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[David Hamm <davidthamm@xxxxxxxxx>]

"I disagree. I think it will only be good for the user if we have
consistent rules in the windicator area."

Okay, I think I see what your getting at. This is good, and consistent
rules are good at a programing level, however what you see directly
in-front of you is also art, and there are places where art needs
priority over rules. Art as in what an application looks like.

For example, consider the top panel of the nautilus mock up, consider
it as all windicators. In order for you to be able to move the window
by dragging any part of that top bar all the windicators must be
following a programing order. This is good. And by no means do I
expect applications to be pushed into one bar. But in the same sense
that chrome hides the gtkwindow by default for looks&usability, the
WHOLE top bar needs to be up to the artist.

ps. I just though that although nautilus' live in water they still
have to obey gravity, and thus should be strong and lightweight.
http://meson.us/x/gnome/Nautilus.jpg