There is already an upstream bug for this: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=602751 Gnome-panel maintainers are not interested in making any more major changes and only going to be fixing major bugs.(since gnome-panel has been abandoned in gnome-shell). I'm pretty sure this wont be changed.
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #602751 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=602751 ** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided => Wishlist -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/700690 Title: Remove From Panel is too easy -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs