Notification area icon padding...

[Izobalax]

Hi!

I note that one of the modifications the Fedora devs did to the GNOME desktop for Fedora 12 is hack the notification area and add some 6 pixel or so padding around the icons. This, in my opinion, was very much needed, not just for functionality but also for aesthetics.

You can see a shot of what I mean here (https://fedoraproject.org/w/uploads/a/af/F12-relnotes-screenshot-main.png)

Is there a way of implementing this on Ubuntu?

/izo\

[tgalati4]

Yes. Modify the source code and recompile.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1386621&highlight=notify-osd

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1345040&highlight=notify-osd

I recently installed Linux Mint 8 64-bit (based on Karmic) on a client's machine, and the vertical gap was already increased. My modifications increase the horizontal gap as well, because you need access to the side scroll bars on maximized windows. Notifications should never interfere with a user's interaction on the desktop. It's annoying.

I have a *.deb file for jaunty, but it's on another machine at the moment.

Ignore this post. It appears I screwed up. The OP wants extra space between the system tray icons.

[Izobalax]

Yes. Modify the source code and recompile.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1386621&highlight=notify-osd

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1345040&highlight=notify-osd

I recently installed Linux Mint 8 64-bit (based on Karmic) on a client's machine, and the vertical gap was already increased. My modifications increase the horizontal gap as well, because you need access to the side scroll bars on maximized windows. Notifications should never interfere with a user's interaction on the desktop. It's annoying.

I have a *.deb file for jaunty, but it's on another machine at the moment.

Ignore this post. It appears I screwed up. The OP wants extra space between the system tray icons.


Haha, well thanks for the quick reply in any case! But yes, I'm asking about extra spacing between notification area icons.

/izo\

[Izobalax]

Bumparoo!

/izo\