diff -rc ../notify-osd-0.9.24/src/display.c notify-osd-0.9.24/src/display.c
*** ../notify-osd-0.9.24/src/display.c	2009-10-20 04:43:17.000000000 -0400
--- notify-osd-0.9.24/src/display.c	2009-11-23 15:52:12.000000000 -0500
***************
*** 310,317 ****
--- 310,319 ----
  		return;
  	}
  
+     /*
  	bubble_set_timeout (bubble,
  			    defaults_get_on_screen_timeout (self->defaults));
+                 */
  
  	defaults_get_top_corner (self->defaults, &x, &y);
  
diff -rc ../notify-osd-0.9.24/src/stack.c notify-osd-0.9.24/src/stack.c
*** ../notify-osd-0.9.24/src/stack.c	2009-10-20 04:43:54.000000000 -0400
--- notify-osd-0.9.24/src/stack.c	2009-11-23 15:52:12.000000000 -0500
***************
*** 44,49 ****
--- 44,50 ----
  G_DEFINE_TYPE (Stack, stack, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
  
  #define FORCED_SHUTDOWN_THRESHOLD 500
+ #define NOTIFY_EXPIRES_DEFAULT -1
  
  /* fwd declaration */
  void close_handler (GObject* n, Stack*  stack);
***************
*** 650,655 ****
--- 651,665 ----
  	if (body)
  		bubble_set_message_body (bubble, body);
  
+     if (timeout == NOTIFY_EXPIRES_DEFAULT) {
+         bubble_set_timeout (bubble,
+                             defaults_get_on_screen_timeout (self->defaults));
+     }
+     else {
+         bubble_set_timeout (bubble, timeout);
+     }
+ 			    
+ 
  	if (new_bubble && bubble_is_append_allowed(bubble)) {
  		app_bubble = find_bubble_for_append(self, bubble);
  
Only in ../notify-osd-0.9.24/src: stack-glue.h