Bug 318402

Summary:	Notifications appear below fullscreen applications.
Product:	[Unmaintained] plasma4	Reporter:	github
Component:	notifications	Assignee:	Marco Martin <notmart>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	4.10.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description github 2013-04-15 18:43:37 UTC

I've confirmed using a kwinscript that "keepAbove" is set on notifications, yet still firefox/urxvt etc. in fullscreen will remain on top of the notification bubble hiding notifications. Confirmed in #kde-devel that this affects others.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run an application in "fullscreen" mode.
2. Cause a notification to appear.
3. Switch to virtual desktop containing fullscreen application.
Actual Results:  
Desktop notification is hidden behind fullscreen application.

Expected Results:  
Desktop notifications should not be hidden by fullscreen applications.

Comment 1 Martin Flöser 2013-06-07 07:16:28 UTC

From EWMH (http://standards.freedesktop.org/wm-spec/wm-spec-latest.html):
> To obtain good interoperability between different Desktop Environments, the following layered 
> stacking order is recommended, from the bottom:
> *    windows of type _NET_WM_TYPE_DESKTOP
> *    windows having state _NET_WM_STATE_BELOW
> *    windows not belonging in any other layer
>*    windows of type _NET_WM_TYPE_DOCK (unless they have state _NET_WM_TYPE_BELOW) and > windows having state _NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE
> *    focused windows having state _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN

given that a notification should not be above a fullscreen window. Also this is the expected and intended behavior. During a presentation you don't want silly tweets appearing through a notification.