When a lever is placed next to a gate, it won't detect a redstone on/off signal.
However, it does work with a piece of redstone in between, or a redstone torch below it.

I can confirm this.

Anybody want to take ownership on fixing this one?

Ok, in the absence of volunteer on that one, and as there's easy workarounds, I'm closing. Don't hesitate to re-open if you want to take over.

I may have actually fixed this when I implemented the new facades. Can anyone confirm?

@dmillerw I can confirm that this has been fixed.

Sweet - thanks guys :-)