Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/28493
Comment: Here's the backtrace. I installed gnome-panel-dbg but wasn't exactly sure what to do with it. I've also attached my most-recently-created object_xx folder. Looking at the xml file, there is an entry with name="position" and value="-1". I wonder if gnome-panel got stuck trying to work out where to place the new menu item? HTH, Lambros Thread 1 (Thread 46912585372432 (LWP 13386)): #0 0x00002aaaaafa7d01 in gmenu_tree_item_get_type () from /usr/lib/libgnome-menu.so.2 #1 0x00002aaaaafac069 in gmenu_tree_get_directory_from_path () from /usr/lib/libgnome-menu.so.2 #2 0x0000000000446cdd in panel_menu_button_get_icon (button=0x7c1bb0) at panel-menu-button.c:726 #3 0x0000000000446d36 in panel_menu_button_set_icon (button=0x7c1bb0) at panel-menu-button.c:757 #4 0x000000000044705f in panel_menu_button_parent_set (widget=0x7c1bb0, previous_parent=0x0) at panel-menu-button.c:313 #5 0x00002aaaac9dd3c0 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #6 0x00002aaaac9ebab1 in g_signal_stop_emission () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #7 0x00002aaaac9ed3ec in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #8 0x00002aaaac9ed7a3 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #9 0x00002aaaabf47631 in gtk_widget_set_parent () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #10 0x00002aaaabe22dba in gtk_fixed_put () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #11 0x00000000004274a4 in panel_widget_add (panel=0x675660, applet=0x7c1bb0, locked=0, pos=6480608, insert_at_pos=0) at panel-widget.c:2523 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- #12 0x00000000004315ec in panel_applet_register (applet=0x7c1bb0, data=0x0, data_destroy=0, panel=0x675660, locked=0, pos=-1, exactpos=1, type=PANEL_OBJECT_MENU, id=0x7b5860 "object_19") at applet.c:1204 #13 0x00000000004477a4 in panel_menu_button_load_from_gconf (panel=0x675660, locked=0, position=-1, exactpos=1, id=0x7b5860 "object_19") at panel-menu-button.c:678 #14 0x00000000004302d9 in panel_applet_load_idle_handler (dummy=Variable "dummy" is not available. ) at applet.c:860 #15 0x00002aaaacb3a4bd in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 #16 0x00002aaaacb3d65f in g_main_context_check () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 #17 0x00002aaaacb3d90a in g_main_loop_run () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 #18 0x00002aaaabe61360 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #19 0x0000000000423a72 in main (argc=1, argv=0x7fffffaa2e68) at main.c:90 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs