Original discussion here --> http://forum.piwik.org/read.php?15,120294

The basic idea is to allow easy to use interface for all. I like the Piwik's new look and cool features like exporting data to multiple formats, exporting graphs to image and detailed table view. But these features are hidden is not obvious for some users (especially my non-technical clients). So, I suggest these icons/buttons are displayed by default.

If anybody prefers to have a minimalistic or focused view, there is a nice feature in Piwik called Zen Mode which hides these buttons anyway (or footer collapse cursor is available too).