I linked this with gnome-desktop too, because it seems to be a GUI problem. At least, someone there should know where to look next. I still don't know who's responsible for the shutdown dialog.
-- shutdown window freezes everytime https://launchpad.net/bugs/88015 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
