How to run applications with elevated privilges in Ubuntu using the GUI

How to run applications with elevated privilges in Ubuntu using the GUI Is it possible to launch an application with elevated privilidges using the GUI in Ubuntu 9.04? Maybe something similar to the right-click / "Run as Administrator" in Windows Vista?
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"Alt-F2 to open Ubuntu's equivalent to the Run dialog. Then type gksudo gedit /path/to/config/file and hit enter. Alternatively, create a launcher on your desktop or gnome-panel that launches gksudo.

edit: This article says to install nautilus-gksu for the right-click open-as-root option."