I just uploaded deskbar-applet 2.15.90 to Edgy which should fix the issue. Please reopen the bug if it still occurs.
** Changed in: deskbar-applet (Ubuntu) Status: Needs Info => Fix Released -- Deskbar applet keep gnome panel from completely loading https://launchpad.net/bugs/35348 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs