diff -up gdm-2.28.1/data/session-setup.entries.tray-padding gdm-2.28.1/data/session-setup.entries
--- gdm-2.28.1/data/session-setup.entries.tray-padding 2009-10-31 18:07:29.437799765 -0400
+++ gdm-2.28.1/data/session-setup.entries 2009-10-31 18:08:20.758793871 -0400
@@ -761,5 +761,11 @@
<string>bottom_right</string>
</value>
</entry>
+ <entry>
+ <key>/apps/notification_area_applet/prefs/padding</key>
+ <value>
+ <int>3</int>
+ </value>
+ </entry>
</entrylist>
</gconfentryfile>