It seems to me that anything that involves putting links somewhere below the logo can now be nicely accomplished with a navbar region block (primary links, etc.). It's not currently possible to put a list of links above the logo, either to the left or the right (here's a nice example), without either maiming the page.tpl.php, or creating some really nasty absolute referencing
If there was a header-top region it would be very easy to put a menu block there with a "float: right;" or something, and easily make some nice header links. The region should be at the top of the header (above the logo), and have no set height by default (so floats sit outside).
Search could potentially be moved into that region too: #445790: Move search box to header
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Comment #1
naught101 commentedOh, and personally, I think this could also completely remove the need for theme-based primary/secondary links, since they could all be block-based (where else could they go apart from above or below the logo)?
Comment #2
johnalbinSee #378714: Add another navbar region above the header