http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12362
--- Comment #15 from Robert M. Muncrief rmuncrief@comcast.net 2008-04-10 16:54:34 --- I checked out the git version on Tuesday night, and can confirm the bug no longer exists for me when using Steam. Comment #5 gives my hardware/OS specs but I forgot to mention that I was running under gnome.
I tried Steam running in the full desktop, and in a virtual 1024x768 desktop, and the system tray icon appears and works correctly in both (in a virtual desktop it appears in the upper left corner of the window).
Thanks to all the wine developers for addressing this bug so quickly. Now I'm going to have to send you another donation for being so darn good! Grrr... :)
For newbies using Ubuntu Gutsy AMD64 who can't wait for the next release just do this to get the latest git version:
cd sudo aptitude -y install git-core git clone git://source.winehq.org/git/wine.git wine
This will put the source in ~/wine. You can then follow the instructions at http://wiki.winehq.org/WineOn64bit to compile and install wine.
Note that you won't get the nice integrated menu that the Ubuntu packager provides, but with a little work you can figure out how to build it yourselves (Hint: install the packaged version and copy all the menu entries to a save location, then uninstall the packaged version, install the git version, and copy the menu entries back). Sorry but I've taken up too much space with installation instructions on a bug thread already, so I can't go into more detail.