Problem: When startup test fails it's not easy to find out why. GUI test fails with Gnome. Solution: Add the help entry matches to a list an assert that. Set $HOME for Gnome to create .gnome2 directory.
Problem: Quotes make GUI test fail on MS-Windows. Solution: Remove quotes, strip white space.
Problem: GUI test isn't testing much. Solution: Turn into a new style test. Execute a shell command.