Move notifications to main display

Bug #995339 reported by Alvaro Leal (Effenberg0x0)
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notify-osd (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

I'm using 3 monitors with my NVidia card (TwinView). The way I see it, people that use more than one monitor usually have a *main* one, placed more directly in their field of view, and secondary displays might be placed elsewhere, near or far, including other areas out of the user's field of view.

In my case, all notifications pop-up in my third monitor (or whatever monitor I added last). It it's counterproductive. Notifications should pop-up in the main monitor.

If that is not something that can be coded as a default, an option to choose where notifications will pop-up could be added to g-c-c "Displays" setting.

Regards,
Effenberg
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.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 295.49 Mon Apr 30 23:46:33 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.7.0 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.0-7ubuntu3)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 8113a48e879cfd851bf2b71a258d2aee
CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,copytex,decor,vpswitch,compiztoolbox,move,grid,place,resize,resizeinfo,regex,obs,mousepoll,animation,wall,gnomecompat,imgpng,session,workarounds,winrules,unitymtgrabhandles,fade,expo,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 fglrx-updates, 8.960, 3.2.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 295.49, 3.2.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current-updates, 295.49, 3.2.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GF106 [GeForce GTS 450] [10de:0dc4] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Device [1acc:4521]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120324.1)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic root=UUID=39279a24-1546-4695-b67c-46c823d8a063 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Tags: quantal running-unity possible-manual-nvidia-install ubuntu single-occurrence reproducible compiz-0.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
dmi.bios.date: 10/31/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 3027
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M4A89GTD-PRO/USB3
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr3027:bd10/31/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4A89GTD-PRO/USB3:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu2~ppa2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

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Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please run the command 'apport-collect 995339' which will attach necessary information for debugging this as an Xorg problem. Thanks in advance.

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Alvaro Leal (Effenberg0x0) (effenberg0x0) wrote : .proc.driver.nvidia.params.txt

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Bryce Harrington (bryce)
affects: xorg (Ubuntu) → unity (Ubuntu)
affects: unity (Ubuntu) → notify-osd (Ubuntu)
Changed in notify-osd (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Incomplete → New
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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 941227, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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