Both unity and gnome-shell have options to retain specific applications in the notification area, so this is not a priority right now and I'll happily wait until this whole mess is sorted out. But I'll accept patches.
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Both unity and gnome-shell have options to retain specific applications in the notification area, so this is not a priority right now and I'll happily wait until this whole mess is sorted out. But I'll accept patches.