Written by a.s. the 25 May 12 at 10:51.

Full path on mouse hover or on right-click will be very nice.
I guess that preferably on hover to reduce the number of clicks.
And, well, once we are showing something on hover, maybe some more properties (full path and date of last modification may be the most useful in my opinion but we might think in showing all the options the nautilus right-click menu does show --and the path!--)

Full path on mouse hover or on right-click will be very nice. I guess that preferably on hover to reduce the number of clicks. And, well, once we are showing something on hover, maybe some more properties (full path and date of last modification may be the most useful in my opinion but we might think in showing all the options the nautilus right-click menu does show --and the path!--)

Written by lukenpi the 20 May 12 at 18:06.

* Use the default location (~/.wine)
* Create a new prefix [ * path choice button * ]
* Use an existing prefix [ * path choice button * ]

[ ] Remember my answer

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The first time Wine is run this dialog box will be prompted. Every new prefix created with this gui will be saved and maybe proposed under "use an existing prefix" as a combo box.

* Use the default location (~/.wine) * Create a new prefix [ * path choice button * ] * Use an existing prefix [ * path choice button * ] [ ] Remember my answer ---------------------- The first time Wine is run this dialog box will be prompted. Every new prefix created with this gui will be saved and maybe proposed under "use an existing prefix" as a combo box.

Written by lukenpi the 25 May 12 at 14:36.

as suggested by Ssdg, a good solution could be this right click option (maybe just a simple nautilus extension?).

as suggested by Ssdg, a good solution could be this right click option (maybe just a simple nautilus extension?).

Written by cslee-ubuntu the 24 May 12 at 11:12.

For each window that has tabs provide the tabs as a stack of windows.
So in the Unity bar if clicking/hovering over the icon you see all the windows of that application that are open and for each one a stack of tabs.
In Alt Tab as you tab to an application and it splits to show open windows it would show the tabs staked on each window.
Then if using the mouse a user could click the visible part of the tab they want to go there directly.

An enhancement to this would be to roll through the tabs while the window was selected/under the mouse so that the user can see and select the tab they want to go to.

For each window that has tabs provide the tabs as a stack of windows. So in the Unity bar if clicking/hovering over the icon you see all the windows of that application that are open and for each one a stack of tabs. In Alt Tab as you tab to an application and it splits to show open windows it would show the tabs staked on each window. Then if using the mouse a user could click the visible part of the tab they want to go there directly. An enhancement to this would be to roll through the tabs while the window was selected/under the mouse so that the user can see and select the tab they want to go to.

Written by tuxest the 24 May 12 at 21:12.

Next to the history button in the software centre there could be "Installing windows software" button. When pushing it the user would get three things: information about which are Ubuntu alternatives for windows software (has been proposed before on this site), explained option to use CrossOver and some integrated functionalities of the wine front-end PlayOnLinux. The first section would give information on the most popular Windows software and its alternatives (MS Office and LibreOffice, Photoshop and Gimp, and etc.). The second would explain what is CrossOver, why it is needed and guidelines how to set it up (a button would be even better). Also using virtual machine could be introduced under this section as the common nominator is the “things that solve your problem in exchange for money”. The third would provide user with a free functionalities based on PlayOnLinux. The last option could be accompanied with a message that Ubuntu team advices people to use software from Ubuntu repositories and that the Windows software might not work as well on Ubuntu as it does on Windows. The key is to present the information well and improve accessibility to functions and the right place to do it in Ubuntu is the software centre.

Playonlinux enables to install impressive list of Windows software easily by user just choosing the programme/game from the list and inserting installation media if needed. Some work well and some not that well- the information about that is shared by the community and is visible to user when s/he browses the list. I know that it is not always that rosy experience as I might make it sound but it is a half empty glass and that is a lot for a thirsty.
For an example Ubuntu could at first choose few PlayOnLinux scripts that already work and in return contribute a bit to the development of those scripts how they can. PlayOnLinux would benefit as it would enable to grow their community.

Next to the history button in the software centre there could be "Installing windows software" button. When pushing it the user would get three things: information about which are Ubuntu alternatives for windows software (has been proposed before on this site), explained option to use CrossOver and some integrated functionalities of the wine front-end PlayOnLinux. The first section would give information on the most popular Windows software and its alternatives (MS Office and LibreOffice, Photoshop and Gimp, and etc.). The second would explain what is CrossOver, why it is needed and guidelines how to set it up (a button would be even better). Also using virtual machine could be introduced under this section as the common nominator is the “things that solve your problem in exchange for money”. The third would provide user with a free functionalities based on PlayOnLinux. The last option could be accompanied with a message that Ubuntu team advices people to use software from Ubuntu repositories and that the Windows software might not work as well on Ubuntu as it does on Windows. The key is to present the information well and improve accessibility to functions and the right place to do it in Ubuntu is the software centre. Playonlinux enables to install impressive list of Windows software easily by user just choosing the programme/game from the list and inserting installation media if needed. Some work well and some not that well- the information about that is shared by the community and is visible to user when s/he browses the list. I know that it is not always that rosy experience as I might make it sound but it is a half empty glass and that is a lot for a thirsty. For an example Ubuntu could at first choose few PlayOnLinux scripts that already work and in return contribute a bit to the development of those scripts how they can. PlayOnLinux would benefit as it would enable to grow their community. The idea is not that the Windows programmes should be installed the same way and as easily as the ones from Ubuntu repositories. The idea is that software centre would be a right place where to provide such information and where to integrate already existing solutions.