Index: panel-plugin/xfapplet.c
===================================================================
--- panel-plugin/xfapplet.c	(revision 6609)
+++ panel-plugin/xfapplet.c	(working copy)
@@ -547,10 +547,10 @@
 	if (GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (data))
 		bonobo_ui_component_add_verb (uic, "About", xfapplet_menu_item_activated, data);
 
-	/* "Properties" menu item */
-	data = g_list_nth_data (list, PROPERTIES_MENU_ITEM_ORDER);
+	/* "Properties" menu item - not shown when a gnome applet is loaded */
+	/* data = g_list_nth_data (list, PROPERTIES_MENU_ITEM_ORDER);
 	if (GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (data))
-		bonobo_ui_component_add_verb (uic, "Properties", xfapplet_menu_item_activated, data);
+		bonobo_ui_component_add_verb (uic, "Properties", xfapplet_menu_item_activated, data);*/
 }
 
 static void
Index: panel-plugin/XFCE_Panel_Popup.xml
===================================================================
--- panel-plugin/XFCE_Panel_Popup.xml	(revision 6609)
+++ panel-plugin/XFCE_Panel_Popup.xml	(working copy)
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
   <popups>
     <popup name="button3">
       <placeholder delimit="top">
-	<menuitem name="xfapplet" label="XfApplet" sensitive="0"/>
-	<separator/>
-	<menuitem name="properties" verb="Properties" _label="Properties" pixtype="stock" pixname="gtk-properties"/>
-	<menuitem name="about" verb="About" _label="About" pixtype="stock" pixname="gtk-about"/>
+  <!-- Do not show these when a gnome applet is loaded ... -->    
+	<!-- <menuitem name="xfapplet" label="XfApplet" sensitive="0"/>
+	<separator/> -->
+	<!-- <menuitem name="properties" verb="Properties" _label="Properties" pixtype="stock" pixname="gtk-properties"/> -->
+ 	<menuitem name="about" verb="About" _label="About XfApplet" pixtype="stock" pixname="gtk-about"/>
 	<menuitem name="move" verb="Move" _label="Move" pixtype="stock" pixname="gtk-go-forward"/>
 	<separator/>
 	<menuitem name="remove" verb="Remove" _label="Remove" pixtype="stock" pixname="gtk-remove"/>