I'm happy to report that the subject is mostly fixed. Window List: bgo#86382 has a working patch, it's not perfect (read comments 140, 141 and 145) but fixes the problem. Notification Area: bgo#531371 also has a patch which works really well. Quick Launch
Vertical panel in GNOME, 15 months later
Vertical panel in GNOME, 15 months later
Vertical panel in GNOME, 15 months later
I'm happy to report that the subject is mostly fixed. Window List: bgo#86382 has a working patch, it's not perfect (read comments 140, 141 and 145) but fixes the problem. Notification Area: bgo#531371 also has a patch which works really well. Quick Launch