This is a GNOME 3.2 / 3.4 shell extensions that let users have good old applet-like notification area on the top bar and remove built-in status icon of your choice. Please see [https://github.com/brianhsu/EvilStatusIconForever] to know how to use it. After configure and enable this extension, you need restart GNOME 3.2 / 3.4 to make it work (Alt-F2, enter r).
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This way of destroying the shell status indicator (destroying the actor without destroying the delegate or disconnecting signals) will create a mess, if your extension is enabled and disabled multiple times, potentially crashing the shell, in particular with the most complex indicators (battery, bluetooth, network, but even a11y is at danger, if GSettings emits a change notify). Please don't destroy them, just hide them.
Evil Status Icon Forever