gnomenu wont start, i dont even know how to activate it.

i installed a gnomenu package from the source page, and every time i try to run it it says this.

gconf backend
GnoMenu 2.9
settings load
gmenu found, using it as default menu parser
Error: Could not connect to Zeitgeist.
start
shaping window
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/gnomenu/GnoMenuTray.py", line 115, in <module>
    GnoMenu()
  File "/usr/lib/gnomenu/GnoMenuTray.py", line 51, in __init__
    self.hwg = Main_Menu(self.HideMenu)
  File "/usr/lib/gnomenu/Menu_Main.py", line 92, in __init__
    self.setup()
  File "/usr/lib/gnomenu/Menu_Main.py", line 344, in setup
    self.PGL = IconProgramList()
  File "/usr/lib/gnomenu/Menu_Widgets.py", line 1845, in __init__
    self.XDG = XDGMenu()
  File "/usr/lib/gnomenu/Menu_Items.py", line 113, in __init__
    self.Restart(item)
  File "/usr/lib/gnomenu/Menu_Items.py", line 147, in Restart
    self.ConstructMenu()
  File "/usr/lib/gnomenu/Menu_Items.py", line 425, in ConstructMenu
    self.SearchMenu(path)
  File "/usr/lib/gnomenu/Menu_Items.py", line 471, in SearchMenu
    if name.upper().count(self.Menu) != 0 or execute.upper().count(self.Menu) != 0:
TypeError: expected a character buffer object