diff -u gnome-applets-2.24.1/debian/changelog gnome-applets-2.24.1/debian/changelog
--- gnome-applets-2.24.1/debian/changelog
+++ gnome-applets-2.24.1/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+gnome-applets (2.24.1-0ubuntu2) intrepid; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/patches/01_stickynotes_fix_properties_closing.patch:
+    - fix Properties/Preferences dialog disappearing (LP: #292536)
+
+ -- Sergey Rudchenko <sergey.rudchenko@gmail.com>  Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:26:44 +0200
+
 gnome-applets (2.24.1-0ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream version (LP: #287221). 
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- gnome-applets-2.24.1.orig/debian/patches/01_stickynotes_fix_properties_closing.patch
+++ gnome-applets-2.24.1/debian/patches/01_stickynotes_fix_properties_closing.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+diff -Nur -x '*.orig' -x '*~' gnome-applets-2.24.1/stickynotes/stickynotes_applet_callbacks.c gnome-applets-2.24.1.new/stickynotes/stickynotes_applet_callbacks.c
+--- gnome-applets-2.24.1/stickynotes/stickynotes_applet_callbacks.c	2008-09-24 02:43:47.000000000 +0300
++++ gnome-applets-2.24.1.new/stickynotes/stickynotes_applet_callbacks.c	2008-12-25 19:25:23.616079690 +0200
+@@ -548,8 +548,7 @@
+ 			g_error_free(error);
+ 		}
+ 	}
+-
+-	else
++	else if (response == GTK_RESPONSE_CLOSE)
+ 		gtk_widget_hide(GTK_WIDGET(dialog));
+ }
+ 
+diff -Nur -x '*.orig' -x '*~' gnome-applets-2.24.1/stickynotes/stickynotes.c gnome-applets-2.24.1.new/stickynotes/stickynotes.c
+--- gnome-applets-2.24.1/stickynotes/stickynotes.c	2008-09-24 02:43:47.000000000 +0300
++++ gnome-applets-2.24.1.new/stickynotes/stickynotes.c	2008-12-25 19:24:37.360078367 +0200
+@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
+ {
+         if (id == GTK_RESPONSE_HELP)
+                 gnome_help_display ("stickynotes_applet", "stickynotes-settings-individual", NULL);
+-        else
++        else if (id == GTK_RESPONSE_CLOSE)
+                 gtk_widget_hide (dialog);
+ }
+