I reopen this bug because of this http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9035/screenshot11qg.png
The problem happens only if the notification points to a location on right-buttom of the screen. ** Changed in: notification-daemon (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => Confirmed -- Short names in notification area render incorrectly https://launchpad.net/bugs/45632 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs