@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ FbTk::RefCount<FbTk::Command> &cmd):
         FbTk::MenuItem(label, cmd), m_item(item) { 
         FbTk::MenuItem::setSelected(m_item);
         setToggleItem(true);
+        setCloseOnClick(false);
     }
     BoolMenuItem(const FbTk::FbString &label, bool &item):
         FbTk::MenuItem(label), m_item(item) {
         FbTk::MenuItem::setSelected(m_item);
-        setToggleItem(true); 
+        setToggleItem(true);
+        setCloseOnClick(false);
     }
     bool isSelected() const { return m_item; }
     // toggle state

@@ -199,15 +199,15 @@ s_focused = 0;
 }
 
 int Menu::insert(const FbString &label, RefCount<Command> &cmd, int pos) {
-    return insert(new MenuItem(label, cmd), pos);
+    return insert(new MenuItem(label, cmd, this), pos);
 }
 
 int Menu::insert(const FbString &label, int pos) {
-    return insert(new MenuItem(label), pos);
+    return insert(new MenuItem(label, *this), pos);
 }
 
 int Menu::insert(const FbString &label, Menu *submenu, int pos) {
-    return insert(new MenuItem(label, submenu), pos);
+    return insert(new MenuItem(label, submenu, this), pos);
 }
 
 int Menu::insert(MenuItem *item, int pos) {
@@ -516,15 +516,15 @@ menu.window.show();
     raise();
 
     if (shown && shown != this && shown != m_parent)
-        shown->hide(true);
+        shown->hide();
     shown = this;
 
 }
 
 
-void Menu::hide(bool force) {
+void Menu::hide() {
 
-    if (!isVisible() || m_torn && !force)
+    if (!isVisible())
         return;
 
     // if parent is visible, go to first parent and hide it
@@ -569,6 +569,9 @@ 
 }
 
 void Menu::internal_hide(bool first) {
+
+    if (!first && m_torn)
+        return;
 
     if (validIndex(m_which_sub)) {
         MenuItem *tmp = menuitems[m_which_sub];
@@ -815,8 +818,6 @@ void Menu::handleEvent(XEvent &event) {
     if (event.type == FocusOut) {
         if (s_focused == this)
             s_focused = 0;
-        if (shown == this && !m_torn)
-            hide();
     // I don't know why, but I get a FocusIn event when closing the menu with
     // the mouse over it -- probably an xorg bug, but it's easy to address here
     } else if (event.type == FocusIn && m_visible) {
@@ -1275,9 +1276,9 @@ FbTk::MenuItem *item = find(index);
     item->drawLine(menu.frame, theme(), size, item_x, item_y, menu.item_w);
 }
 
-void Menu::hideShownMenu(bool force) {
+void Menu::hideShownMenu() {
     if (shown)
-        shown->hide(force);
+        shown->hide();
 }
 
 }; // end namespace FbTk

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ virtual void drawSubmenu(unsigned int index);
     /// show menu
     virtual void show();
     /// hide menu
-    virtual void hide(bool force = false);
+    virtual void hide();
     virtual void clearWindow();
 #ifdef NOT_USED
     void setActiveIndex(int index) { m_active_index = index; }
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ inline const MenuTheme &theme() const { return m_theme; }
     inline unsigned char alpha() const { return theme().alpha(); }
     inline static Menu *shownMenu() { return shown; }
     inline static Menu *focused() { return s_focused; }
-    static void hideShownMenu(bool force = true);
+    static void hideShownMenu();
     /// @return menuitem at index
     inline const MenuItem *find(unsigned int index) const { return menuitems[index]; }
     inline MenuItem *find(unsigned int index) { return menuitems[index]; }

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ namespace FbTk {
 
 void MenuItem::click(int button, int time) {
     if (m_command.get() != 0) {
+        if (m_menu && m_close_on_click)
+            m_menu->hide();
         // we need a local variable, since the command may destroy this object
         RefCount<Command> tmp(m_command);
         tmp->execute();

@@ -47,15 +47,16 @@ m_menu(0),
           m_submenu(0),
           m_enabled(true),
           m_selected(false),
+          m_close_on_click(true),
           m_toggle_item(false)
     { }
-    explicit MenuItem(
-        const FbString &label)
+    explicit MenuItem(const FbString &label)
         : m_label(label),
           m_menu(0),
           m_submenu(0),
           m_enabled(true),
           m_selected(false),
+          m_close_on_click(true),
           m_toggle_item(false)
     { }
 
@@ -65,26 +66,28 @@ m_menu(&host_menu),
           m_submenu(0),
           m_enabled(true),
           m_selected(false),
+          m_close_on_click(true),
           m_toggle_item(false)
     { }
     /// create a menu item with a specific command to be executed on click
-    MenuItem(const FbString &label, RefCount<Command> &cmd, Menu *menu = 0):
-        m_label(label),
-        m_menu(menu),
-        m_submenu(0),
-        m_command(cmd),
-        m_enabled(true),
-        m_selected(false),
-        m_toggle_item(false) {
-		
-    }
+    MenuItem(const FbString &label, RefCount<Command> &cmd, Menu *menu = 0)
+        : m_label(label),
+          m_menu(menu),
+          m_submenu(0),
+          m_command(cmd),
+          m_enabled(true),
+          m_selected(false),
+          m_close_on_click(true),
+          m_toggle_item(false)
+    { }
 
     MenuItem(const FbString &label, Menu *submenu, Menu *host_menu = 0)
-        : m_label(label)
-        , m_menu(host_menu)
-        , m_submenu(submenu)
-        , m_enabled(true)
-        , m_selected(false),
+        : m_label(label),
+          m_menu(host_menu),
+          m_submenu(submenu),
+          m_enabled(true),
+          m_selected(false),
+          m_close_on_click(true),
           m_toggle_item(false)
     { }
     virtual ~MenuItem() { }
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ virtual void setSelected(bool selected) { m_selected = selected; }
     virtual void setEnabled(bool enabled) { m_enabled = enabled; }
     virtual void setLabel(const FbString &label) { m_label = label; }
     virtual void setToggleItem(bool val) { m_toggle_item = val; }
+    void setCloseOnClick(bool val) { m_close_on_click = val; }
     void setIcon(const std::string &filename, int screen_num);
     virtual Menu *submenu() { return m_submenu; }
     /** 
@@ -150,7 +154,7 @@ Menu *m_menu; ///< the menu we live in
     Menu *m_submenu; ///< a submenu, 0 if we don't have one
     RefCount<Command> m_command; ///< command to be executed
     bool m_enabled, m_selected;
-    bool m_toggle_item;
+    bool m_close_on_click, m_toggle_item;
     int m_index;
 
     struct Icon {

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ IntResMenuItem(const FbTk::FbString &label, Type &res, int min_val, int max_val, FbTk::Menu &host_menu) :
         FbTk::MenuItem(label, host_menu), m_org_label(FbTk::MenuItem::label()),
         m_max(max_val), m_min(min_val), m_res(res) { 
         updateLabel();
+        setCloseOnClick(false);
     }
 
     /* Utility, but doesn't get found in anonymous namespace? */

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ FbTk::RefCount<FbTk::Command>
         setwp_cmd(new FbCommands::ExecuteCmd(prog + " \"" + m_filename + "\""));
     setCommand(setwp_cmd);
     setToggleItem(true);
+    setCloseOnClick(false);
 }
 
 

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ setstyle_cmd(new FbCommands::
                      SetStyleCmd(m_filename));
     setCommand(setstyle_cmd);
     setToggleItem(true);
+    setCloseOnClick(false);
 }