I've somehow broken startup notification code while reorganizing gksu inner workings; the attached patch fixed the problem for Debian Etch.
** Attachment added: "Fixes startup notification code" http://librarian.launchpad.net/5532961/02_desktop_startup_id_fix.diff -- [Edgy + Feisty] Startup Notification broken https://launchpad.net/bugs/66518 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs