[ubuntu-uk] What should be done for 12.04

[paul sutton]

On 26/09/11 15:19, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 26 September 2011 13:48, Alan Pope <alan at popey.com> wrote:
>> Now we're perilously close to releasing 11.10 onto the world, it's
>> been asked [0] what things the developers would like to see the focus
>> on for the 12.04 (Long Term Support) release.
>>
>> Personally I would like all core applications to support proxy servers
>> properly. Especially as it's an LTS release which is arguably
>> well-suited to corporate users who are those most often behind proxy
>> servers. (ubuntu one file sync being something that doesn't work
>> behind proxies)
>>
>> I wondered what you lot might desire for 12.04?
> Since nobody else has even mentioned it...
>
> How about ensuring complete feature parity between Unity & Unity-2D?
> Apart from the 3D effects, I feel that they should look and work
> identically. At the moment, on Oneiric, from a quick look, they're not
> - e.g. the 2D version has differently-shaped buttons.
>
> I would also urge more testing of Unity on lower-end kit. I find the
> animations very jerky when moving between desktops, for instance. I
> would like an option to turn the animations off.
>
> Indeed, more customisability for Unity would be a good thing, even if
> that just means bringing "confity" or CompizConfig and the Ubuntu
> Unity Plugin into the distro as standard. AFAICS these don't work at
> all with Unity-2D, too, BTW. That's a hole that could do with closing.
>
> I found it much more pleasant to use after turning off the lairy
> coloured backgrounds and shrinking the buttons by about 25%, myself,
> for instance.
>

Can compix settings manager (or similar) be installed by default with a
link under system settings (which for some odd reason is on the same
menu used to shut down and change users)  but as Compiz is now more
common place it makes sense for people to access bits that can configure
it.

Paul