Introduction

This page is to compile a list of 10 great features of Ubuntu to be used in a flash animation which will be shown during the installation process. See [:UbuntuExpress/GnomeUserInterface:the spec]. This page contains a list of features, with some text to accompany potential animations, and a storyboard for each feature to show the general effect of each animation. In some cases screenshots have been added to the storyboard.

The aim is of the animation is:

to highlight very cool features in Dapper and in Ubuntu in general. We should identify the ten coolest features, whether they are general Gnome / KDE features or Linux features or features in new versions of apps being installed, or just things that Dapper does really well, and find a nice way to illustrate each of those.

List of Features

So far the content on this page is very much in draft form. Please feel free to suggestion improvements to the text and other features in Ubuntu which fit the aim, as stated above.

Add/Remove Applications

In Ubuntu, you can install and remove software securely and simply. You can choose from hundreds of software packages built specifically for your system in the Ubuntu software catalogue, and with the click of a button Ubuntu will download them and install them. And it’s all completely free.

Storyboard: Click on "Applications" menu ([attachment:menu-applications.png screenshot]). Open Add/Remove Applications from that menu ([attachment:gnome-app-install.png screenshot]). Expand X category and select X application, hover mouse over apply ([attachment:gnome-app-install2.png screenshot]).

Organise files

Organise your work more efficiently with the Nautilus file manager and Places menu in Ubuntu. Nautilus is designed specifically with efficiency and ease of use in mind. When you add bookmarks to folders on your system in the filemanager, these appear automatically in the Places menu. The same goes for any mounted internal and external hard drives, cameras, music devices, network servers and more.

Storyboard: Open Places menu (screenshot), Open nautilus (screenshot) and add bookmark (screenshot), plug in camera, reopen Places menu (screenshot)

Update Notifier

Software updates are automatically announced with a small red icon. Ubuntu will display, review and install them easily, ensuring your software is up to date and secure.

Storyboard: Hover mouse over red icon notifier (screenshot), click and enter password, select updates, hover mouse over Apply (screenshot).

Translations

Ubuntu is available in over 40 languages, from Arabic to Xhosa. Adding languages to your system is simple with the Language Selector application. Simply tick the box by the language you require, and the languages will be downloaded and installed automatically.

Storyboard: (NB this needs to be done after translations are working and merged - right now this is not done in dapper) Login with a different language, preferably with a funky alphabet (screenshot of desktop), open System->Administration menu (screenshot), Open Language Selector (screenshot)

Contribute to Translations

If you want to contribute to the Ubuntu effort, you can help translate the applications you use with one click.

Storyboard: Open an application (nautilus?), Open Help menu (screenshot), click "Translate This Application", browser opens (screenshot).

System -> Help

You can access the system documentation through the Help program. This contains guides for all the programs which come with Ubuntu. There is also the Ubuntu Desktop Guide to answer any questions about using your Ubuntu desktop, and the Ubuntu Server Guide for server-related questions. This is your first stop to begin learning about Ubuntu!

Storyboard: Open System -> Help (screenshot); Click on Ubuntu Desktop Guide (screenshot; Go to Common Tasks - Music (screenshot)

Community

Ubuntu also enjoys an enormous and diverse community. You can access the online documentation, ask questions on the web forums, chatrooms and mailing lists, read about community news on The Fridge, and share ideas for improving Ubuntu on the Ubuntu wiki.

Storyboard: Screenshot of each of the above? Open http://ubuntuforums.org in firefox (screenshot), Open xchat-gnome and select Connect, then Ubuntu Servers (screenshot); open http://fridge.ubuntu.com in firefox (screenshot); open https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IdeaPool in firefox (screenshot).

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Accessibility

Ubuntu ships with a range of assistive technology applications from simple high visibility themes to screen magnifiers and screen readers for the visually impaired to keyboard enhancements and an on-screen keyboard for those with motoric difficulties. These features can be enabled from the very first boot screen.

Storyboard: Boot screen with accessibility options ([attachment:AT-boot-menu.png screenshot]), install and open screen reader (screenshot), install and open screen magnifier (screenshot.

If we have time

• Screensaver
• Evolution
• Xchat-gnome
• Rhythmbox
• Totem
• Plug in your camera, and import your photos, in one click

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