Bug#524776: libgtk2.0-0: GTK 2.16 introduces too much padding in GtkMenuItem

[Apelete Seketeli]

Package: libgtk2.0-0
Version: 2.16.1-2
Severity: normal

GtkMenuItems have too much padding at their ends since the upgrade to GTK 2.16.
I didn't find a setting for this in the GTK Reference Manual, so I filed this bug.
Downgrading to 2.14 shows the previous look, so I made screenshots:
  - Before with Gtk 2.14
  - After with Gtk 2.16
On small monitors this is a waste of screen estate, is it possible to revert back ?

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.29-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages libgtk2.0-0 depends on:
ii  libatk1.0-0          1.24.0-2            The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                2.9-7               GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcairo2            1.8.6-2+b1          The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libcups2             1.3.10-1            Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - 
ii  libfontconfig1       2.6.0-3             generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6         2.3.9-4             FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libglib2.0-0         2.20.1-1            The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnutls26          2.6.5-1             the GNU TLS library - runtime libr
ii  libgssapi-krb5-2     1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-13 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries - k
ii  libgtk2.0-common     2.16.1-2            Common files for the GTK+ graphica
ii  libjasper1           1.900.1-5.1         The JasPer JPEG-2000 runtime libra
ii  libjpeg62            6b-14               The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG 
ii  libpango1.0-0        1.24.0-3+b1         Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpng12-0           1.2.35-1            PNG library - runtime
ii  libtiff4             3.8.2-11            Tag Image File Format (TIFF) libra
ii  libx11-6             2:1.2.1-1           X11 client-side library
ii  libxcomposite1       1:0.4.0-3           X11 Composite extension library
ii  libxcursor1          1:1.1.9-1           X cursor management library
ii  libxdamage1          1:1.1.1-4           X11 damaged region extension libra
ii  libxext6             2:1.0.4-1           X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii  libxfixes3           1:4.0.3-2           X11 miscellaneous 'fixes' extensio
ii  libxi6               2:1.2.1-2           X11 Input extension library
ii  libxinerama1         2:1.0.3-2           X11 Xinerama extension library
ii  libxrandr2           2:1.3.0-2           X11 RandR extension library
ii  libxrender1          1:0.9.4-2           X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  shared-mime-info     0.60-2              FreeDesktop.org shared MIME databa
ii  zlib1g               1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-13   compression library - runtime

Versions of packages libgtk2.0-0 recommends:
ii  hicolor-icon-theme            0.10-2     default fallback theme for FreeDes
ii  libgtk2.0-bin                 2.16.1-2   The programs for the GTK+ graphica

Versions of packages libgtk2.0-0 suggests:
ii  gvfs                          1.0.3-4    userspace virtual filesystem - ser
ii  librsvg2-common               2.22.3-2   SAX-based renderer library for SVG

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