sep 12 at 09:38.
In fact I would propose either or both of two proposed solutions:

The first one would probably be adequate but would not work 100% of the time:
1) A TIME DELAY before a particular app will load in Startup Applications. I would imagine setting a "Time Delay" box in the edit screen for each separate item in the Startup Applications screen. One of the choices should probably be "Load Last Plus _x_ seconds"

This second one would be ideal, but might not be as easy to integrate.
2) Would it possible to force Firefox to not load until an Internet connection were found?

I'm offering both solutions because they both have merit and might prove useful.
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Solution #2: Intermediate script to launch the browser
Written by cheesehead the 19 Sep 12 at 14:37.
In Startup Applications, launch an intermediate script instead of the browser.

The script checks for an active network connection, or waits for an active connection to appear (or any other criteria the user wants), then launches the browser.

A helper script means no changes need be made to the upstream browser, nor to the desktop launcher. Launching the browser manually from the desktop or command-line (to use localhost:// , for example) still works the current way.
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Solution #3: Load firefox but enhance the error managing.
Written by Ssdg the 19 Sep 12 at 16:33.
How about allowing Firefox to change it's error page when no connection is detected [1] and reloading the page(s) when the connection is back on-line.

Said error page *could* say: As of this moment, your computer is not connected to the Internet. Please wait. As soon as a connection is established, your page will load.

Of course, Firefox have options not to load a page until the tab gets the focus. This feature should not interfere with this behavior.

[1] exemple: 1) checking the interfaces' status and 2) http-pinging ubuntu.com or firefox.com


PS (unrelated to the solution): If you ask me, this is a mainstream firefox problem.
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Solution #4: Make Startup delay netapps to not load until an Internet connection exists
Written by Gyropyge the 19 Sep 12 at 21:54.
This was actually the second of two possible solutions I proposed with my suggestion. It seems currently the format only allows the author to post a single proposed solution.

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open recent files in gnome 3 dock  
Written by rcheetah the 12 Jan 12 at 11:25. Related project: Gnome. Already implemented
Despite all my distaste for Windows, I have to confess that the way of opening recent files in the dock (start menu) is very useful. Starting a software from the dock and afterwards click on File->Open->Recent Files is a very long way.
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Solution #1: Add an option in the context menu
Written by rcheetah the 12 Jan 12 at 11:25.
In the context menu could be an entry with a submenu and all recently opened files according to the software (LibreOffice: odt, doc, ...; Inkscape: svg, ...).

See the 2 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 7 Feb 12 at 20:15) >>