I was thinking something more functional:

a maemo5 like (not 1 to 1 copy btw) status bar where:
left button will open a dialog for fast app search
the bar will open a vertical drawer (similar to what I have done on SigmaPlayer cold silver theme to show the current playlist) where to put usefull config values, like brightness, battery save mode, battery percentage etc.

My question is: what to put in that bar? An user-defined string like with custom operator on N900? Don't forget my aim is to keep the application functional and graphically appealing. A Maemo5 status bar copy is not so nice within this context. I accept any critic and suggestion, but I have to keep improving what I have, spending the time I can affort the better I can. Right now implementing a maemo5 clone status bar to hide the application (reachable with a system swipe) and to show battery value (when there is a system wide status bar showing that and more), hiding the system status bar which let the user access the primary (as Nokia employes tought) device functions is not improving it, in my point of view. I'm not saying I won't do that in future, but right now it isn't in my priorities. Don't forget I have several projects going on and I have to focus the time I have.

Replicating the status bar is also impossible, I will not be able to put notifications there or access the functions set there.