default display time is way too long and non configurable

[Doug McMahon]

Binary package hint: notify-osd

The default display time for notification bubbles of 10 sec.'s is too long and represents the most common specific complaint.
(the #1 complaint is nothing is configurable.

I use 2 sec.'s here, but a reasonable setting for all may be 4-5 sec.'s, or make it a configurable setting (gconf ?

Seeing that notify-osd may be rebuilt before release, (possibly due to bug #670785), maybe some consideration to adjusting..

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: notify-osd 0.9.29-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-5-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Feb 23 17:20:02 2011
GtkTheme: Ambiance
IconTheme: ubuntu-mono-dark
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110202)
MachineType: alienware alienware
ProcEnviron:
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 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu10
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SourcePackage: notify-osd
WindowManager: gnome-wm
dmi.bios.date: 01/29/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: BZ87510A.86A.0091.P21.0401291113
dmi.board.name: D875PBZ
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAC26680-205
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dmi.product.name: alienware
dmi.sys.vendor: alienware
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

On last noise maker here, then I'll make an opinion and forget. (it it isn't and I should already

The overwhelming reaction to a 10 sec notification is that it is "annoying"

[Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl)]

There is a spec, not yet implemented, to vary the time of the
notification based on content length and updates. We'd gladly accept a
patch that brings the implementation into line with the spec.
Configurability, however, is not something we'd export to the UI.

Mark

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[quequotion (quequotion)]

>>Shutleworth

Could you provide a link to that spec?

[Vanessa Lee (vanessax)]

They don't seem to want to change the timeout or make it configurable, here is the full discussion about that https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/notify-osd/+bug/390508