Comment 2 for bug 527267

I'm not sure this is a problem , It looks more organized and well spaced than the cramped icons on the left.
The current spacing can to be left as is .

The indicator-application guidelines mention what apps should and should not use the panel. [from this screenshot itself , the xchat needs to be in the messaging menu ] When we take into account the guidelines , it is probably less common for the apps to over load the panel and have space shortage.

However , the possibility of more apps using the app-indicator and there being no space is probably a valid scenario and probably corner case.

For these scenarios only when there is less space , we should consider reducing the space , in steps, for all the indicators *equally*. [ie , if the normal spacing is 6px on either side of the icon ; once overloaded , it is reduced to 5px for the new icon to be added ; if more apps are launched then reduced to 4px , then 3px => 2px]