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.