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Re: [Ayatana] notify-osd + fullscreen + multiple monitors



Aurélien Gâteau wrote:
I created a patch which detects fullscreen windows and disables
notifications in this case, but it does not take the multiple monitors
case into account: it just stops notifications if there is a fullscreen
window on one of the monitors. I have two solutions:

1. Leave it as it is
2. Try to find a monitor without fullscreen windows and show the
notification there

What do you think is the best solution for this?
  
I think we should choose a monitor and *stay there*. If we define the monitor as "the one where the Gnome panel with the Applications menu" is, or "the one where the clock is", then that's where we should put the notifications.

If the panel moves, we should move the notifications.

If *that* monitor has a fullscreen app, then we silence non-critical notifications. I.e., we don't move the notifications to some other monitor. That's unexpected behaviour, users will not be able to anticipate it. And of course, someone would ask for the ability to configure the overflow sequence :-)

Mark

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