Handle category additions/removals one by one

usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py

@@ -1632,7 +1632,6 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
                 if not found:
                     addedCategories.append(item)
             
-            key = 0
             for item in self.categoryList:
                 found = False
                 for item2 in newCategoryList:
@@ -1640,27 +1639,34 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
                         found = True
                         break
                 if not found:
-                    removedCategories.append( key )
+                    removedCategories.append( item )
-                else:
-                    key += 1
 
         if self.showcategoryicons == True:
             categoryIconSize = self.iconSize
         else:
             categoryIconSize = 0
         
-        for key in removedCategories:
+        for item in removedCategories:
-            self.categoryList[key]["button"].destroy()
+            try:
-            del self.categoryList[key]
+                button = item["button"]            
+                self.categoryList.remove(item)
+                button.destroy()
+                del item
+            except Exception, e:
+                print e
 
         if addedCategories:
             sortedCategoryList = []
             for item in self.categoryList:
+                try:
                     self.categoriesBox.remove( item["button"] )
                     sortedCategoryList.append( ( str(item["index"]) + item["name"], item["button"] ) )
+                except Exception, e:
+                    print e
 
             # Create new category buttons and add the to the list
             for item in addedCategories:
+                try:
                     item["button"] = CategoryButton( item["icon"], categoryIconSize, [ item["name"] ], item["filter"] )
                     self.mintMenuWin.setTooltip( item["button"], item["tooltip"] )
 
@@ -1677,10 +1683,16 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
 
                     self.categoryList.append( item )
                     sortedCategoryList.append( ( str(item["index"]) + item["name"], item["button"] ) )
+                except Exception, e:
+                    print e
+
             sortedCategoryList.sort()
 
             for item in sortedCategoryList:
+                try:
                     self.categoriesBox.pack_start( item[1], False, False, 0 )
+                except Exception, e:
+                    print e
 
 
         # Find added and removed applications add update the application list

usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/easybuttons.py

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-from gi.repository import Gtk, GdkPixbuf, Gdk, GLib
+from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk, GLib
 from gi.repository import Pango
-#import matedesktop
 from gi.repository import GObject
 import os.path
 import shutil