M src/FbCommands.cc → src/FbCommands.cc

@@ -58,6 +58,19 @@
 namespace {
 
 void showMenu(const BScreen &screen, FbTk::Menu &menu) {
+
+    // special case for root menu
+    if (&menu == &screen.getRootmenu()) {
+        Fluxbox* fb = Fluxbox::instance();
+        if(fb->menuTimestampsChanged()) {
+            // we dont show the menu here because fluxbox
+            // will bring up the rootmenu after the timed
+            // reread of the menu
+            fb->rereadMenu(true);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    
     Window root_ret; // not used
     Window window_ret; // not used
 
@@ -84,10 +97,7 @@ menu.setScreen(screen.getHeadX(head),
                    screen.getHeadY(head),
                    screen.getHeadWidth(head),
                    screen.getHeadHeight(head));
-    // special case for root menu
-    if (&menu == &screen.getRootmenu())
-        Fluxbox::instance()->checkMenu();
-
+    
     menu.show();
     menu.grabInputFocus();
 }

M src/fluxbox.cc → src/fluxbox.cc

@@ -1624,7 +1624,6 @@
     //reconfigure keys
     m_key->reconfigure(StringUtil::expandFilename(*m_rc_keyfile).c_str());
 
-
 }
 
 BScreen *Fluxbox::findScreen(int id) {
@@ -1676,8 +1675,9 @@ #endif // USE_TOOLBAR
 
 }
 
-void Fluxbox::rereadMenu() {
+void Fluxbox::rereadMenu(bool show_after_reread) {
     m_reread_menu_wait = true;
+    m_show_menu_after_reread = show_after_reread;
     m_reconfig_timer.start();
 }
 
@@ -1690,6 +1690,14 @@ delete *it;
 
     m_menu_timestamps.erase(m_menu_timestamps.begin(), m_menu_timestamps.end());
     for_each(m_screen_list.begin(), m_screen_list.end(), mem_fun(&BScreen::rereadMenu));
+
+    if(m_show_menu_after_reread) {
+
+        FbCommands::ShowRootMenuCmd showcmd;
+        showcmd.execute();
+
+        m_show_menu_after_reread = false;
+    }
 }
 
 void Fluxbox::saveMenuFilename(const char *filename) {

M src/fluxbox.hh → src/fluxbox.hh

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void removeWindowSearchGroup(Window win);
     void removeGroupSearch(Window win);
     void restart(const char *command = 0);
     void reconfigure();
-    void rereadMenu();
+    void rereadMenu(bool show_after_reread = false);
     /// reloads the menus if the timestamps changed
     void checkMenu();
 
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@
     bool m_starting;
     bool m_restarting;
     bool m_shutdown;
+    bool m_show_menu_after_reread;
     int m_server_grabs;
     int m_randr_event_type; ///< the type number of randr event
     int m_shape_eventbase; ///< event base for shape events