diff --git a/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-audio b/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-audio
index ebcd860..bdbcf75 100755
--- a/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-audio
+++ b/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-audio
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ set_input() {
 set_bt_profile() {
   bt_sink=$(pactl list cards | awk -F'"' '/device.name.*bluez/ {print $2}')
   [ -z "${bt_sink}" ] &&
-    { dunstify -u critical "ﳌ no headphones connected"; exit; }
+    { notify-send -t 2000 -u critical "ﳌ no headphones connected"; exit; }
   profile_chosen=$(printf "profile mSBC\\nprofile LDAC\\n$div\\nback\\nexit" | dmenu -c -l 5 -i)
   case "$profile_chosen" in
     back) show_current ;;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ show_current() {
   chosen=$(printf "Output: $def_snk\\nInput:  $def_src" | dmenu -c -l 2)
   if [ "$1" = "no_switch" ]; then
     case "$chosen" in
-      *) dunstify -u critical "婢 no device to switch" ;;
+      *) notify-send -u critical "婢 no device to switch" ;;
     esac
   else
     case "$chosen" in
diff --git a/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-display b/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-display
index 6b04d8c..a86af71 100755
--- a/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-display
+++ b/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-display
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ onescreen() {
 
 postrun() {
   feh --no-fehbg --bg-scale ~/.local/share/wallpaper.jpg
-  { killall dunst ; setsid -f dunst ;} >/dev/null 2>&1 # Restart dunst to ensure proper location on screen
+  #{ killall dunst ; setsid -f dunst ;} >/dev/null 2>&1 # Restart dunst to ensure proper location on screen
 }
 
 # Get all possible displays
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ screens=$(echo "$allposs" | awk '/ connected/ {print $1}')
 
 # If there's only one screen
 [ "$(echo "$screens" | wc -l)" -lt 2 ] &&
-  { onescreen "$screens" "native"; postrun; dunstify -u critical '   no device to switch';  exit ;}
+  { onescreen "$screens" "native"; postrun; notify-send -u critical '   no device to switch';  exit ;}
 
 # Get user choice including both and manual selection:
 chosen=$(printf -- "%s\\nmulti" "$screens" | dmenu -c -l 5 -i -p "select output") &&
diff --git a/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-emoji b/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-emoji
index 1180c81..1c2823b 100755
--- a/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-emoji
+++ b/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-emoji
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ if [ -n "$1" ]; then
 	xdotool type "$chosen"
 else
 	printf "$chosen" | xclip -rmlastnl
-	dunstify "'$chosen' copied to clipboard" &
+	notify-send "'$chosen' copied to clipboard" &
 fi
diff --git a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume
index 095b873..eee8d6e 100755
--- a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume
+++ b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if [ $1 ]; then
     dec) pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5%;;
   esac
   volume=$(pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ | head -n 1 | awk -F' / *' '{print $2}')
-  dunstify -u low -h int:value:$volume -r 20 -t 800 "volume: $volume"
+  notify-send -u low "volume: $volume"
 else
   mic=$(pactl get-source-volume @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F' / ' '{print $2}' | tr -d '%')
   [ $(pactl get-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F': ' '{print $2}') = yes ] || [ "$mic" -eq 0 ] && micmute="\uf131" || micmute=""
diff --git a/_desktop/qtile/config.py b/_desktop/qtile/config.py
index 581ca2a..b202a83 100644
--- a/_desktop/qtile/config.py
+++ b/_desktop/qtile/config.py
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ screens = [
                     update_interval=0.5,
                     cmd="sb-yubikey",
                 ),
+                widget.Spacer(),
+                widget.Notify(
+                    default_timeout=2,
+                ),
                 widget.GenPollCommand(
                     background='#005577',
                     foreground='#ffffff',