If I purge all of the ximian and helix files, that's practically every application I use....99 packages not to mention the others that will probably be removed because of dependency problems. Debian Woody sets up gnome 1.0.56 Ximian "Woody" has installed 1.2.11 for some time now. I think an itsy-bitsy file like libart2 caused everything to cave in (that seems to be one of the files causing the problem).
I've looked at the correspondence between the Ximian and Debian....and accusations about who does not support who. It sounds like Ximian threw up their hands out of frustration when they said they would no longer offer support for testing. -Glen