Because Gnome 2.x and Gnome 3.x are effectively different products with different designs. It may be unhelpful if the old discussion there no longer applies to the current design.
But actually on second thoughts, it wouldn't be the first time someone picked up an old gnome 2.x bug and fixed it in 3.x, so restoring the link... ** Also affects: gnome-shell via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=540373 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1728045 Title: Please restore battery time remaining to top bar! To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1728045/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs