@@ -107,7 +107,15 @@ @return 0 on success  else negative value representing the error
 */
 bool ResourceManager::save(const char *filename, const char *mergefilename) {
     assert(filename);
-    filename = StringUtil::expandFilename(filename).c_str();
+
+    // these must be local variables; otherwise, the memory gets released by
+    // std::string, causing weird issues
+    string file_str = StringUtil::expandFilename(filename), mergefile_str;
+    filename = file_str.c_str();
+    if (mergefilename) {
+        mergefile_str = StringUtil::expandFilename(mergefilename);
+        mergefilename = mergefile_str.c_str();
+    }
 
     // empty database
     XrmDatabaseHelper database;

@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ if (currentLabel()) {
         if (newvalue) // focused
             applyFocusLabel(*m_current_label);
         else // unfocused
-            applyActiveLabel(*m_current_label);
+            applyUnfocusLabel(*m_current_label);
     }
 
     applyAll();
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ 
     if (m_focused)
         applyFocusLabel(*m_current_label);
     else
-        applyActiveLabel(*m_current_label);
+        applyUnfocusLabel(*m_current_label);
 }
 
 void FbWinFrame::setLabelButtonFocus(FbTk::TextButton &btn, bool value) {
@@ -1320,10 +1320,6 @@ render(m_theme.labelUnfocusTexture(), m_labelbutton_unfocused_color,
            m_labelbutton_unfocused_pm,
            m_tab_container.width(), m_tab_container.height(), m_tab_container.orientation());
 
-    render(m_theme.labelActiveTexture(), m_labelbutton_active_color,
-           m_labelbutton_active_pm,
-           m_tab_container.width(), m_tab_container.height(), m_tab_container.orientation());
-
     renderButtons();
 
 }
@@ -1473,7 +1469,7 @@ // clear pixmaps
     m_title_focused_pm = m_title_unfocused_pm = 0;
     m_label_focused_pm = m_label_unfocused_pm = 0;
     m_tabcontainer_focused_pm = m_tabcontainer_unfocused_pm = 0;
-    m_labelbutton_focused_pm = m_labelbutton_unfocused_pm = m_labelbutton_active_pm = 0;
+    m_labelbutton_focused_pm = m_labelbutton_unfocused_pm = 0;
     m_handle_focused_pm = m_handle_unfocused_pm = 0;
     m_button_pm = m_button_unfocused_pm = m_button_pressed_pm = 0;
     m_grip_unfocused_pm = m_grip_focused_pm = 0;
@@ -1597,12 +1593,9 @@ Container::ItemList::iterator btn_it = m_tab_container.begin();
     Container::ItemList::iterator btn_it_end = m_tab_container.end();
     for (; btn_it != btn_it_end; ++btn_it) {
         FbTk::TextButton *btn = static_cast<FbTk::TextButton *>(*btn_it);
-        if (btn == m_current_label) {
-            if (m_focused)
-                applyFocusLabel(*btn);
-            else
-                applyActiveLabel(*btn);
-        } else
+        if (btn == m_current_label && m_focused)
+            applyFocusLabel(*btn);
+        else
             applyUnfocusLabel(*btn);
     }
 }
@@ -1674,19 +1667,6 @@ button.setBackgroundColor(m_labelbutton_focused_color);
 
 }
 
-void FbWinFrame::applyActiveLabel(FbTk::TextButton &button) {
-
-    button.setGC(theme().labelTextActiveGC());
-    button.setJustify(theme().justify());
-    button.setAlpha(getAlpha(m_focused));
-
-    if (m_labelbutton_active_pm != 0) {
-        button.setBackgroundPixmap(m_labelbutton_active_pm);
-    } else
-        button.setBackgroundColor(m_labelbutton_active_color);
-
-}
-
 void FbWinFrame::applyUnfocusLabel(FbTk::TextButton &button) {
 
     button.setGC(theme().labelTextUnfocusGC());
@@ -1698,27 +1678,6 @@ button.setBackgroundPixmap(m_labelbutton_unfocused_pm);
     } else
         button.setBackgroundColor(m_labelbutton_unfocused_color);
 
