Hey
I hope this is the right thread, if not I am sure it gets moved anyway. Also english is not my first language.
I am not sure if it is called tray in Linux too, but the icon for KNetworkManager does not come next to the clock. It comes in a tiny window somewhere on my desktop, and I can switch window on the bottom line too.
I have a emachines laptop , and 11.1 586, not powerpc or 64bit. If you need more information, just ask.