Comment 11 for bug 188963

FWIW, I also see this as a problem and I would love a fix of any kind.

If I may make a suggestion. Dispense with the icon altogether and simply impose a minimal width for the monitor area (whatever's considered suitable). Make this minimal width a Gconf setting, not present in the Preferences. People who know about it and wish to do so can set it to zero or whatever they want. It seems to me this would please everyone.