- FLAVOR: Ubuntu Server - HEADLINE: Python 3 as default - DESCRIPTION: In lieu of a description, I'll just link to this: https://pythonclock.org - ROLE/AFFILIATION: Developer, sys admin
Wouldn't this mess up a lot of current server installations?
Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
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#62- FLAVOR: Ubuntu Desktop
- HEADLINE: Make right click menu of dash items scrollable
- DESCRIPTION: When an application in the dash has open a lot of windows (for me, Terminal) the height of the right click menu eventually will not fit the screen. It cannot be scrolled so it is essentially impossible to find the correct window by right clicking on the application. See a screen shot of the problem at https://www.stdin.xyz/downloads/people/longsleep/stash/ubunt... - these are around 40 terminals at 1440 pixel height with scale 1.
- ROLE/AFFILIATION: Software developer
Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#63FLAVOUR: All
HEADLINE: Convenient snapshot & rollback by default
DESCRIPTION: Possibly implemented as snapper + lvm thin provisioning or btrfs. Other distros already have this, but it is far from user friendly.
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#64Flavor: Ubuntu Desktop Headline: UX for Moms/Dads I've been using Ubuntu Desktop for over 5 years and Linux for more than 15 years. I keep on changing distros, but Ubuntu is my first choice. Role: Web developer Please make it easier for Moms/Dads to use Ubuntu. My parents (both above 60) use Ubuntu and they love it. But I can feel their frustration sometimes when they need to do more. They mostly use Firefox (YouTube…
I became significantly less able to use Ubuntu after I had a few kids. +1 ....
Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#65- FLAVOR: Ubuntu Desktop
- HEADLINE: text antialiasing options
- DESCRIPTION: I'm not a Linux guy, but when I've tried it I'm always annoyed at how ugly text looks compared to macOS. It would be great if we could pick different text renderers or have a new one with an easy GUI for adjusting parameters.
Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#66- FLAVOR: Ubuntu Desktop: 1. HEADLINE: A way to have different scaling for external monitors hooked up to my HiDPI laptop. Currently I need can only set a single scaling factor, so I need to ajust my laptop screen resolution to match scaling of the external monitor. If that's not possible, a way to automatically set resolution and scale for both screens once you hook one up would already save me a lot of manual switc…
Fedora with Gnome shell on Wayland already handles both 1 and 2, although power managements is about the same as Ubuntu and Wayland comes with its own set of issues.
Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#67FLAVOR - Desktop
HEADLINE - If I try to "Quit" an app via the app bar more than once, please `kill -9` it (optionally, an are-you-sure dialog).
DESCRIPTION - Sometimes apps lock up. Like a forever-running query just destroys my SQLDeveloper and I have to pull up a command line to kill it because the UI of the app has locked up and right-click->Quit doesn't do anything.
Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#68- FLAVOR: Ubuntu Server - HEADLINE: Python 3 as default - DESCRIPTION: In lieu of a description, I'll just link to this: https://pythonclock.org - ROLE/AFFILIATION: Developer, sys admin
Wouldn't this mess up a lot of current server installations?
You can't update a major version and expect things like this to not change
(What I mean is: sysadmins are aware of this and won't "just" upgrade to a new major version without considering such factors - at least they shouldn't do that ;) )
Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#69- FLAVOR: Ubuntu Desktop: 1. HEADLINE: A way to have different scaling for external monitors hooked up to my HiDPI laptop. Currently I need can only set a single scaling factor, so I need to ajust my laptop screen resolution to match scaling of the external monitor. If that's not possible, a way to automatically set resolution and scale for both screens once you hook one up would already save me a lot of manual switc…
> 1. HEADLINE: A way to have different scaling for external monitors hooked up to my HiDPI laptop. This would be awesome. Even when both the laptop and the external screen are 1080p, different scaling could be helpful if you want to use a dual monitor setup effectively. Unfortunately, it's a tough nut to crack given current desktop behavior. For example, you can have a window that straddles both monitors. What should…
Widows 10 handles different scaling (zoom) between monitors far better than any Linux distro I have used. A window keeps the zoom of where it came from until it is entirely on the new monitor. Works pretty well.
Re: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
#70- FLAVOR: Ubuntu Desktop / All
- HEADLINE: Disk Encryption that works without gotchas
- DESCRIPTION: Currently, there are options to do full disk encryption and encrypting your home directory while installing. These options are fine, but
* File name limits.
* You cannot encrypt your drive after the fact. So you need to reinstall your system if you find out that you need it encrypted.
- ROLE/AFFILIATION: (Optional, your job role and affiliation) Software dev / user