systray in lxpanel does not correctly handle vertical panels

[tdn]

I use lxubuntu on a Lenovo S10 netbook.
Because of the small screen, it is important to save vertical screenestate. Thus, it is natural to put panels on the side screen edges instead of top or bottom.

However, lxpanel does not handle this well. The systray shows a lot of empty space as seen in the left side of this screenshot:
http://i.imgur.com/AGa2c.png

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: lxpanel 0.5.8-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Config_Home_Lubuntu:
 [Command]
 FileManager=pcmanfm %s
 Terminal=lxterminal -e
 Logout=lubuntu-logout
Date: Tue Nov 22 23:22:06 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_DK:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_DK.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
SourcePackage: lxpanel
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-04 (17 days ago)

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.

Ubuntu 11.10 (oneiric) reached end-of-life on May 9, 2013.

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