OK, the libglade dependency issue as well as the starting from the menu issue (thanks ldrn for the patch) have been fixed in pre20080128+test2, now being uploaded. This is getting scarily close to being useful

[EDIT: Upload complete. Private beta testers, please try out this version and let me know of any issues, questions, etc. you might have. I can't test it yet, but I'm considering opening the Chinook beta soon if I have good feedback.]