+1 on this. The bugzilla patch is from 2005, it doesn't look like the fix has been commited to gnome: gutsy still has this problem, two years after; here's a workaround i found googling:
http://www.marksanborn.net/linux/speed-up-the-gnome-menu-and-fix-the- annoying-icon-delay/ -- Gnome menu is slow when clicking for the first time https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12040 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs