Bug#643712: GNOME or GTK slow down

[David Rogers]

> I can't find how to customise ((in/dis)able, other parameters...) the notification daemon. Do you have some ideas? (For me, notifications appear at the top right of the screen, in black boxes with white texts.)
>
To disable the notification daemon you got to in the menu:
System -> Preferences -> Startup Applications and then untick 
Notification Daemon then close and restart.
To switch controls but not the theme go to in the menu:
System -> Preferences -> Appearance then click on Customise and select a 
different theme in the controls tab.

David