An applet to clean running application clutter in panel

ok , i always have had an issue with ubuntu...
i end up running to many applications at once
that have controls in the panel. while
these are useful they are also a distraction,,,,
so what i propose is an applet that holds all
"non-default" ubuntu icons and be able to
interact with them as if they were still directly
on the panel.

for more more info and for more info:
http://itsjoshgrant.deviantart.com/art/minimal-asterisk-applet-169514014?q=&qo=