notification panel improvements

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Is there any way that support for users adding programs into the  
notification panel could be added to gnome?

I am constantly using apps that I want to leave on for long periods of  
time, but that I don't want hanging around in the taskbar (cluttering  
things up). These apps are generally things like p2p programs and  
bittorrent gui's.

Also, I really like the burn cd utility in nautilus. However, it'd be  
great if there were a meter that would let you know how much space you had  
to use on the medium. Another important option would be the ability to  
automatically convert .mp3s or .ogg files into audio cd .wav files.

Gnome 2.8 is really looking great, please keep up the good work!

Thanks,

Dean