Hi, I can confirm the problem, I have the same issue and I report a similar bug [1] (involving xfce4-appfinder too) sometime ago.
Best Regards [1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=633445 Marco Milone 2011/8/3 Ibragimov Rinat <ibragimovri...@mail.ru> > Subject: xfdesktop4: invoking context menu on desktop icons takes several > seconds > Package: xfdesktop4 > Version: 4.8.2-1 > Severity: minor > > Invoking context menu (usually with right mouse button) takes > several seconds. I noticed that before menu opens some disk > activity occur. I've ran `strace -e open' on xfdesktop and found > about 292 open syscalls every time! 56 of them were creating new > files with names like '/tmp/gdkpixbuf-xpm-tmp.YMNKZV'. And these > files read on every menu display. I suppose it's related to > application submenu that contains every software launcher > installed. > > Such delays are very annoying. > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: wheezy/sid > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (50, 'unstable') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.39.3-cd (SMP w/2 CPU cores) > Locale: LANG=ru_RU.utf8, LC_CTYPE=ru_RU.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > > Versions of packages xfdesktop4 depends on: > ii exo-utils 0.6.2-1 Utility files for libexo > ii libc6 2.13-10 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared > lib > ii libcairo2 1.10.2-6 The Cairo 2D vector graphics > libra > ii libdbus-1-3 1.4.12-5 simple interprocess messaging > syst > ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.94-4 simple interprocess messaging > syst > ii libexo-1-0 0.6.2-1 Library with extensions for > Xfce > ii libgarcon-1-0 0.1.8-1 freedesktop.org compliant > menu imp > ii libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.23.5-2 GDK Pixbuf library > ii libglib2.0-0 2.28.6-1 The GLib library of C routines > ii libgtk2.0-0 2.24.4-3 The GTK+ graphical user > interface > ii libnotify1 [libnotify1-gtk2.1 0.5.0-2 sends desktop notifications to > a n > ii libpango1.0-0 1.28.4-1 Layout and rendering of > internatio > ii libthunarx-2-0 1.2.2-1 extension library for thunar > ii libwnck22 2.30.4-3 Window Navigator Construction > Kit > ii libx11-6 2:1.4.3-2 X11 client-side library > ii libxfce4ui-1-0 4.8.0-3 widget library for Xfce > ii libxfce4util4 4.8.1-3 Utility functions library for > Xfce > ii libxfconf-0-2 4.8.0-3 Client library for Xfce4 > configure > ii xfdesktop4-data 4.8.2-1 xfce desktop background, icons > and > > Versions of packages xfdesktop4 recommends: > ii dbus-x11 1.4.12-5 simple interprocess messaging > syst > ii librsvg2-common 2.34.0-1 SAX-based renderer library for > SVG > ii xdg-user-dirs 0.13-2 tool to manage well known user > dir > ii xfce4-utils 4.8.2-2 Various tools for Xfce > > Versions of packages xfdesktop4 suggests: > ii menu 2.1.45 generates programs menu for > all me > > -- debconf-show failed > _______________________________________________ > Pkg-xfce-devel mailing list > pkg-xfce-de...@lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-xfce-devel >