The reason for the design decision is that you are likely to be unaware that the pointer is inside the area where the bubble is appearing. The pointer may not even be visible at the time, if a program has hidden it for text input or video playback etc. And once you become aware of where it is, it is simple to move the pointer out of the bubble then into it again -- especially since it's fairly likely that moving the pointer was how you became aware of its position in the first place.
This was implicit with a literal reading of the spec, but I've just made it explicit. <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotifyOSD?action=diff&rev2=212&rev1=211> ** Changed in: notify-osd Status: Confirmed => Invalid ** Changed in: notify-osd (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to notify-osd in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/741202 Title: notification not blurred when mouse already in top right corner Status in Notify OSD: Invalid Status in “notify-osd” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: the notifications will be blurred as soon as the mouse hovers them. which is a good thing, because you probably want to see the stuff under the mouse. however if the mouse is already in the top right corner at the moment the notification gets displayed the notification will not blurr. reproduce: 1. move the mouse to the top right corner 2. produce some notification (e.g. change volume) expected behaviour: * a blurred notification I'm using a fully updated ubuntu 10.10 machine. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/notify-osd/+bug/741202/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
