I have a workaround (dpatch). It enables GtkStatusIcon frontend. Transparency is ok, bug the will be some regression with tooltips and possibly with animation.
** Patch added: "use-gtkstatusicon.patch" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/45075373/use-gtkstatusicon.patch -- [lucid] icon in status bar not correctly transparent https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/545062 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
