diff --git a/eiconman/NotifyBox.cpp b/eiconman/NotifyBox.cpp
index 45fb6eb..1a59670 100644
--- a/eiconman/NotifyBox.cpp
+++ b/eiconman/NotifyBox.cpp
@@ -23,20 +23,21 @@
 #define TIMEOUT     (1.0f/60.0f)
 #define TIME_SHOWN  3.0f
 
-#define STATE_SHOWING 1
-#define STATE_HIDING  2
-#define STATE_DONE    3
-
-NotifyBox::NotifyBox(int aw, int ah) : Fl_Box(0, 0, 0, 0) { 
+NotifyBox::NotifyBox(int aw, int ah) : Fl_Window(0, 0, 10, 10) { 
 	area_w = aw;
 	area_h = ah;
 	lwidth = lheight = 0;
 	is_shown = false;
-	state = 0;
 
-	box(FL_BORDER_BOX);
-	color(FL_WHITE);
-	align(FL_ALIGN_WRAP);
+	clear_border();
+	set_non_modal();
+
+	begin();
+		txt_box = new Fl_Box(0, 0, w(), h());
+		txt_box->box(FL_BORDER_BOX);
+		txt_box->color(FL_WHITE);
+		txt_box->align(FL_ALIGN_WRAP);
+	end();
 }
 
 NotifyBox::~NotifyBox() {
@@ -47,89 +48,67 @@ void NotifyBox::update_label_size(void) {
     lwidth = MAX_LABEL_WIDTH;
     lheight= 0;
 
-	fl_font(labelfont(), labelsize());
-	fl_measure(label(), lwidth, lheight, align());
+	fl_font(txt_box->labelfont(), txt_box->labelsize());
+	fl_measure(txt_box->label(), lwidth, lheight, txt_box->align());
 
     lwidth  += 10;
 	lheight += 10;
 }
 
+void NotifyBox::resize_all(void) {
+	update_label_size();
+
+	// center box
+	int x_pos = (area_w/2) - (lwidth/2);
+	resize(x_pos, 0, lwidth, lheight);
+	txt_box->resize(0, 0, w(), h());
+}
+
 void NotifyBox::show(void) {
 	if(shown())
 		return;
 
-	if(state == STATE_HIDING)
-		return;
+	EDEBUG(ESTRLOC ": %i %i\n", x(), y());
+	resize_all();
 
-	update_label_size();
-
-	// center box
-	int x_pos = (area_w/2) - (lwidth/2);
-	resize(x_pos, y() - lheight, lwidth, lheight);
-
-	Fl_Box::show();
-
-	state = STATE_SHOWING;
-	Fl::add_timeout(TIMEOUT, animate_cb, this);
+	Fl_Window::show();
+	is_shown = true;
+	Fl::add_timeout(TIME_SHOWN, visible_timeout_cb, this);
 }
 
 void NotifyBox::hide(void) {
 	if(!shown())
 		return;
 
-	// explicitely remove timer when hide() is called
-	Fl::remove_timeout(animate_cb);
-
-	Fl_Box::hide();
+	Fl_Window::hide();
 	is_shown = false;
-	state = 0;
+	Fl::remove_timeout(visible_timeout_cb);
+	Fl::remove_timeout(animate_cb);
 }
 
 void NotifyBox::label(const char* l) {
-	Fl_Box::label(l);
+	txt_box->label(l);
+	resize_all();
 }
 
 void NotifyBox::copy_label(const char* l) {
-	Fl_Box::copy_label(l);
+	txt_box->copy_label(l);
+	resize_all();
 }
 
 const char* NotifyBox::label(void) {
-	return Fl_Box::label();
+	return txt_box->label();
 }
 
 void NotifyBox::animate(void) {
-	if(state == STATE_SHOWING) {
-		if(y() < 0) {
-			position(x(), y() + 1);
-			redraw();
-			//EDEBUG("SHOWING...\n");
-			Fl::repeat_timeout(TIMEOUT, animate_cb, this);
-			state = STATE_SHOWING;
-		} else {
-			state = STATE_DONE;
-			is_shown = true;
-
-			// now set visible timeout, which will procede to hiding()
-			visible_timeout();
-		}
-	} else if(state == STATE_HIDING) {
-		if(y() > -lheight) {
-			position(x(), y() - 1);
-			//redraw();
-			//EDEBUG("%i %i\n", x(), y());
-			// this will prevent redrawing whole screen
-			Desktop::instance()->damage(FL_DAMAGE_ALL, x(), 0, w(), h());
-
-			//EDEBUG("HIDING...\n");
-			Fl::repeat_timeout(TIMEOUT, animate_cb, this);
-		} else {
-			state = STATE_DONE;
-			is_shown = false;
-		}
-	}
+	if(y() > -lheight) {
+		position(x(), y() - 1);
+		Fl::repeat_timeout(TIMEOUT, animate_cb, this);
+	} else
+		hide();
 }
 
 void NotifyBox::visible_timeout(void) {
-	state = STATE_HIDING;
-	Fl::repeat_timeout(TIME_SHOWN, animate_cb, this);
+	Fl::remove_timeout(visible_timeout_cb);
+	Fl::add_timeout(TIMEOUT, animate_cb, this);
 }
diff --git a/eiconman/NotifyBox.h b/eiconman/NotifyBox.h
index f521f01..2ad3639 100644
--- a/eiconman/NotifyBox.h
+++ b/eiconman/NotifyBox.h
@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@
 #define __NOTIFYBOX_H__
 
 #include <FL/Fl_Box.h>
+#include <FL/Fl_Window.h>
 
-class NotifyBox : public Fl_Box {
+class NotifyBox : public Fl_Window {
 	private:
 		bool is_shown;
-		int state;
 		int lwidth, lheight;
 		int area_w, area_h;
+		Fl_Box* txt_box;
 		void update_label_size(void);
+		void resize_all(void);
 
 	public:
 		NotifyBox(int aw, int ah);
diff --git a/eiconman/eiconman.cpp b/eiconman/eiconman.cpp
index 7360920..9e86c09 100644
--- a/eiconman/eiconman.cpp
+++ b/eiconman/eiconman.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
  * Which widgets Fl::belowmouse() should skip. This should be updated
  * when new non-icon child is added to Desktop window.
  */
-#define NOT_SELECTABLE(widget) ((widget == this) || (widget == wallpaper) || (widget == notify))
+#define NOT_SELECTABLE(widget) ((widget == this) || (widget == wallpaper))
 
 Desktop* Desktop::pinstance = NULL;
 bool running = false;
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ Desktop::Desktop() : DESKTOP_WINDOW(0, 0, 100, 100, "") {
 		//wallpaper->hide();
 		wallpaper->set("/home/sanelz/walls/nin/1024x768-04.jpg");
 		//wallpaper->set("/home/sanelz/walls/nin/1024x768-02.jpg");
-		notify = new NotifyBox(w(), h());
-		notify->hide();
 	end();
 
+	notify = new NotifyBox(w(), h());
+
 	read_config();
 
 	set_bg_color(dsett->color, false);
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ Desktop::~Desktop() {
 
 	delete dsett;
 	delete selbox;
+	delete notify;
 }
 
 void Desktop::init(void) {
@@ -414,7 +415,6 @@ void Desktop::add_icon(DesktopIcon* ic) {
 	EASSERT(ic != NULL);
 
 	icons.push_back(ic);
-	// FIXME: validate this
 	add((Fl_Widget*)ic);
 }
 
@@ -587,7 +587,8 @@ void Desktop::notify_box(const char* msg, bool copy) {
 	else	
 		notify->label(msg);
 
-	notify->show();
+	if(!notify->shown())
+		notify->show();
 }
 
 void Desktop::notify_box_color(Fl_Color col) {