As part of the big bug review for 16.04 LTS I have tested this on 15.10 and the bug is still there.
** Tags added: desktop-bugscrub-triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1016683 Title: universal access visual alert not working Status in Unity: Confirmed Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in unity package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: If I turn on Visual Alerts under System Settings / Universal Access in the Hearing tab, the "Flash the window title" option only works if the window is not maximized, and the "Flash the entire screen" option does not work at all. I am using Unity 2D under 12.04. With Unity 3D, neither "Flash the window title" nor "Flash the entire screen" works. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1016683/+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