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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: notify-osd (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: Mirco Müller (macslow) => Steve Dodier-Lazaro (sidi)

** Changed in: notify-osd (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => In Progress

** No longer affects: notify-osd

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/335383

Title:
  Add ability to change notify-osd font size

Status in “notify-osd” package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  The new notification system introduced in Ubuntu Jaunty is very nice,
  however I want to put my suggestions on the table for consideration.

  The font size for the notification bubble seemingly cannot be changed
  to allow for users with visual difficulties (such as myself) to more
  easily read the contents. After doing some research I have discovered
  that the standard font sizes for the notification on screen display
  are as follows:

  Title: application font
  Body: 0.8x application font

  This to me is very restrictive. I have my application font size set to
  12 as it is the easiest for me and gives me the best combination of
  screen real-estate and usability. However, the notification font is
  far too small for me to read at a glance without using the compiz
  enhanced zoom plugin to read what is going on.

  I would suggest maybe adding an ability to set font sizes for
  notifications in one of two places; the pop-up notifications settings
  manager in system->preferences, OR in the standard font settings
  window in the appearances manager.

  Obviously, this would require a method of resizing the bubble to fit
  the contents depending on the size of the font used, but I do not
  believe this would be complicated to achieve.

  I do not believe this would complicate the system for users but it
  will give them greater control over how their system functions.

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