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I have encountered the "hidden answer pop-up" issue while using skype for linux on multiple monitors.
I found a way to configure where the popup appears by editing ~/.config/Skype/Skype.conf, and that works while running "test" notifications.
Unfortunately, whenever I receive a real Skype call, Skype decides to ignore the settings in the config file, and then when the call ends, it re-writes the config file with the broken settings again.
The settings that it writes are:
[CallView]
geometry=@ByteArray(\x1\xd9\xd0\xcb\0\x1\0\0\0\0\x5\xd7\0\0\x1\xe3\0\0\t\x96\0\0\x3\xea\0\0\x5\xd7\0\0\x1\xe3\0\0\t\x96\0\0\x3\xea\0\0\0\x2\0\0)
[IncomingCallPopup]
position=@Point(792 263)
Which puts the "Incoming Call" popup somewhere off screen. I can change that setting to this:
[IncomingCallPopup]
position=@Point(1600 263)
Which makes the popup appear at the correct location while doing a "test" notification. Unfortunately, as soon as I ask someone to ring me, it changes that setting back again.
samlev
Posted 2016-03-17T04:23:01.710
Reputation: 101
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sudo chattr +i filename. This makes the file unchangeable. – MariusMatutiae – 2016-03-17T04:36:36.890Not sure that that'll work - Skype seems to reset it's config internally, and then actually writes the file at the end of the call. Making the file read-only likely wouldn't stop Skype from changing its internal config at will. – samlev – 2016-03-17T13:33:59.303
Who said anything about making the file read-only? The command I gave you makes it immutable, you should look it up. Also, you should read what other people actually say, not what you think they say. – MariusMatutiae – 2016-03-17T14:52:42.007
No need to be rude. Ok, immutable, not "read-only". That doesn't change my point that the settings are changing inside Skype, regardless of the mutability of the file. – samlev – 2016-03-17T15:25:26.483