Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-panel
Windows uses the system tray to hide applications you want to get out of
your way, but don't want to close. That's fine, I like that feature.
However, in Ubuntu and GNOME, we don't really have a tray. We have the
notification area, which very much resembles the system tray in Windows,
but it should be used when updates are available, a reboot is required,
marsian attacks, etc. It would be nice if we could have one for both
features. I for one, love Alltray. Being able to hide firefox or
evolution is nice, but I should be able to move those icons away from
the notification area, making the notifications more visible.
How about a fork of Notification Area to be used for exactly that? What
Windows calls "minimize to tray", we'll call "Micromizing", and
micromized applications are called "Micro icons", or "Microns". This
could be really nice when combined with an application like Alltray,
which could be renamed to "Micromizer".
** Affects: gnome-panel (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Separate "tray" from Notification Area (micromize)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194322
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