Comment 3 for bug 498000

I have been too laconic.
This bug is not about the "Me Menu" (but I agree that tasks belong to that menu).
Gnome and Kde are going to use the new specifications for the notification area, which will "enforce a much higher level of consistency in how status icons are used".
My understanding is that:
 - the user will be allowed to change icons
- the notification will be loaded automatically with the proper gui libraries (gtk or qt, depending on the desktop)
- the user will be able to move between the menus with the keyboard (tried it, it's pretty nice)
- everything will be right click

This bug does not have to be fixed *right now*, but when gnome will release with this in its changelog, we will be ready.

Ryan surely knows a lot more than me, so I'm subscribing him to this bug