Bug#687665: alacarte - cannot move menu items

[Dietmar]

Package: alacarte

$ dpkg --status alacarte
Package: alacarte
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 286
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
<pkg-gnome-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org>
Architecture: all
Version: 3.5.3-1
Depends: python (>= 2.6.6-7~), python-gi (>= 3.0), gir1.2-gtk-3.0,
gir1.2-gmenu-3.0, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0
Recommends: gnome-panel

System: Wheezy with up to date packages

Repeat bug: 
Start alacarte
select an entry in the menu (right half of panel)
press shift up (or down)
result: nothing done
error messages:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 440, in
on_move_up_button_clicked
    self.editor.moveItem(item.get_parent(), item, before=before)
  File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line 499, in
moveItem
    self.positionItem(parent, item, before=before, after=after)
  File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line 507, in
positionItem
    index = contents.index(before)
ValueError: <GMenuTreeDirectory at 0x13feb60> is not in list


PS: reportbug does not work (bugs already reported)