alacarte crashed with IOError in on_edit_properties_activate()

Binary package hint: alacarte

For some reason the name of a menu item changed.
When I went to revert the menu item to it's original name the properties window wouldn't open.
It crashed after a couple seconds.

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/alacarte
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: alacarte 0.11.10-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python -OOt /usr/bin/alacarte
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/alacarte']
SourcePackage: alacarte
Title: alacarte crashed with IOError in on_edit_properties_activate()
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

Thanks for your bug report. This bug has been reported to the developers of the software. You can track it and make comments here: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=579314

Exactly the same situation for me, on Karmic.
Trying to rename an entry for the Wine menu

that was exactly the same bug on my karmic after revert all wine menu-folders are renamed alacarte-made and can't be renamed or deleted, i think it's a problem with wine, because all other menu entries are fine including the crossover office entries.

i don't think this bug is invalid for wine, it really only affects all wine menu-folders and subfolders, no other menu-folder is affected!

Workaround: i've just tested the following - i make a new "menu" in the menu where "alacarte-made" or "alacarte-made-2" is located and name it exactly the same, i.e. "alacarte-made" or "alacarte-made-2", shure nothing happens and after a few seconds i can select properties for the "alacarte-made" or "alacarte-made-2" and normally change the name and icon.
i think the revert option made this "menues" but didn't create links in the appropriate folder and for that reason it doesn't exist to edit the properties? perhaps? i'm totally new to Linux and i don't know if this thoughts are correct but the workaround works for me and perhaps for others?

Terminal output of trying to edit the wine menu

Icons for things installed in a separate WINEPREFIX work fine, it seems to be only with things which are installed to the default /.wine which cannot be edited/deleted.

Has this bug lost Activity? Im Using 10.10 32bit and Im having this error. and it wont let me edit any Menu Items. I reported as a Separate bug thinking it was a separate issue. I made Bug 630312 . I only get this error when I try to edit a menu item.

Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta i386 (20100901.1)
Package: alacarte 0.13.2-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic-pae 2.6.35.4
Tags: maverick
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic-pae i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare vboxusers

apport information

new report on Precise i386 bug #948769

Seems it has been fixed a while back