The key point here is you should not be using a *Gtk*Toolbar. HildonToolbars, on the other hand, are nice and finger friendly, appear on the bottom, and are used by some stock applications (in Maemo 5 as well as 4).

Eurgh, I'm high, sorry. There is no such thing as a HildonToolbar, but you add a GtkToolbar to the window. Sorry. But my point still stands: Some stock applications still use them.

Although, on the other hand, HildonAppMenus can also be a good substitute if you need space (and are seperate to each window, even StackableWindows [but you can make them all have the same menu...]):


The HildonButton widget used for the first two buttons supports (as you can see) two labels, but you are also free to add an image onto it as well, a little like a toolbar.

(I was using an older firmware there, but newer ones place a little blue arrow going down in the titlebar to tell you that there is a menu)