Mike Gabriel writes ("Re: Upcoming shift to Ayatana (App)Indicator(s)"): > Staying with Xembed-only support is IMHO not recommendable, because > e.g. GNOME (and derivatives) are continuously discussing the removal > of Xembed support in their desktop env.
This is alarming. For all the reasons which have been discussed in this thread, it is necessary to retain Xembed support indefinitely. Ian.