-}
-
-namespace {
-class IgnoreEvent {
-public:
-    typedef void result_type;
-    typedef Window argument_type;
-    explicit IgnoreEvent(long eventmask):
-        m_display(FbTk::App::instance()->display()),
-        m_event_mask(eventmask) {
-    }
-
-    void operator()(Window win) const {
-        static XEvent event;
-        while (XCheckWindowEvent(m_display, win, m_event_mask, &event))
-            continue;
-    }
-private:
-    Display *m_display;
-    long m_event_mask;
-};
 }
 
 // this function translates its arguments according to win_gravity

@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ void applyHandles();
     void applyTabContainer(); // and label buttons
     void applyFocusLabel(FbTk::TextButton &button);
     void applyUnfocusLabel(FbTk::TextButton &button);
-    void applyActiveLabel(FbTk::TextButton &button);
     void applyButtons(); // only called within applyTitlebar
 
     void getCurrentFocusPixmap(Pixmap &label_pm, Pixmap &title_pm,
@@ -355,8 +354,6 @@ Pixmap m_labelbutton_focused_pm; ///< pixmap for focused label
     FbTk::Color m_labelbutton_focused_color; ///< color for focused label
     Pixmap m_labelbutton_unfocused_pm; ///< pixmap for unfocused label
     FbTk::Color m_labelbutton_unfocused_color; ///< color for unfocused label
-    Pixmap m_labelbutton_active_pm; ///< pixmap for active label
-    FbTk::Color m_labelbutton_active_color; ///< color for active label
     
     FbTk::Color m_handle_focused_color, m_handle_unfocused_color;
     Pixmap m_handle_focused_pm, m_handle_unfocused_pm;

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ FbWinFrameTheme::FbWinFrameTheme(int screen_num):
     FbTk::Theme(screen_num),
     m_label_focus(*this, "window.label.focus", "Window.Label.Focus"),
     m_label_unfocus(*this, "window.label.unfocus", "Window.Label.Unfocus"),
-    m_label_active(*this, "window.label.active", "Window.Label.Active"),
 
     m_title_focus(*this, "window.title.focus", "Window.Title.Focus"),
     m_title_unfocus(*this, "window.title.unfocus", "Window.Title.Unfocus"),
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ m_grip_unfocus(*this, "window.grip.unfocus", "Window.Grip.Unfocus"),
 
     m_label_focus_color(*this, "window.label.focus.textColor", "Window.Label.Focus.TextColor"),
     m_label_unfocus_color(*this, "window.label.unfocus.textColor", "Window.Label.Unfocus.TextColor"),
-    m_label_active_color(*this, "window.label.active.textColor", "Window.Label.Active.TextColor"),
 
     m_button_focus_color(*this, "window.button.focus.picColor", "Window.Button.Focus.PicColor"),
     m_button_unfocus_color(*this, "window.button.unfocus.picColor", "Window.Button.Unfocus.PicColor"),
@@ -61,7 +59,6 @@ m_handle_width(*this, "window.handleWidth", "Window.handleWidth"),
     m_border(*this, "window", "Window"), // for window.border*
     m_label_text_focus_gc(RootWindow(FbTk::App::instance()->display(), screen_num)),
     m_label_text_unfocus_gc(RootWindow(FbTk::App::instance()->display(), screen_num)),
-    m_label_text_active_gc(RootWindow(FbTk::App::instance()->display(), screen_num)),
     m_button_pic_focus_gc(RootWindow(FbTk::App::instance()->display(), screen_num)),
     m_button_pic_unfocus_gc(RootWindow(FbTk::App::instance()->display(), screen_num)),
     m_focused_alpha(255),
@@ -95,14 +92,6 @@ else if (item.name() == "window.bevelWidth")
         return FbTk::ThemeManager::instance().loadItem(item, "bevelWidth", "bevelWidth");
     else if (item.name() == "window.handleWidth")
         return FbTk::ThemeManager::instance().loadItem(item, "handleWidth", "HandleWidth");
-    else if (item.name() == "window.label.active") {
-        // copy texture
-        *m_label_active = *m_label_unfocus;
-        return true;
-    } else if (item.name() == "window.label.active.textColor") {
-        return FbTk::ThemeManager::instance().loadItem(item, "window.label.unfocus.textColor",
-                                                       "Window.Label.Unfocus.TextColor");
-    }
 
