Hi It seems gnome 2.18 won't include this patches.
According to this spec: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SlabMenuForDesktop ubuntu is considering including this menu applet on main so people can install it at their own choice. I think it's a great idea, but without this patches one of the best things the menu provides is missing, so I would say to apply them if it's going to be included. thanks -- wishlist: support for recently used applications https://launchpad.net/bugs/72172 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs