How to propose a new fetaure (Re: Suggestions for Breezy...)

[Xan]

Diumenge 08 Maig 2005 20:36, en/na Matt Zimmerman (<Matt Zimmerman 
<mdz at ubuntu.com>>) va escriure:
>>How to propose a new fetaure (Re: Suggestions for Breezy...)
>
> On Sun, May 08, 2005 at 01:18:15PM -0400, Tim Hull wrote:
> > First of all, the default fonts on Hoary could look better.  This could
> > be done by 1)enabling autohinter (for Latin fonts only) 2)Reducing font
> > sizes across the board (especially in Firefox - the defaults are too
> > big) 3)Using sans serif in apps whenever possible (for instance, make it
> > the default in Firefox rather than serif).
>
> With the possible exception of the autohinter, these are your personal
> preferences, and I don't think that a change to the defaults would be to
> the benefit of most users.
>
> > Also, I'm really interested in better Linux laptop support, and I think
> > that a few things would really help.  For instance, there is no good
> > wireless roaming tools installed in Hoary by default - you have to go to
> > universe to find anything, and even then the tools are unsupported and
> > have known bugs.  It also would be nice to see more suspend support
> > (including suspend-to-RAM) as this is critical for many laptop users.
>
> We already discussed this at UDU:
>
> http://udu.wiki.ubuntu.com/NetworkMagic
>
> > One other area where improvements could be made is in dial-up support.
> > Currently, Hoary comes with no decent graphical PPP dialer installed by
> > default (the Network control panel applet doesn't work good at all for
> > me), and no winmodem drivers are included (maybe these could go in
> > restricted?).  Not all can get broadband, so it seems like dial-up would
> > be a good thing to look at in Breezy.
>
> This was also discussed at UDU, but there were few participants present who
> used dialup regularly.
>
> http://udu.wiki.ubuntu.com/DialUpSupport
>
> > Additionally, I think it would be a good idea to use dmix for sound
> > rather than using a sound server, as dmix doesn't require applications
> > to be written for it specifically as does esd.  I've noticed many people
> > have been asking about setting up Hoary to allow non-esd sound, so this
> > seems like something that should be considered for Breezy.
>
> http://udu.wiki.ubuntu.com/AudioInfrastructure
>
> By reading these specifications, you can get an idea of the level of
> preparation which is appropriate for proposed features (and you also know
> where to look in order to learn whether something has already been
> discussed).
>
> If you have a feature idea that you feel would significantly improve
> Ubuntu, the best way to move it forward is to do some of this work in
> advance.  For example, rather than saying "I think Ubuntu should do this",
> draft a specification (using the SpecTemplate provided) explaining:
>
> - What it is
> - What problem it solves
> - Why it is a better solution than other available alternatives
> - Which parts of the system would need to be changed in order to implement
>   it
>
> This information provides the basis for a new feature in Ubuntu.  If it is
> complete and compelling, there is a much better chance of your idea
> receiving attention.
>

If you are interested, add your "wishlists" in 
http://udu.wiki.ubuntu.com/UsersSuggestions

perhaps it could be a more "official" way for making reasoned wishes (instead 
puting these into bugzilla)


I hope this serves you and that this page grows,
Xan.

> --
>  - mdz