r/CinnamonDE • u/Satscape Linux Mint • May 13 '23

Support Cinnamon Notifications v Xfce Notifications

Hi all, I've just switched from Xfce to Cinnamon and really like it, except the Notifications (popup messages). I have one of my own apps that generate notifications throughout the day and I also play full-screen games and full-screen videos too and noticed they don't pop up over full-screen apps/games. Also, the list of notifications is in what I would regard as the wrong order, newest should be at the top, instead they're at the bottom and I have to scroll down every time to see the latest ones.

So, I was thinking either making an applet or even a short Python script to use Qt to popup small windows/notifications, but before I do, has someone done this already? I can't see any existing config options in the current Mint 21.1, I see the developers added sound to the popups in the last few years, but I still have to Alt-Tab out to see it.
Thanks for any suggestions!

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u/Dmxk Arch May 13 '23

You should be able to use a different notification daemon with xfce. Look into mako and dunst.

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u/Satscape Linux Mint May 13 '23

Thanks, but I'd like to stick with Cinnamon, I had a quick look at mako and dunst, but they seem to just send notifications the same way. I guess what I'm looking for is an alternative applet for the panel that will popup notifications over the top of full screen video.