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 <martin.p...@ubuntu.com> Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:03:30 +0100 ** Changed in: libnotify (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to libnotify in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/533631 Title: notify-send -t parameter advertised in man page but usually doesn't work Status in libnotify package in Ubuntu: Fix Released 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 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnotify/+bug/533631/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp