I just uploaded the newest version (3.14) of sshmenu. Could you update to this newest version and let me know if you still have a problem or not.
Also, could you try adding some other (not sshmenu) applet to the GNOME panel and see whether you encounter the same error message. Thanks. -- Kevin Coyner GnuPG key: 1024D/8CE11941
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