Thanks for your reply. I used the ubuntu gnome-panel source. Sorry, but I don't know what the upstream mode means. Here is the source:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/2.17.92-0ubuntu4 the binary repo version works fine. just not when you compile the source version. I also tried downloading the repo source and got the same result. -- source package without shutdown (feisty) https://launchpad.net/bugs/91541 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
