--- gnome-panel-2.14.1/gnome-panel/panel-recent.c	2005-12-17 13:04:21.000000000 +0200
+++ gnome-panel-2.14.1.fixed/gnome-panel/panel-recent.c	2006-06-13 09:25:20.000000000 +0300
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@
 	GnomeVFSMimeApplication *app;
 	GList *uris = NULL;
 
+	if (g_file_test(uri,G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR)==FALSE) {
+                g_set_error (error, 0, 0, _("Could not find such a file."));
+                return FALSE;
+        }
+
+
 	app = gnome_vfs_mime_get_default_application_for_uri (uri, mime_type);
 	if (app == NULL) {
 		g_set_error (error, 0, 0, _("Could not find a suitable application."));