Manu, thank you for the patch but I've used a different approch and set a gconf key to use rather the upstream session dialogs or the ubuntu one, that applet is only used with the upstream case. This upload fixes the issue:
gnome-panel (2.14.1-0ubuntu2) dapper; urgency=low . * debian/patches/09_help_submenu.patch: - fix string not marked for translation * debian/patches/11_applet_use_session_dialog.patch: - define a "/apps/panel/global/upstream_session" gconf key to use the upstream sessions dialogs instead of the Ubuntu one - only the upstream mode has a shutdown applet (Ubuntu: #37179) ** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Fix Released -- "Shut down" applet and strange font change https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/37179 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs