On Thu, 13 Feb 2014 01:32:03 -0800 (PST) stef <stef_204 at yahoo.com> wrote: > -i /usr/share/pixmaps/sylpheed.png "New Mail" -t 300000 Maybe a problem with your quotes? notify-send -i /usr/share/pixmaps/sylpheed.png "New Mail" -t 300000 Works here. John