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[Spike Burch <spikeb@xxxxxxxxx>]

GNOME already does this for some hardware. I wonder if that could be
extended for your suggestions?

On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 7:31 AM, Mohamed Ikbel Boulabiar
<boulabiar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have some thoughts about a possible feature that can be added to unity.
> it's the ability to suggest applications to the user for a specific
> hardware he has or when he connects it to the system.
>
> Scenarios:
> 1. A user connect a webcam : Suggest using cheese
> 2. A user connect a digitizer : Suggest using Gimp/Inkscape and may
> open a tutorial of how modifying parameters or using the hardware
> there.
> 3. If a multitouch device is detected, an icon is added (or an
> existant one animates or blinks) and when clicked/hovered it opens the
> Software center with applications suggestion.
>
> This feature needs to detect the user hardware capabilities and
> suggest according to that.
> It is also very related to this Software Center 'bug':
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/674633
>
> it still an idea, so what you think about it ?
>
> i
>
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