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Ski-lleR

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Registered: 2019-12-31

Posts: 18

(Solved) Notification color and positiion changed ...

Hi,

I actually use the default xfce theme on Debian sid since a long time, recently i restarted my computer because of a kernel update.

Before, my desktop notification was black, but not with rounded border, and not overlapping top panel, similar to this :
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_1QSD … ations.png

Now they are white, and overlapping top panel :
https://imgur.com/EDuaef1

Anyone know how that changed without my intervention ? I tried to change notification style, but that's not what i want, if i set smoke, that black, but border a completely rounded, and that not fix the overlapping.

Thanks

Last edited by Ski-lleR (2020-07-02 11:41:56)

ToZ

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Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,488

Re: (Solved) Notification color and positiion changed ...

First of all, are you still using the xfce4-notifyd? Sometimes if you've installed KDE/Plasma or if dunst gets installed, it takes over.

ps -ef | grep -i notif
ps -ef | grep dunst

Secondly, if you go to Settings Manager > Notifications and change the theme, does the theme actually change?

If so, how many themes are installed there and is there one that offers you a dark square tooltip option?

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Ski-lleR

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Registered: 2019-12-31

Posts: 18

Re: (Solved) Notification color and positiion changed ...

I do have notidyd, and no dunst is not installed.

Except the regular update of already installed package, my system is something like frozen cause my dev env is very specific so i'm very careful on installing new app / lib to not break something.

Yes if i change the theme it change the notification look.

Actually only the default are installed, which are bright / default / retro / smoke / ponies.

Until now i was on default, and my notification was black squared.

The fact is after a recent reinstall i simply decided to stop customizing look in any way including window, font, icon etc...cause i encountered bug because of incomplete / malformed theme, but i definitly don't like the white rounded, but if a have to choose between find a nice theme providing black notification with bug, or the one i have now with not so lisible notification, i prefer sticking with the later.

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,488

Re: (Solved) Notification color and positiion changed ...

Is it possible the xfce4-notifyd was recently updated? Your logs might be able to show you.

I can't remember exactly, but I think that xfce4-notify may have changed its default theme. Anyways, you can easily recreate a square theme. Create the directory ~/.themes/my_theme/xfce-notify-4.0 and in the the xfce4-notify-4.0 directory drop the following gtk.css file:

#XfceNotifyWindow {
    background-color: shade(#686868, 0.3);
    color: #fcfcfc;
    border: 0px solid shade(#686868, 0.6);
}

#XfceNotifyWindow button {
    background-image: none;
    background-color: shade(#686868, 0.5);
    color: #fcfcfc;
    border-color: shade(#fcfcfc, 0.35);
    border-radius: 3px;
}

#XfceNotifyWindow label#summary {
    font-weight: bold;
}

#XfceNotifyWindow progressbar {
    min-height: 6px;
    border-radius: 3px;
}

#XfceNotifyWindow progressbar progress {
    background-image: none;
    background-color: #fcfcfc;
    border: none;
    box-shadow: none;
}

#XfceNotifyWindow progressbar trough {
    background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom,
                                      shade(#686868, 0.65),
                                      shade(#686868, 1.25)
                                      );
    border: 1px solid shade(#686868, 0.2);
    border-radius: 3px;
    padding: 1px 0;
}

Then change the notification theme to this new one.

More info on notification theming can be found here.

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Ski-lleR

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Registered: 2019-12-31

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Re: (Solved) Notification color and positiion changed ...

I looked into the log, and yeah it was updated 3 days ago.

Wow and you give me the alternative, great thank ! Tested, that's just perfect

And thank too about the link on theming, i'm not a fan of css styling in general so i will just stay with the one you given to me ^^