This bug was fixed in the package lxpanel - 0.5.8-1ubuntu1

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lxpanel (0.5.8-1ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

  [ Jason Conti ]
  * debian/patches/fix-indicator-dir.patch:
    - Update paths for the indicators in configure.ac. (LP: #819528)

  [ Julien Lavergne ]
  * Merge from Debian unstable. Ubuntu remaining changes :
    - debian/local/source_lxpanel.py:
      + Add apport hook.
    - debian/control:
      + Wrap depends and build-depends.
      + Add libindicator-dev build-depends.
      + New lxpanel-indicator-applet-plugin binary.
      + Add a debug package.
    - debian/copyright:
      + Update with indicator-support.patch.
      + Update copyright for xkb plugin.
    - debian/lxpanel.install:
     + Install all files except indicators.
    - debian/lxpanel-indicator-applet-plugin.install:
      + Install indicator plugin.
    - debian/patches:
      + indicator-support.patch: Add indicator support.
      + 99_refresh_autotools.patch: Refresh build system.
    - debian/rules:
      + Install apport hook only on Ubuntu.
      + Add override for dh_strip.
      + Add --enable-indicator-support flag.
      + Add --fail-missing to dh_install.

lxpanel (0.5.8-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * Merging upstream version 0.5.8:
    - fix typo to make code build with old gtk
    - fixed compiler warning
    - fixed error in tooltipS function call
    - Fix usage of GtkRequisition
  * Drop 10_fix_menu.patch: included in upstream.

lxpanel (0.5.7-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * Use debhelper 8
  * Sorting build-depends.
  * Wapping build-depends.
  * Bumped Standard-Version to 3.9.2.
  * Updating Vcs-Browser and Vcs-Git tags.
  * Sorting depends.
  * Removing useless whitespaces at EOL and EOF.
  * Removing debian/dirs: let upstream makefile do the work.
  * Removing empty NEWS in debian/docs.
  * Removing debian/README.source: source format 3.0 (quilt) explains.
  * Enable dh_auto_test in debian/rules.
  * Compacting watch file.
  * Added debian/source/options file.
  * Merging upstream version 0.5.7:
    (Cloese: #586352, #631263, #609909, #598824, #588532, #608419)
    - Fix usage of GtkAllocation
    - Generate the po/LINGUAS on build time
    - Apply patch from Debian to fix battery plugin display
    - Some fixes for GTK3 building
    - Add flags for GTK3 migration
    - Add missing X11 to the linker
    - Use only .ui files instead of glade files
    - Fix brown bag off-by-one in timer setting exposed by once-per-minute
      update (Bug3124474)
    - Battery percentage incorrectly always evaluates as
      100 percent (Bug3006059)
    - Fix build issue with symbol "alarm" showing up on F14 (Bug3033293)
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  * Drop batt_status.patch: included in upstream.
  * Removing useless override_dh_auto_clean in rules file.
  * Disabling override_dh_auto_test in rules file: check failed in po/.
  * Use linux-any instead of hardcoded list in control file. (Closes: #634319)
  * Add [pt_BR] keys in lxde-x-terminal-emulator.desktop
    and lxde-x-www-browser.desktop. (Closes: 607076)
    Thanks Sérgio Cipolla <email address hidden>.
  * Add [zh_TW] keys lxde-x-www-browser.desktop.
  * Added lxpanel.hints.5 from
    Mats Erik Andersson <email address hidden>. (Closes: #601871)
  * Apply configure_desktop_number.patch: configuration for
    desktop number for the pager plugin. (Closes: #608421)
    Thanks Artur Rona <email address hidden>.
  * Drop redefine-alarm-variable.patch: included in upstream.
  * Refresh configure_desktop_number.patch.
  * Refresh missing_glades.patch.
  * Apply 10_fix_menu.patch: Fix crash on menu plugin. From Julien Lavergne.
 -- Julien Lavergne <email address hidden>   Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:45:47 +0200