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
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to notify-osd in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/723980 Title: default display time is way too long and non configurable Status in “notify-osd” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: 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: LANGUAGE=en_US:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-5-generic root=UUID=b6b70e8e-15d5-4586-ab14-296274f29264 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu7 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1~git20110215.cc1636b6-0ubuntu2 libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu10 xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A 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 dmi.chassis.type: 2 dmi.chassis.vendor: alienware dmi.chassis.version: alienware dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrBZ87510A.86A.0091.P21.0401291113:bd01/29/2004:svnalienware:pnalienware:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnD875PBZ:rvrAAC26680-205:cvnalienware:ct2:cvralienware: dmi.product.name: alienware dmi.sys.vendor: alienware glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/notify-osd/+bug/723980/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
