Notify position on ubuntu 11.04?

[amanetta]

Is there any way to change the position of the notifies?
I post a screenshot to explain better...

[Krytarik]

See my earlier post regarding adjusting the position of the Notify-OSD bubbles:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10115367#post10115367

It refers to this article: http://maketecheasier.com/easily-customize-notifyosd-ubuntu-lucid/2010/05/26

Greetings.

[amanetta]

http://maketecheasier.com/easily-customize-notifyosd-ubuntu-lucid/2010/05/26[/URL]
I've tried this but it doesn't work then I tried to install the tar.gz but I realized that I'm not able to work with this file....so can u help me?:confused:

[Krytarik]

I've tried this but it doesn't work then I tried to install the tar.gz but I realized that I'm not able to work with this file....so can u help me?:confused:
Place "notifyosd-bubble-position.py" into "/usr/local/bin",
and "notifyosd-bubble-position.desktop" into "/usr/share/applications".

Of course, you need root access to do so.

Then run:


sudo rm /usr/share/applications/desktop.*.cache
sudo sh -c "/usr/share/gnome-menus/update-gnome-menus-cache /usr/share/applications/ > /usr/share/applications/desktop.${LANG}.cache"

[amanetta]

ok program installed but nothing has changed: the system notifies are in the right position but the program notifies are still in the same position. I post two screenshoots.

[Krytarik]

ok program installed but nothing has changed: the system notifies are in the right position but the program notifies are still in the same position.
Well, you know that you need to run the tool and modify the position to make it affect anything, right!?

It's name is "NotifyOSD Position" and you should find it in "<Power Button> -> System Settings -> Personal" and in the Dash of course.

[amanetta]

[QUOTE=It's name is "NotifyOSD Position" and you should find it in "<Power Button> -> System Settings -> Personal" and in the Dash of course.[/QUOTE]
done....but nothing changes even if it's settled on"top right"...look the screenshot!!

[Krytarik]

done....but nothing changes even if it's settled on"top right"...look the screenshot!!
Ok, I didn't mention that you first need to install a patched version of Notify-OSD, the article I linked to.

Unfortunately, there seems to be no Natty version available as of now, but I believe you can just install the deb-package built for Maverick from Leolik's archive without any problems:
https://launchpad.net/~leolik/+archive/leolik/+packages (https://launchpad.net/%7Eleolik/+archive/leolik/+packages)

If it unexpectedly somehow doesn't work, just reinstall "notify-osd" from the official repos:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall notify-osdIf there are unsolvable dependencies, you will be warned before anyway.

[amanetta]

sudo apt-get install --reinstall notify-osd[/CODE]If there are unsolvable dependencies, you will be warned before anyway.
nothing...still the same position!!!...but I've two different programs!!!
look the screenshoot!

[Krytarik]

nothing...still the same position!!!...but I've two different programs!!!
look the screenshoot!
Now you installed the configuration tool mentioned in the article.

Did you also install the needed patched version?

Also, you need of course to relogin!

[amanetta]

[QUOTE=Krytarik;10772184]Now you installed the configuration tool mentioned in the article.

Did you also install the needed patched version?/QUOTE]

yes I think!!!...although this stuff doesn't work...

[Krytarik]

Depending on if you have the i386 or AMD64 version of Ubuntu running, just click the respective link, a download window should pop up then, where you choose "Open with GDebi", there you will get the point then.

i386: https://launchpad.net/~leolik/+archive/leolik/+files/notify-osd_0.9.29-0ubuntu3-leolik%7Eppa1_i386.deb

AMD64: https://launchpad.net/~leolik/+archive/leolik/+files/notify-osd_0.9.29-0ubuntu3-leolik%7Eppa1_amd64.deb

If the installation was successful, relogin and try again.

[amanetta]

[QUOTE= i386: https://launchpad.net/~leolik/+archive/leolik/+files/notify-osd_0.9.29-0ubuntu3-leolik%7Eppa1_i386.deb (https://launchpad.net/%7Eleolik/+archive/leolik/+files/notify-osd_0.9.29-0ubuntu3-leolik%7Eppa1_i386.deb)[/QUOTE]
this program is already installed but it seems not working!!!
look the screenshoot

[Krytarik]

Maybe I don't get what you want to achieve.

Where would you like to have the bubbles?

Also, try setting "Positioning" there to "Fixed" and press "Apply", that positions the bubbles the best at my system.

[mc4man]

Here's a natty modified notify-osd that adds a close on click option
https://launchpad.net/~qwerty12/+archive/notifyosd

amanetta - open up gconf-editor and ck. that a gravity key is there - screen show, 1 is the default upper right

[amanetta]

[QUOTE= amanetta - open up gconf-editor and ck. that a gravity key is there - screen show, 1 is the default upper right[/QUOTE]
could you explain this step by step?

[Krytarik]

@mc4man: Cool, thanks! Too bad that I can't install it in Lucid.

could you explain this step by step?
Just run these commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qwerty12/notifyosd
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgradeThen relogin and try again, whatever you want to achieve.

[amanetta]

nothing....with this the notify disappears totally....
now I've uninstalled all the tool previously installed...
only the volume notify works on the top right the others work down this one...

[Krytarik]

To revert to the official repo version of "notify-osd", run:

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:qwerty12/notifyosd

[mc4man]

! Too bad that I can't install it in Lucid.

If inclined to build notify-osd (as debian package) then fairly sure the hack will work fine
(I modified the closeonclick patch so it applies and builds fine on the lucid notify-osd source together w/the leoliksmods patch

The qwerty12 package works fine here though I did rebuild it making the hacks enabled by default, ie. no need to add options to ~/.notify-osd
There is another modded but not hacked notify-osd for natty - linked on the qwerty12 ppa page

[Krytarik]

If inclined to build notify-osd (as debian package) then fairly sure the hack will work fine
(I modified the closeonclick patch so it applies and builds fine on the lucid notify-osd source together w/the leoliksmods patch

Nah, those little mod isn't worth it for me to install all build prerequisites (again) and compile it myself.

[amanetta]

Solved!!!
;)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qwerty12/notifyosd
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install notify-osd