Feature request: change position of notification

[protist]

It'd be great if users could change the position of the notification window. Currently it's in a corner of the screen that I ignore. :see_no_evil:

(Sorry, I just realised github did emoji.)

[Rob--W]

The position is controlled by Firefox. After some digging in the source code of Firefox, I discovered that the position can be controlled by the ui.alertNotificationOrigin preference.

1. Visit about:config
2. Search for ui.alertNotificationOrigin. (This preference does not exist by default.)
3. If the preference did not exist, create a new preference with the following values:
   • Name: ui.alertNotificationOrigin
   • Type: Integer
   • Value (where should the desktop notification appear?):
     • 0 - Bottom right
     • 2 - Bottom left
     • 4 - Top right
     • 6 - Top left
4. After setting the value, the preference will be respected by all new (desktop) notifications from Firefox (not just my extension).

References:

• http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/file/6a5d5e9c5fdd/widget/xpwidgets/nsXPLookAndFeel.cpp#l87 (preference name)
• http://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/toolkit/components/alerts/resources/content/alert.js (preference values and their effects)

[protist]

Great find! That works perfectly. Thanks again.

[kskollepara]

This solution doesn't seem to work on Firefox 53

[Rob--W]

@kskollepara That is because Firefox attempts to integrate in the OS's native notification system.

Install my No Native Notifications add-on to regain control of the position of the notification: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/no-native-notifications/

[odil-io]

Confirmed, this solution does not work on FireFox 61 Quantum.