notify-osd doesn't notify if an fullscreen app is open on any workspace

[chrisbuchholz]

Binary package hint: notify-osd

If i have, e.g. gnome-terminal open in fullscreen on workspace 2, and I am at the moment on workspace 1, notify-osd won't "send" the notification to the screen. This behavior makes sense if the active workspace is the one where the fullscreen-app is running, but when it is not, it makes no sense what so ever. Sending the notification as `notify-send -u critical "test"` will make it appear anyhow, but a normal notification won't.

I think this is bad design and should be fixed so that the notification will appear as long as the fullscreen-app is _not_ running on the active workspace. This behavior seems to be working with a "no effects desktop", but not with Unity and Compiz.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: notify-osd 0.9.30-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-6.34-generic 2.6.38-rc7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-6-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Mar 17 19:43:10 2011
GtkTheme: Ambiance
IconTheme: ubuntu-mono-dark
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110302)
MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBookPro5,5
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=da_DK:en
 LANG=da_DK.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-6-generic root=UUID=720a7396-6f8e-4ef3-8abd-1c4efd6b488b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu11
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
 libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu2
SourcePackage: notify-osd
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
WindowManager: gnome-wm
dmi.bios.date: 06/15/09
dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.bios.version: MBP55.88Z.00AC.B03.0906151708
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag#
dmi.board.name: Mac-F2268AC8
dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag#
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F2268AC8
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMBP55.88Z.00AC.B03.0906151708:bd06/15/09:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro5,5:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-F2268AC8:rvr:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-F2268AC8:
dmi.product.name: MacBookPro5,5
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.
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[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported, but feel free to report any other bugs you find.