I don't see this on current dapper - and by the lack of duplicates filed, I think it's not a problem. I'm going to mark this rejected for now. If you're still seeing this, please reopen the bug.
** Changed in: gnome-applets (Ubuntu) Status: Needs Info => Rejected -- Gnome applet clock refuses to launch https://launchpad.net/bugs/32246 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs