I had the same bug.. I fixed it temporarily by removing ~/.gtkrc-2.0 So it seems like the bug is still around!
I am running an up to date dapper system and I installed kubuntu-desktop yesterday -- only to find out a broken GNOME the next day ;) I am happy with the temporary fix -- but this could be a big issue for other users! Here's some info about my system: where I get my packages from: /etc/apt/sources.list http://rafb.net/paste/results/1c9DIB94.html kubuntu-desktop package: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache policy kubuntu-desktop kubuntu-desktop: Geïnstalleerd: 0.86 (installed) Kandidaat: 0.86 (candidate) Versietabel: (version table) *** 0.86 0 500 http://be.archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 0.85 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main Packages GNOME is version 2.14.2 KDE is version 3.5.2 need anything more? :) -- gtk2-engines-gtk-qt causes GNOME-panel to crash upon startup and causes Gnome to look ugly https://launchpad.net/bugs/36256 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs