@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ namespace {
 
 void showMenu(const BScreen &screen, FbTk::Menu &menu) {
 
-    // special case for root menu
-    if (&menu == &screen.rootMenu()) {
-        Fluxbox* fb = Fluxbox::instance();
-        if(fb->menuTimestampsChanged())
-            fb->rereadMenu();
+    // check if menu has changed
+    if (typeid(menu) == typeid(FbMenu)) {
+        FbMenu *fbmenu = static_cast<FbMenu *>(&menu);
+        if (fbmenu->reloadHelper())
+            fbmenu->reloadHelper()->checkReload();
     }
 
     Window root_ret; // not used

@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ 
 #ifndef FBMENU_HH
 #define FBMENU_HH
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "FbTk/Menu.hh"
 #include "FbTk/XLayerItem.hh"
+#include "FbTk/AutoReloadHelper.hh"
 
 class FluxboxWindow;
 
@@ -44,11 +47,15 @@ void buttonPressEvent(XButtonEvent &be);
     void buttonReleaseEvent(XButtonEvent &be);
     void keyPressEvent(XKeyEvent &ke);
 
+    void setReloadHelper(FbTk::AutoReloadHelper *helper) { m_reloader.reset(helper); }
+    FbTk::AutoReloadHelper *reloadHelper() { return m_reloader.get(); }
+
     static void setWindow(FluxboxWindow *win) { s_window = win; }
     static FluxboxWindow *window() { return s_window; }
 
 private:
     FbTk::XLayerItem m_layeritem;
+    std::auto_ptr<FbTk::AutoReloadHelper> m_reloader;
     static FluxboxWindow *s_window;
 };
 

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ 
+// AutoReloadHelper.cc
+// Copyright (c) 2008 Fluxbox Team (fluxgen at fluxbox dot org)
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+// THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+#include "AutoReloadHelper.hh"
+
+#include "FileUtil.hh"
+#include "StringUtil.hh"
+
+namespace FbTk {
+
+void AutoReloadHelper::checkReload() {
+    if (!m_reload_cmd.get())
+        return;
+    TimestampMap::const_iterator it = m_timestamps.begin();
+    TimestampMap::const_iterator it_end = m_timestamps.end();
+    for (; it != it_end; ++it) {
+        if (FileUtil::getLastStatusChangeTimestamp(it->first.c_str()) !=
+            it->second) {
+            reload();
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void AutoReloadHelper::setMainFile(std::string file) {
+    file = StringUtil::expandFilename(file);
+    if (file == m_main_file)
+        return;
+    m_main_file = file;
+    reload();
+}
+
+void AutoReloadHelper::addFile(std::string file) {
+    if (file.empty())
+        return;
+    file = StringUtil::expandFilename(file);
+    m_timestamps[file] = FileUtil::getLastStatusChangeTimestamp(file.c_str());
+}
+
+void AutoReloadHelper::reload() {
+    if (!m_reload_cmd.get())
+        return;
+    m_timestamps.clear();
+    addFile(m_main_file);
+    m_reload_cmd->execute();
+}
+
+} // end namespace FbTk

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ 
+// AutoReloadHelper.hh
+// Copyright (c) 2008 Fluxbox Team (fluxgen at fluxbox dot org)
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+// THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+#ifndef AUTORELOADHELPER_HH
+#define AUTORELOADHELPER_HH
+
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include "Command.hh"
+#include "RefCount.hh"
+
+namespace FbTk {
+
+class AutoReloadHelper {
+public:
+
+    void setMainFile(std::string filename);
+    void addFile(std::string filename);
+    void setReloadCmd(RefCount<Command<void> > cmd) { m_reload_cmd = cmd; }
+
+    void checkReload();
+    void reload();
+
+private:
+    RefCount<Command<void> > m_reload_cmd;
+    std::string m_main_file;
+
+    typedef std::map<std::string, time_t> TimestampMap;
+    TimestampMap m_timestamps;
+};
+
+} // end namespace FbTk
+
+#endif // AUTORELOADHELPER_HH

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ StringUtil.hh StringUtil.cc Parser.hh Parser.cc \
 	RegExp.hh RegExp.cc \
 	FbString.hh FbString.cc \
 	Subject.hh Subject.cc Observer.hh Observer.cc SimpleObserver.hh \
+	AutoReloadHelper.hh AutoReloadHelper.cc \
 	Transparent.hh Transparent.cc \
 	FbPixmap.hh FbPixmap.cc \
 	FbDrawable.hh FbDrawable.cc \

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ using std::string;
 using std::vector;
 using std::list;
 using std::less;
+using FbTk::AutoReloadHelper;
 
 list<string> MenuCreator::encoding_stack;
 list<size_t> MenuCreator::stacksize_stack;
@@ -68,12 +69,15 @@ 
 namespace {
 
 void createStyleMenu(FbTk::Menu &parent, const string &label,
-                            const string &directory) {
+                     AutoReloadHelper *reloader, const string &directory) {
     // perform shell style ~ home directory expansion
     string stylesdir(FbTk::StringUtil::expandFilename(directory));
 
     if (!FbTk::FileUtil::isDirectory(stylesdir.c_str()))
         return;
+
+    if (reloader)
+        reloader->addFile(stylesdir);
 
     FbTk::Directory dir(stylesdir.c_str());
 
@@ -99,17 +103,20 @@ parent.insert(new StyleMenuItem(filelist[file_index], style));
     }
     // update menu graphics
     parent.updateMenu();
-    Fluxbox::instance()->saveMenuFilename(stylesdir.c_str());
 
 }
 
 void createRootCmdMenu(FbTk::Menu &parent, const string &label,
-                                const string &directory, const string &cmd) {
+                       const string &directory, AutoReloadHelper *reloader,
+                       const string &cmd) {
     // perform shell style ~ home directory expansion
     string rootcmddir(FbTk::StringUtil::expandFilename(directory));
 
     if (!FbTk::FileUtil::isDirectory(rootcmddir.c_str()))
         return;
+
+    if (reloader)
+        reloader->addFile(rootcmddir);
 
     FbTk::Directory dir(rootcmddir.c_str());
 
@@ -134,7 +141,6 @@ parent.insert(new RootCmdMenuItem(filelist[file_index], rootcmd, cmd));
     }
     // update menu graphics
     parent.updateMenu();
-    Fluxbox::instance()->saveMenuFilename(rootcmddir.c_str());
 
 }
 
@@ -172,20 +178,26 @@ }
 
 };
 
-void translateMenuItem(FbTk::Parser &parse, ParseItem &item, FbTk::StringConvertor &labelconvertor);
+void translateMenuItem(FbTk::Parser &parse, ParseItem &item,
+                       FbTk::StringConvertor &labelconvertor,
+                       AutoReloadHelper *reloader);
 
 
-void parseMenu(FbTk::Parser &pars, FbTk::Menu &menu, FbTk::StringConvertor &label_convertor) {
+void parseMenu(FbTk::Parser &pars, FbTk::Menu &menu,
+               FbTk::StringConvertor &label_convertor,
+               AutoReloadHelper *reloader) {
     ParseItem pitem(&menu);
     while (!pars.eof()) {
         pitem.load(pars, label_convertor);
         if (pitem.key() == "end")
             return;
-        translateMenuItem(pars, pitem, label_convertor);
+        translateMenuItem(pars, pitem, label_convertor, reloader);
     }
 }
 
-void translateMenuItem(FbTk::Parser &parse, ParseItem &pitem, FbTk::StringConvertor &labelconvertor) {
+void translateMenuItem(FbTk::Parser &parse, ParseItem &pitem,
+                       FbTk::StringConvertor &labelconvertor,
+                       AutoReloadHelper *reloader) {
     if (pitem.menu() == 0)
         throw string("translateMenuItem: We must have a menu in ParseItem!");
 
@@ -255,13 +267,13 @@ 
                 if (FbTk::FileUtil::isRegularFile(thisfile.c_str()) &&
                         (filelist[file_index][0] != '.') &&
                         (thisfile[thisfile.length() - 1] != '~')) {
-                    MenuCreator::createFromFile(thisfile, menu, false);
+                    MenuCreator::createFromFile(thisfile, menu, reloader, false);
                 }
             }
 
         } else {
             // inject this file into the current menu
-            MenuCreator::createFromFile(newfile, menu, false);
+            MenuCreator::createFromFile(newfile, menu, reloader, false);
         }
 
         safe_counter--;
@@ -278,22 +290,22 @@ submenu->setLabel(str_cmd);
         else
             submenu->setLabel(str_label);
 
-        parseMenu(parse, *submenu, labelconvertor);
+        parseMenu(parse, *submenu, labelconvertor, reloader);
         submenu->updateMenu();
         menu.insert(str_label, submenu);
 
     } // end of submenu
     else if (str_key == "stylesdir" || str_key == "stylesmenu") {
-        createStyleMenu(menu, str_label,
+        createStyleMenu(menu, str_label, reloader,
                         str_key == "stylesmenu" ? str_cmd : str_label);
     } // end of stylesdir
     else if (str_key == "themesdir" || str_key == "themesmenu") {
-        createStyleMenu(menu, str_label,
+        createStyleMenu(menu, str_label, reloader,
                         str_key == "themesmenu" ? str_cmd : str_label);
     } // end of themesdir
     else if (str_key == "wallpapers" || str_key == "wallpapermenu" ||
              str_key == "rootcommands") {
-         createRootCmdMenu(menu, str_label, str_label,
+         createRootCmdMenu(menu, str_label, str_label, reloader,
                           str_cmd == "" ? realProgramName("fbsetbg") : str_cmd);
     } // end of wallpapers
     else if (str_key == "workspaces") {
@@ -335,7 +347,9 @@ }
 }
 
 
-void parseWindowMenu(FbTk::Parser &parse, FbTk::Menu &menu, FbTk::StringConvertor &labelconvertor) {
+void parseWindowMenu(FbTk::Parser &parse, FbTk::Menu &menu,
+                     FbTk::StringConvertor &labelconvertor,
+                     AutoReloadHelper *reloader) {
 
     ParseItem pitem(&menu);
     while (!parse.eof()) {
@@ -343,16 +357,16 @@ pitem.load(parse, labelconvertor);
         if (MenuCreator::createWindowMenuItem(pitem.key(), pitem.label(), menu))
             continue;
 
-        if (pitem.key() == "end") {
+        if (pitem.key() == "end")
             return;
-        } else if (pitem.key() == "submenu") {
+        if (pitem.key() == "submenu") {
             FbTk::Menu *submenu = MenuCreator::createMenu(pitem.label(), menu.screenNumber());
-            parseWindowMenu(parse, *submenu, labelconvertor);
+            parseWindowMenu(parse, *submenu, labelconvertor, reloader);
             submenu->updateMenu();
             menu.insert(pitem.label(), submenu);
 
         } else { // try non window menu specific stuff
-            translateMenuItem(parse, pitem, labelconvertor);
+            translateMenuItem(parse, pitem, labelconvertor, reloader);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -376,12 +390,12 @@ }
 
 }; // end of anonymous namespace
 
-FbTk::Menu *MenuCreator::createMenu(const string &label, int screen_number) {
+FbMenu *MenuCreator::createMenu(const string &label, int screen_number) {
     BScreen *screen = Fluxbox::instance()->findScreen(screen_number);
     if (screen == 0)
         return 0;
 
-    FbTk::Menu *menu = new FbMenu(screen->menuTheme(),
+    FbMenu *menu = new FbMenu(screen->menuTheme(),
                                   screen->imageControl(),
                                   *screen->layerManager().getLayer(Layer::MENU));
     if (!label.empty())
@@ -391,7 +405,8 @@ return menu;
 }
 
 bool MenuCreator::createFromFile(const string &filename,
-                                 FbTk::Menu &inject_into, bool begin) {
+                                 FbTk::Menu &inject_into,
+                                 AutoReloadHelper *reloader, bool begin) {
     string real_filename = FbTk::StringUtil::expandFilename(filename);
 
     FbMenuParser parser(real_filename);
@@ -409,73 +424,49 @@ inject_into.setLabel(label);
     }
 
     // save menu filename, so we can check if it changes
-    Fluxbox::instance()->saveMenuFilename(real_filename.c_str());
+    if (reloader)
+        reloader->addFile(real_filename);
 
-    parseMenu(parser, inject_into, m_stringconvertor);
+    parseMenu(parser, inject_into, m_stringconvertor, reloader);
     endFile();
 
     return true;
 }
 
 
-bool MenuCreator::createWindowMenuFromFile(const string &filename,
-                                           FbTk::Menu &inject_into) {
+void MenuCreator::createWindowMenuFromFile(const string &filename,
+                                           FbTk::Menu &inject_into,
+                                           AutoReloadHelper *reloader) {
     string real_filename = FbTk::StringUtil::expandFilename(filename);
     FbMenuParser parser(real_filename);
     if (!parser.isLoaded())
-        return false;
+        return;
 
     string label;
 
     startFile();
     if (!getStart(parser, label, m_stringconvertor)) {
         endFile();
-        return false;
+        return;
     }
 
-    parseWindowMenu(parser, inject_into, m_stringconvertor);
-    endFile();
+    if (reloader)
+        reloader->addFile(real_filename);
 
-    return true;
+    parseWindowMenu(parser, inject_into, m_stringconvertor, reloader);
+    endFile();
 }
 
 
-FbTk::Menu *MenuCreator::createMenuType(const string &type, int screen_num) {
+FbMenu *MenuCreator::createMenuType(const string &type, int screen_num) {
     BScreen *screen = Fluxbox::instance()->findScreen(screen_num);
     if (screen == 0)
         return 0;
-    if (type == "iconmenu") {
+    if (type == "iconmenu")
         return new ClientMenu(*screen, screen->iconList(),
                               &screen->iconListSig());
-    } else if (type == "workspacemenu") {
+    else if (type == "workspacemenu")
         return new WorkspaceMenu(*screen);
-    } else if (type == "windowmenu") {
-        FbTk::Menu *menu = createMenu("", screen_num);
-
-        menu->disableTitle(); // not titlebar
-        if (screen->windowMenuFilename().empty() ||
-            ! createWindowMenuFromFile(screen->windowMenuFilename(), *menu)) {
-            const char *default_menu[] = {
-                "shade",
-                "stick",
-                "maximize",
-                "iconify",
-                "raise",
-                "lower",
-                "sendto",
-                "layer",
-                "alpha",
-                "extramenus",
-                "separator",
-                "close",
-                0
-            };
-            for (unsigned int i=0; default_menu[i]; ++i)
-                createWindowMenuItem(default_menu[i], "", *menu);
-        }
-        menu->reconfigure(); // update graphics
-        return menu;
-    }
 
     return 0;
 }

@@ -28,18 +28,24 @@ 
 #include <list>
 
 namespace FbTk {
+class AutoReloadHelper;
 class Menu;
 }
 
+class FbMenu;
 class FluxboxWindow;
 
