Questions regarding the decisions and rationale behind the design of Ubuntu or its software.
Questions tagged [design]
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How do I measure the size of an area?
I'm looking for something to easily measure the height/width of items on screen in pixels.
Craig Smitham
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Native, FOSS GUI prototyping tools?
As part of my job as a web developer, I spend an amount of time doing UI prototypes to show the client. It's a pain in the behind but sometimes it has to be done.
I've seen Shuttleworth (and the design team) pump out images like this:
That's made…
Oli
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Why does Ubuntu's default ~/.profile source ~/.bashrc?
These are the contents of the stock ~/.profile that came with my 13.10 (commented lines removed):
if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
. "$HOME/.bashrc"
fi
fi
if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then
…
terdon
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What is the Ubuntu colour?
I'm sure you know the one I'm talking about, that deep magenta. I would like to know it's RGB value.
wim
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Open-source alternative to Adobe InDesign
There is some open-source software, similar to Adobe InDesign? It would be awesome if it do exist...
I know all the others like Inkscape, Gimp, etc... but for InDesign i have none.
Could you give me one direction?
Jorge Pinho
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Centre, left and right align text in GIMP
I am running GIMP 2.8. And I was wondering if there is any way of left aligning, right aligning, or centring text in GIMP? As this would be something very useful and is included in most other programs.
user364819
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Is there a schematic overview of Ubuntu's architecture?
as enthusiastic, advanced Linux learner, I'd love to get an overview about Linux' architecure/structure in general. You know, like "the big picture".
I'm thinking of a large schematic graphic showing what is what, who is who, what system (e.g. X)…
joebuntu
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What does the new logo of Ubuntu GNOME mean?
The new release of Ubuntu GNOME brings a new logo. What does this logo mean? And what is the mainly reason for changing it?
Night Hawk
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How to create a new folder on List view on nautilus?
This is a really small problem, although it seems to be like a pretty big design issue.
When the folder is full of files, for example, there's no empty space left to right click on, so how do I create a new folder? Or a new document? There's…
hexagonest
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What program is good for designing a poster?
Im trying to make people on my school use Ubuntu, so the school gave me 4 computers, now i've set them up and the computers work great... however, nobody seem to be able to use them, because of their disability to make a simple \
so i have to tell…
Stenen
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What is the building photographed in this stock wallpaper?
I'm sure I've seen a picture of the full building somewhere. The image is a blue-tinted display of the building's facade - facing into a blue sky. It's a part of the stock wallpapers in Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick).
Can someone help me identify this…
Mei
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Why were multi touch trackpad gestures removed from 13.04?
I have an ASUS Zenbook UX31a and multi touch gestures worked great on 12.10, but after I upgraded to 13.04 every gesture stopped working, except for 2, 3 and 4 finger taps (the 3 finger tapped changed function, though).
According to this comment on…
Gabe
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How to put a box around something in GIMP?
This is a very simply question, but one that I have been struggling to find an answer to: How can I put a box outline around something in GIMP? So that you can easily circle (but with a rectangle or square and not a circle) something in an image…
user364819
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Why do indicator applets exist?
Why Ubuntu uses the Indicator Applet?
It loses a lot of usability, why made it when Gnome already have one?
Example
Without indicator applet:
Application is in the icon tray
Left click opens the application window
Right click shows a menu related…
lapega
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Why is the Forum Design lagging behind?
Way back when Ubuntu 10.04 was released Canonical changed the branding of Ubuntu to the orange/purple combination which I kind of like so why more than one year later the Ubuntu Forums still look like this:
So why the long wait?
Allan
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