notify-osd ignores postion setting

[tekstr1der]

Binary package hint: notify-osd

As of notify-osd 0.9.18-0ubuntu1, it is disregarding any position set under Preferences > Pop-Up Notifications.

Instead it displays in a non-default position 2/3 down vertically and along the right edge of the screen.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Aug 27 09:35:51 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
GtkTheme: Dust
IconTheme: gnome-dust
MachineType: LENOVO Lenovo
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: notify-osd 0.9.18-0ubuntu1
PccardctlIdent:

PccardctlStatus:

ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-7-generic root=UUID=ad1bc32b-f523-41f0-9cca-e964f2583789 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-7.27-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0~git20090817.7c422387-0ubuntu3
 libdrm2 2.4.12+git20090801.45078630-0ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.8.1-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090629.f39cafc5-0ubuntu6
SourcePackage: notify-osd
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-7-generic i686
WindowManager: compiz
dmi.bios.date: 04/29/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 14CN67WW
dmi.board.name: Mariana
dmi.board.vendor: Lenovo
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Lenovo
dmi.chassis.version: Rev 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr14CN67WW:bd04/29/2009:svnLENOVO:pnLenovo:pvrLenovo:rvnLenovo:rnMariana:rvrRev1.0:cvnLenovo:ct10:cvrRev1.0:
dmi.product.name: Lenovo
dmi.product.version: Lenovo
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Nicholas Christian Langkjær Ipsen (ncli)]

Screenshot of the bug happening.

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

"Preferences" > "Pop-Up Notifications" is installed along with, and applicable only to, notification-daemon. It has nothing to do with Notify OSD.

[tekstr1der (tekstr1der)]

> "Preferences" > "Pop-Up Notifications" is installed along with, and applicable only to, notification-daemon. It has nothing to do with Notify OSD.

I understand that now, thanks. But, I find it strange that using this tool does not bring up the old-style notifications. It displays a notify-osd bubble and obviously cannot configure it's display position.

Is this a bug with notification-properties that I should get filed? Has this tool been deprecated from Karmic and is just hanging around on my system due to upgrading from previous releases vs clean install?

[Gavo (gavalier-marcel)]

OSD top right is awesome! in the middle is *** I would still be welcomed if it was down! or could modify the top and bottom.
notify daemon not like it ever!

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

tekstr1der, the only version of Ubuntu in which notification-properties was ever included was Ubuntu 9.04 alpha 4 last February; that mistake was fixed in alpha 5. So I guess it has been hanging around on your system since then. It would make sense to report a bug that notification-properties should not claim to be controlling notification settings when the current notification server is not notification-daemon.

Gavo, the position of Notify OSD bubbles is decided by Mark Shuttleworth, who is not subscribed to this bug report. You might try the Ayatana mailing list instead. https://lists.launchpad.net/ayatana/