Solarmass I love your setup, but sadly it force me to use a 33px size task bar, which is, in a 24inch screen, something to small.
I know, i want impossible. A non group icon applet xD
But, all the workarounds we have commented had a drawback to big to pass through.
I think, the better option is this one, this is why I higlight it, but it is not optimal neither because a 33 bar it is something i really dislike.
Thank you all.