 class MenuCreator {
 public:
-    static FbTk::Menu *createMenu(const std::string &label, int screen_num);
-    static FbTk::Menu *createMenuType(const std::string &label, int screen_num);
+    static FbMenu *createMenu(const std::string &label, int screen_num);
+    static FbMenu *createMenuType(const std::string &label, int screen_num);
     static bool createFromFile(const std::string &filename,
-                               FbTk::Menu &inject_into, bool begin = true);
-    static bool createWindowMenuFromFile(const std::string &filename, FbTk::Menu &inject_into);
+                               FbTk::Menu &inject_into,
+                               FbTk::AutoReloadHelper *reloader = NULL,
+                               bool begin = true);
+    static void createWindowMenuFromFile(const std::string &filename,
+                                         FbTk::Menu &inject_into,
+                                         FbTk::AutoReloadHelper *reloader);
     static bool createWindowMenuItem(const std::string &type, const std::string &label, 
                                      FbTk::Menu &inject_into);
 

@@ -502,6 +502,15 @@ //!! TODO: we shouldn't do this more than once, but since slit handles their
     // own resources we must do this.
     fluxbox->load_rc(*this);
 
+    m_windowmenu.reset(createMenu(""));
+    m_windowmenu->setInternalMenu();
+    m_windowmenu->setReloadHelper(new FbTk::AutoReloadHelper());
+    m_windowmenu->reloadHelper()->setReloadCmd(FbTk::RefCount<FbTk::Command<void> >(new FbTk::SimpleCommand<BScreen>(*this, &BScreen::rereadWindowMenu)));
+
+    m_rootmenu.reset(createMenu(""));
+    m_rootmenu->setReloadHelper(new FbTk::AutoReloadHelper());
+    m_rootmenu->reloadHelper()->setReloadCmd(FbTk::RefCount<FbTk::Command<void> >(new FbTk::SimpleCommand<BScreen>(*this, &BScreen::rereadMenu)));
+
     m_configmenu.reset(createMenu(_FB_XTEXT(Menu, Configuration,
                                   "Configuration", "Title of configuration menu")));
     setupConfigmenu(*m_configmenu.get());
@@ -889,8 +898,8 @@ focusControl().cycleFocus(*win_list, pat, reverse);
 
 }
 
-FbTk::Menu *BScreen::createMenu(const string &label) {
-    FbTk::Menu *menu = new FbMenu(menuTheme(),
+FbMenu *BScreen::createMenu(const string &label) {
+    FbMenu *menu = new FbMenu(menuTheme(),
                                   imageControl(),
                                   *layerManager().getLayer(Layer::MENU));
     if (!label.empty())
@@ -898,8 +907,9 @@ menu->setLabel(label);
 
     return menu;
 }
-FbTk::Menu *BScreen::createToggleMenu(const string &label) {
-    FbTk::Menu *menu = new ToggleMenu(menuTheme(),
+
+FbMenu *BScreen::createToggleMenu(const string &label) {
+    FbMenu *menu = new ToggleMenu(menuTheme(),
                                       imageControl(),
                                       *layerManager().getLayer(Layer::MENU));
     if (!label.empty())
@@ -912,9 +922,7 @@ void BScreen::addExtraWindowMenu(const FbTk::FbString &label, FbTk::Menu *menu) {
     menu->setInternalMenu();
     menu->disableTitle();
     m_extramenus.push_back(make_pair(label, menu));
-    // recreate window menu
-    m_windowmenu.reset(MenuCreator::createMenuType("windowmenu", screenNumber()));
-    m_windowmenu->setInternalMenu();
+    rereadWindowMenu();
 }
 
 void BScreen::reconfigure() {
@@ -956,10 +964,9 @@ removeLastWorkspace();
         }
     }
 
-    //reconfigure menus
-    // recreate window menu
-    m_windowmenu.reset(MenuCreator::createMenuType("windowmenu", screenNumber()));
-    m_windowmenu->setInternalMenu();
+    // update menu filenames
+    m_rootmenu->reloadHelper()->setMainFile(fluxbox->getMenuFilename());
+    m_windowmenu->reloadHelper()->setMainFile(windowMenuFilename());
 
