NotifyOSD To Use The Same Colour As Dash [Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin]

NotifyOSD notifications have looked the same since they were first introduced with Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope. But NotifyOSD will soon get a new look: the notifications will use the same median colour and blur used for Dash (which depends on the colour of your wallpaper).

This change is already available in the latest NotifyOSD 0.9.33, released today, but it requires Unity 5.4.0 which hasn't been released yet.

Here are some screenshots by Mirco Müller:

Unfortunately, there's no mention if the colour will be configurable, but since Dash can be recoloured, NotifyOSD will probably support this too. And if it doesn't, the unofficial patch that lets you customize NotifyOSD will hopefully be updated so you can change more than just the color.

What do you think?

via macslow.net, bug report

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Configurable NotifyOSD Notifications PPA Updated For Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

The configurable NotifyOSD notification bubbles PPA has been updated for Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot. This PPA provides a patched NotifyOSD that supports various customizations such as:

• change font and background colors, opacity, size, corner radius
• change the timeout (only works if an application specifies the timeout)
• change the position on the screen
• disable fade out
• close the notifications on click
• more

Here is and older video (recorded back when the PPA was updated for Ubuntu 11.04) demoing the configurable NotifyOSD notifications:

For installation and how to configure it, see the following post: Configurable NotifyOSD Bubbles For Ubuntu: Move, Close On Click, Change Colors And More - it has been updated with Ubuntu 11.10 instructions too (some settings now require using "gsettings" instead of gconf).

Please note that in my test I was able to set the notifications on all the supported screen positions (top left, bottom left, etc.), except for bottom right.

Thanks to inameiname for the tip and to Leolik for the PPA!

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"Recent Notifications" Indicator Keeps A History Of Recent NotifyOSD Notifications

Recent Notifications is a GNOME panel applet that displays a history of recent NotifyOSD notifications. We've covered it before so check out our previous posts for more info.

Well, since you can't use GNOME applets in Ubuntu 11.04, the applet is available as an AppIndicator (for a while now but I've missed the update). But there's some bad news: in the GNOME applet to AppIndicator transition, "Recent Notifications" lost some features, most importantly: the option to blacklist applications from showing up in the recent notifications history.

"Recent Notifications" Indicator is still under development so I'm hoping it will get this feature back soon. There's some good news too: it seems a GNOME 3 version is on the way.

Installation

To install "Recent Notifications" Indicator in Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal, use the commands below:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jconti/recent-notifications
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-notifications

Once installed, it will automatically start after you log out and log back in or restart Unity (press ALT + F2 and enter "unity").

"Recent Notifications" is available for older Ubuntu versions too, tough not as an AppIndicator but as a GNOME Panel applet. And using it, you'll get the blacklist feature - to install it, add the same PPA as above and then run the command below:

sudo apt-get install recent-notifications

Report any bugs you may find @ Launchpad.

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