     return false;
 }
@@ -120,7 +109,6 @@ *m_handle_width = 1;
 
     m_label_text_focus_gc.setForeground(*m_label_focus_color);
     m_label_text_unfocus_gc.setForeground(*m_label_unfocus_color);
-    m_label_text_active_gc.setForeground(*m_label_active_color);
     m_button_pic_focus_gc.setForeground(*m_button_focus_color);
     m_button_pic_unfocus_gc.setForeground(*m_button_unfocus_color);
 }

@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ */
     //@{
     const FbTk::Texture &labelFocusTexture() const { return *m_label_focus; }
     const FbTk::Texture &labelUnfocusTexture() const { return *m_label_unfocus; }
-    const FbTk::Texture &labelActiveTexture() const { return *m_label_active; }
     const FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Texture> &label() const { return m_label_unfocus; }
     const FbTk::Texture &titleFocusTexture() const { return *m_title_focus; }
     const FbTk::Texture &titleUnfocusTexture() const { return *m_title_unfocus; }
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ */
     //@{
     const FbTk::Color &labelFocusColor() const { return *m_label_focus_color; }
     const FbTk::Color &labelUnfocusColor() const { return *m_label_unfocus_color; }
-    const FbTk::Color &labelActiveColor() const { return *m_label_active_color; }
 
     const FbTk::Color &buttonFocuscolor() const { return *m_button_focus_color; }
     const FbTk::Color &buttonUnfocuscolor() const { return *m_button_unfocus_color; }
@@ -78,7 +76,6 @@ FbTk::Justify justify() const { return *m_textjustify; }
 
     GC labelTextFocusGC() const { return m_label_text_focus_gc.gc(); }
     GC labelTextUnfocusGC() const { return m_label_text_unfocus_gc.gc(); }
-    GC labelTextActiveGC() const { return m_label_text_active_gc.gc(); }
     GC buttonPicFocusGC() const { return m_button_pic_focus_gc.gc(); }
     GC buttonPicUnfocusGC() const { return m_button_pic_unfocus_gc.gc(); }
 
@@ -104,13 +101,13 @@ void setFocusedAlpha(unsigned char alpha) { m_focused_alpha = alpha; }
     void setUnfocusedAlpha(unsigned char alpha) { m_unfocused_alpha = alpha; }
 
 private:
-    FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Texture> m_label_focus, m_label_unfocus, m_label_active;
+    FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Texture> m_label_focus, m_label_unfocus;
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Texture> m_title_focus, m_title_unfocus;
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Texture> m_handle_focus, m_handle_unfocus;
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Texture> m_button_focus, m_button_unfocus, m_button_pressed;
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Texture> m_grip_focus, m_grip_unfocus;
 
-    FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Color> m_label_focus_color, m_label_unfocus_color, m_label_active_color;
+    FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Color> m_label_focus_color, m_label_unfocus_color;
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Color> m_button_focus_color, m_button_unfocus_color;
     
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Font> m_font;
@@ -120,7 +117,7 @@ 
     FbTk::ThemeItem<int> m_title_height, m_bevel_width, m_handle_width;
     BorderTheme m_border;
 
-    FbTk::GContext m_label_text_focus_gc, m_label_text_unfocus_gc, m_label_text_active_gc;
+    FbTk::GContext m_label_text_focus_gc, m_label_text_unfocus_gc;
     FbTk::GContext m_button_pic_focus_gc, m_button_pic_unfocus_gc;
 
     Cursor m_cursor_move;