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[Conscious User <conscioususer@xxxxxxx>]

> A massive portion of Ubuntu users use Wine or Java apps to some
> degree. If we are trying to improve usability, how would relegating
> non-application-indicator-conforming apps to floating windows improve
> a user's experience compared to the current situation of having the
> (empty most of the time) old style notification area alongside the
> indicator-applet?
> 
> I'm all for moving as many apps as possible to application indicators,
> but I can't see a better solution than leaving the notification area
> applet there. A Wine indicator applet would be nice, but Windows
> applications simply listen out for mouse click messages and do
> whatever they want when they receive them, so it's just not possible
> to do it in a way that would work consistently.
> 
> That said, if there was a Windows version of the indicator applet and
> libraries, we might see some applications move to it - you never
> know :)

How about a middle-ground compromise? Not using a full blown window,
but putting the Wine tray icons inside an indicator menu.

Horrible mockup attached for illustration.

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