Wishes, Dreams, and Unicorns

Keneda · 15 Jun 2021, 18:23

@dobey said in Wishes, Dreams, and Unicorns:

Well, nothing has hardware decoding working in browser.

When you say nothing, you mean on PC too ?

dobey · 15 Jun 2021, 18:28

@keneda Nothing in the context of running Ubuntu Touch on phones. I don't know if the ffmpeg stuff does hardware decoding on PCs or not, but I think probably it doesn't either.

Keneda · 15 Jun 2021, 18:31

@dobey said in Wishes, Dreams, and Unicorns:

Nothing in the context of running Ubuntu Touch on phones.

OK that's clearer ^^

I don't know if the ffmpeg stuff does hardware decoding on PCs or not, but I think probably it doesn't either.

I imagine you talks here about GNU/Linux PC, because as i remember, on windows, GPU is used in webbrowsers (that's why i was confused by the "nothing").

dobey · 15 Jun 2021, 18:38

@keneda Well, yes, GPU is used in Linux by browsers too, at least for rendering acceleration. Using hardware decoding if available, in Linux, has always been trickier because it's not something drivers tend to provide, for example, and AFAIK GStreamer and other things don't have decent detection or handling of such things.

Emphrath · 15 Jun 2021, 22:44

@dobey I have extensively used ffmpeg for livestreaming, and with the correct flags, you can force hardware decoding on some architectures, and it drastically decreases cpu usage

Fuseteam · 18 Jun 2021, 05:35

@moem sure that can be done......by someone from the community most contributors have their hands full hehe. as said the source for the docs is on github; anyone can contribute more to the docs from there it's made out of mostly markdown files iirc so it shouldn't be too diffy to get into

Moem · 18 Jun 2021, 06:06

@fuseteam said in Wishes, Dreams, and Unicorns:

@moem sure that can be done......by someone from the community

No need to at me, that is exactly what I had in mind. The next time someone comes up and says 'I want to help, what can I do?' this is one of the things we can point them towards. It's nice because there is no coding experience needed.

Fuseteam · 30 Jun 2021, 14:10

yeah definitely coding is once facet of the work that has to be done hehe

cregox · 19 Aug 2021, 04:07

@dobey in portugal, MMS costs 30 cents.

not being able to use MMS is a bonus for me.

and pulsesms can do groups without MMS.

cregox · 19 Aug 2021, 04:18

i wished all phones would run linux instead of f******~~google~~ android.

and global 2g + 3g would be free, accessible everywhere. i don't need 4g or any higher.

phone calls and MMS should obviously be free as well, world wide. charge premium for voice quality, video, etc.

more to the topic, i wished that smartphones could be turned into "feature" phones, with:

last longing battery
an emergency physical button to call pre defined contacts, including cell tower emergency
12cm (4 inches) screen at most
light and small enough that it wouldn't break when falling

i would keep a 23cm screen one as a backup phone + powerbank ultrabook with screen projection on the other pocket, with the exact same os, everything synced... but only because i work with tech.

everyone would have 2 phones.

Lakotaubp · 19 Aug 2021, 04:34

@cregox Please do not use swear words in your posts. We try and keep this a family friendly place for people of all ages and nationalities. I have taken the liberty to edit your post slightly. Thanks for your understanding.

Edit: Forgot to add this. We follow the Ubuntu code of conduct https://ubuntu.com/community/code-of-conduct

cregox · 19 Aug 2021, 09:59

@lakotaubp feel free.

at the cost of our freedom...

to me, a much better way to handle this is making lists of words per user. everyone can choose their own filters, and how to handle their sensitivity.

and thanks for the friendly warning!

cregox · 19 Aug 2021, 10:03

@cregox in fact, perhaps it would be a great extension for ubports... filter words everywhere!

i would certainly use it.

replace google for g*****.

HobanWashburn · 9 Oct 2021, 17:27

I'd like to see a different windowing system activated when docked so legacy applications will work natively in desktop mode.

I'd like to have a full ports (on the app store) of these apps and utilities
Nautilus or nemo
Libreoffice
Openoffice
Retroarch
Gens
Pico-8
Usbutlils
Steam
Wine
Flash
Java
Anbox
Compiz fusion or something similar
Launch bar editor (to change size and location of the bar icons and text.) //this isnt android we want more customuzation capabilities.//

I'd like someone to build a gui gps calibration wizard with manual location input.

I'd like an app that delivers me a cold beer/coffee per button click with beer/coffee level indicator (this should be a built in feature)

Long press for left click.

Toggle switch for long press in browser to turn off edit fuctions (copy, paste, etc) this makes an issue of a menu displaying when using browser based games that require long presses.

"if wishes were horses we'd all be eating steak"-Jayne Cobb

thousandtopics · 12 Sept 2021, 05:57

@hobanwashburn gives 1 billion unicorn dollars Here, you're more than welcome to start.

magnargj · 16 Sept 2021, 17:47

A nice feature I think, would be automatic toggling between silent mode and sound at specified times. Typically, it would be great if the phone went into silent mode when I start putting the kids to bed in the evening, and stayed silent until I got up in the morning, without having to remember to flip that switch every day!

thousandtopics · 17 Sept 2021, 01:46

@magnargj Turn off kids app, please

magnargj · 17 Sept 2021, 10:14

@thousandtopics :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:

BigMouth · 3 Oct 2021, 21:40

@trwidick Wish: Enhanced start menue
I'd like to be able to create directories to sort my apps.
Also I wonder if widgets were possible, e. g. the clock app to show current time at the desktop and the weather app its information, too.

Keneda · 3 Oct 2021, 23:08

@bigmouth
For now you can use "Home" app from @pavelprosto in the open store.

https://forums.ubports.com/topic/6001/need-testers-home-screen-for-ubuntu-touch/73