Amarok does this by default. Rythmbox does not. How to put rythmbox in NA. Applies to Real player as well.

Amarok is very buggy, and consumes my limited resources.

I remember this behaviour from amarok under kde:
When you close the window - not just minimize it - it would still not actually close, but disappear into the notification area. When I wanted to really close it I had to do it through the menu which then was in the notification area.
Rhythmbox behaves different. If you close its window it really exits. If you minimize it - it does so.
However - when it is running it creates an icon in the notification-area - click on that icon and it will disappear into it - without leaving a minimized window behind, click again and it is back.

cool, all these things we learn daily. Thanks,