ok, closing the bug, those are user config files, not coming from gedit or from the installation, they might have been written by nautilus when using "open with" or some other software, not a bug in gedit though so I'm closing the ticket
** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/884136 Title: Gedit icon is missing Status in “gedit” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: After Ubuntu upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10 and Gedit update, it happends that Gedit icon is missing in the app menu. Please check screen attached. If you need any additional info, I will provide. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/884136/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp