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notify-send -t parameter advertised in man page but usually doesn't work

Bug #533631 reported by marcobra (Marco Braida)
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libnotify (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Description: Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
Release: 10.04

libnotify-bin:
  Installed: 0.4.5-1ubuntu3
  Candidate: 0.4.5-1ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 0.4.5-1ubuntu3 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

The parameter -t is not used by notify-send and the use of this good feature into a script is unusable, try this 60 sec message:

notify-send -t 60000 "pippo"

Doesn't work.

Also specifying a -t 0 timeout convert the notification to a question dialog window.

Also we have this reported bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnotify/+bug/257135

Thank you

See original description
Tags: bitesize

Related branches

lp:~mpt/ubuntu/vivid/libnotify/533631-timeout-doc
Martin Pitt: Approve
Sebastien Bacher: Approve
Diff: 13 lines (+2/-1)
1 file modified
debian/notify-send.1 (+2/-1)
lp:ubuntu/vivid-proposed/libnotify
lp:ubuntu/vivid/libnotify
marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra)
description: updated
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A. Walton (awalton) wrote :

Notify-OSD doesn't support timed notifications, opting to instead display a dialog. This behavior is exactly what's expected. If you wish it to work, switch to notification-daemon or xfce4-notify or another daemon which supports it.

Changed in libnotify (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) wrote : Re: notify-send unusable in app logic due the -t parameter the man and the help of notify-send -t parameter is invalid

Then the help of notify-send is buggy...

libnotify-bin:
  Installato: 0.4.5-1ubuntu3
  Candidato: 0.4.5-1ubuntu3
  Tabella versione:
 *** 0.4.5-1ubuntu3 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

------------------------------------------------

notify-send --help

Usage:
  notify-send [OPTION...] <SUMMARY> [BODY] - create a notification

Help Options:
  -?, --help Show help options

Application Options:
  -u, --urgency=LEVEL Specifies the urgency level (low, normal, critical).
  -t, --expire-time=TIME Specifies the timeout in milliseconds at which to expire the notification.
  -i, --icon=ICON[,ICON...] Specifies an icon filename or stock icon to display.
  -c, --category=TYPE[,TYPE...] Specifies the notification category.
  -h, --hint=TYPE:NAME:VALUE Specifies basic extra data to pass. Valid types are int, double, string and byte.
  -v, --version Version of the package.

Thank you

Changed in libnotify (Ubuntu):
status: Invalid → New
summary: - notify-send unusable in app logic due the -t parameter
+ notify-send unusable in app logic due the -t parameter the man and the
+ help of notify-send -t parameter is invalid
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in libnotify (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
lix (lix-lix) wrote :

It is quite annoying that the timeout option (-t) dies not work with notify-send, as messages remain on screen not disappearing and the notifier get un-useful when using it for quick, multiple notifications.

Further it is misleading if the option is described in the man page, but not working. - So please either fix it or remove it from the man page.

Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)
tags: added: bitesize
Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)
summary: - notify-send unusable in app logic due the -t parameter the man and the
- help of notify-send -t parameter is invalid
+ notify-send -t parameter advertised in man page but usually doesn't work
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in libnotify (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
assignee: nobody → Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)
Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

Fixed in Debian SVN: http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/pkg-gnome?view=revision&revision=44098

Changed in libnotify (Ubuntu):
assignee: Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) → nobody
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package libnotify - 0.7.6-2svn1

---------------
libnotify (0.7.6-2svn1) vivid; urgency=medium

  [ Dmitry Shachnev ]
  * Add missing xauth dependency for autopkgtest.

  [ Sebastien Bacher ]
  * debian/notify-end.1: "Makes clear that -t/--expire-time is ignored
    by Notify OSD and GNOME Shell", thanks Matthew Paul Thomas (LP: #533631)
 -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:03:30 +0100

Changed in libnotify (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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