[guydeschepper]

Did some more searching and I noticed that when I run an application from the command line I don't get the annoying popup !

For example:
1) opening F-Spot from the menu opens the application but also shows the slab related error
2) double clicking on an image on my desktop (e.g. a screenshot that I saved on my desktop) opens it in F-Spot AND shows the slab related error
3) opening a terminal and typing f-spot opens the application AND DOESN't show the slab related error

So there must be some extra calls when invoking an application from the menu (or when double clicking a shortcut associated with an application) in comparison to launching the application from the terminal.

Any suggestions ?