Some more info: after logging off and back into GNOME again, the menu entry is there suddenly. So the menu item is created actually but doesn't appear in Alacarte until the next session.
** Summary changed: - New menu item no created when name field contains spaces + New menu item not created when name field contains spaces -- New menu item not created when name field contains spaces https://launchpad.net/bugs/67203 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
