The panel icons are now visible (big fixed in Natty, see Bug #477731). However this still doesn't use the newer notification system, now with the new Unity interface the icon visibility isn' t very useful unless you use classic desktop mode.
** Tags added: natty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/707177 Title: "Use tray icon option" is broken, should use notifications -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs