Written by neokril the 24 Jan 12 at 19:23.

smartd daemon will write information about HDD fails in log. Also it can be configured to show some kind of notification to user.

smartd daemon will write information about HDD fails in log. Also it can be configured to show some kind of notification to user.

Written by arjo129 the 30 Jan 12 at 10:00.

Create a notification when this happens "Hey its time you cleared up your disk [Launch disk utility][ignore]" or something of sorts.

Create a notification when this happens "Hey its time you cleared up your disk [Launch disk utility][ignore]" or something of sorts.

Written by alkatraz the 8 Feb 12 at 18:36.

My idea is when you click on an app with many maximized windows in the launcher windows to have their own title bars or maybe some kind of labels which could handle the filenames.

My idea is when you click on an app with many maximized windows in the launcher windows to have their own title bars or maybe some kind of labels which could handle the filenames.

Written by alkatraz the 9 Feb 12 at 09:12.

The other solution I'm thinking of is some kind of smart labels. For example when you hover your mouse over the preview of the window a label with the file name to appear.

The other solution I'm thinking of is some kind of smart labels. For example when you hover your mouse over the preview of the window a label with the file name to appear.

Written by mika29 the 8 Feb 12 at 18:21.

It can be useful that launcher bar reduce dynamically its dimension in relation of the number of icon present on it.
It can be more nice that keep the same size of icon, but you've to scroll the launcher to see all icons...

It can be useful that launcher bar reduce dynamically its dimension in relation of the number of icon present on it. It can be more nice that keep the same size of icon, but you've to scroll the launcher to see all icons...

Written by ebnf the 12 Feb 12 at 00:12.

The Mac OS dock and other dock software do the same dynamic icon sizing, but also zoom the currently hovered icons so it is more easily seen.

For most touch screens, hover isn\'t possible, so perhaps just stick to the old method or go to multiple columns of icons.

The Mac OS dock and other dock software do the same dynamic icon sizing, but also zoom the currently hovered icons so it is more easily seen. For most touch screens, hover isn\'t possible, so perhaps just stick to the old method or go to multiple columns of icons.

Written by bilufe the 23 Jan 12 at 13:00.

include network-manager in a system that accounts for the data traffic in mobile connections, the user may include the contracted amount of data and network-manager in charge of displaying notices regarding the traffic data when it arrives near the limit entered by the user .

The traffic information is best displayed in graph form.

include network-manager in a system that accounts for the data traffic in mobile connections, the user may include the contracted amount of data and network-manager in charge of displaying notices regarding the traffic data when it arrives near the limit entered by the user . The traffic information is best displayed in graph form.

Written by ThatLook the 17 Feb 12 at 14:25.

The user should have total control of data usage when using a mobile network, so I would love to have options to set a maximum limit of data used by mobile network (for a period of time like contracted mobile plans, or just the data ammount is limited, like a one-time prepaid plan). It can save a lot of money for some users, because some providers claim for a whole bunch of money for that few MBs used over the plan limit.

Ther should be an option in power-managment where you can find some stats yourself about your data usage. Most probably a nice graphical view would be the best (like the one in system monitor), but with the statistics about past usage, or the ability to view the usage stats for a specified time interval anytime in the past.
As an absolute bonus, the system could compute some projections on how to usage will be at the end of the month or, when the 2 gigs left will be gone - lets say. It should be included in the graphical stats view, but the estimation could be included also in the notificitions (Like: 80% of your monthly limit reached, estimated data usage that will be left at the end of month is 8.5 GBs.)
Also there could be multiple configurable levels, when the user gets a notification about his data usage (50-70-80-90-100 etc percent of data limit is reached).

The user should have total control of data usage when using a mobile network, so I would love to have options to set a maximum limit of data used by mobile network (for a period of time like contracted mobile plans, or just the data ammount is limited, like a one-time prepaid plan). It can save a lot of money for some users, because some providers claim for a whole bunch of money for that few MBs used over the plan limit. Also there could be multiple configurable levels, when the user gets a notification about his data usage (50-70-80-90-100 etc percent of data limit is reached). Ther should be an option in power-managment where you can find some stats yourself about your data usage. Most probably a nice graphical view would be the best (like the one in system monitor), but with the statistics about past usage, or the ability to view the usage stats for a specified time interval anytime in the past. As an absolute bonus, the system could compute some projections on how to usage will be at the end of the month or, when the 2 gigs left will be gone - lets say. It should be included in the graphical stats view, but the estimation could be included also in the notificitions (Like: 80% of your monthly limit reached, estimated data usage that will be left at the end of month is 8.5 GBs.)

Written by brunopereira81 the 30 Jan 12 at 15:50.

A tool that would assess the system\'s performance and suggest to the user possible alternatives to desktop environments and programs / services he might be running.

Would be nice to have some tool that said: \"you can run 3D already but your are very short on memory and your HD access seems slow, running Unity on this computer might not be the best choice, here are the recommendations for your system: Xfce, LXDE, etc. Also turn this feature off, turn that service off...\"

I know that graphics are a bit hard to test on a live environment but a lot of hardware can be checked and performance measured during install.

Why not display some recommendation notes during install / after install?

Is that impossible to create?

A tool that would assess the system\'s performance and suggest to the user possible alternatives to desktop environments and programs / services he might be running. Would be nice to have some tool that said: \"you can run 3D already but your are very short on memory and your HD access seems slow, running Unity on this computer might not be the best choice, here are the recommendations for your system: Xfce, LXDE, etc. Also turn this feature off, turn that service off...\" I know that graphics are a bit hard to test on a live environment but a lot of hardware can be checked and performance measured during install. Why not display some recommendation notes during install / after install? Is that impossible to create?

Written by cheesehead the 4 Feb 12 at 13:02.

Ubuntu Friendly (checkbox) is a set of tools that check for system compatibility. As this testing application matures, the same tests can be used to rate and/or recommend.

Ubuntu Friendly (checkbox) is a set of tools that check for system compatibility. As this testing application matures, the same tests can be used to rate and/or recommend.

Written by aw@kreawit.se the 6 Feb 12 at 12:27.

Compile a set of benchmarktests that is comparable with other Ubuntu-machines. A combination of lshw-gtk, gnome-disk-utility, sysinfo and hardinfo.

For example hardinfo shows your result of CPU-blowfish and compares it with other CPU:s.

Give CPU, Harddrive, GPU, RAM amount and performance points, save the points at ubuntu one so it can be compared with other ubuntu one connected machines or discussed at forums and with other people.

Lshw can tell what type of memory you have and if there is a socket empty for more.

Compile a set of benchmarktests that is comparable with other Ubuntu-machines. A combination of lshw-gtk, gnome-disk-utility, sysinfo and hardinfo. For example hardinfo shows your result of CPU-blowfish and compares it with other CPU:s. Give CPU, Harddrive, GPU, RAM amount and performance points, save the points at ubuntu one so it can be compared with other ubuntu one connected machines or discussed at forums and with other people. Lshw can tell what type of memory you have and if there is a socket empty for more.

Written by äxl the 2 Feb 12 at 16:58.

Give every user added source a priority of for example 100.
So you can still download vlc, but dpkg will not update automatically.

/etc/apt/preferences /etc/apt/preferences.d/
Package: *
Pin: origin useraddedsource.com
Pin-Priority: 100

Give every user added source a priority of for example 100. So you can still download vlc, but dpkg will not update automatically. /etc/apt/preferences /etc/apt/preferences.d/ Package: * Pin: origin useraddedsource.com Pin-Priority: 100

Written by Dazed_75 the 9 Feb 12 at 00:53.

Using a single PPA as a holder for multiple unrelated projects is a recipe for a user getting unexpected and unwanted packages. If multiple projects need a PPA, they should each get their own.

Using a single PPA as a holder for multiple unrelated projects is a recipe for a user getting unexpected and unwanted packages. If multiple projects need a PPA, they should each get their own.