     // reconfigure workspaces
     for_each(m_workspaces_list.begin(),
@@ -990,12 +997,6 @@ std::list<Focusable *>::const_iterator it = winlist.begin(),
                                            it_end = winlist.end();
     for (; it != it_end; ++it)
         (*it)->fbwindow()->applyDecorations();
-}
-
-
-void BScreen::rereadMenu() {
-    initMenu();
-    m_rootmenu->reconfigure();
 }
 
 void BScreen::updateWorkspaceName(unsigned int w) {
@@ -1489,23 +1490,20 @@ }
 
 void BScreen::initMenus() {
     m_workspacemenu.reset(MenuCreator::createMenuType("workspacemenu", screenNumber()));
-    m_windowmenu.reset(MenuCreator::createMenuType("windowmenu", screenNumber()));
-    m_windowmenu->setInternalMenu();
-    initMenu();
+    m_rootmenu->reloadHelper()->setMainFile(Fluxbox::instance()->getMenuFilename());
+    m_windowmenu->reloadHelper()->setMainFile(windowMenuFilename());
 }
 
 
-void BScreen::initMenu() {
+void BScreen::rereadMenu() {
 
-    if (m_rootmenu.get()) {
-        m_rootmenu->removeAll();
-        m_rootmenu->setLabel("");
-    } else
-        m_rootmenu.reset(createMenu(""));
+    m_rootmenu->removeAll();
+    m_rootmenu->setLabel("");
 
     Fluxbox * const fb = Fluxbox::instance();
     if (!fb->getMenuFilename().empty())
-        MenuCreator::createFromFile(fb->getMenuFilename(), *m_rootmenu);
+        MenuCreator::createFromFile(fb->getMenuFilename(), *m_rootmenu,
+                                    m_rootmenu->reloadHelper());
 
     if (m_rootmenu->numberOfItems() == 0) {
         _FB_USES_NLS;
@@ -1521,14 +1519,39 @@ m_rootmenu->insert(_FB_XTEXT(Menu, Restart, "Restart", "Restart command"),
                            restart_fb);
         m_rootmenu->insert(_FB_XTEXT(Menu, Exit, "Exit", "Exit command"),
                            exit_fb);
-        // still save the menu filename, in case it becomes valid later
-        if (!fb->getMenuFilename().empty())
-            fb->saveMenuFilename(fb->getMenuFilename().c_str());
     }
 
-    m_rootmenu->updateMenu();
 }
 
+void BScreen::rereadWindowMenu() {
+
+    m_windowmenu->removeAll();
+    if (!windowMenuFilename().empty())
+        MenuCreator::createWindowMenuFromFile(windowMenuFilename(),
+                                              *m_windowmenu,
+                                              m_windowmenu->reloadHelper());
+
+    if (m_windowmenu->numberOfItems() == 0) {
+        const char *defaults[] = {
+            "shade",
+            "stick",
+            "maximize",
+            "iconify",
+            "raise",
+            "lower",
+            "sendto",
+            "layer",
+            "alpha",
+            "extramenus",
+            "separator",
+            "close",
+            0
+        };
+        for (unsigned int i=0; defaults[i]; ++i)
+            MenuCreator::createWindowMenuItem(defaults[i], "", *m_windowmenu);
+    }
+
+}
 
 void BScreen::addConfigMenu(const FbTk::FbString &label, FbTk::Menu &menu) {
     m_configmenu_list.push_back(make_pair(label, &menu));

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ #include <memory>
 #include <map>
 
 class ClientPattern;
+class FbMenu;
 class Focusable;
 class FluxboxWindow;
 class WinClient;
@@ -122,12 +123,12 @@ const std::string &defaultDeco() const { return *resource.default_deco; }
     const std::string &windowMenuFilename() const { return *resource.windowmenufile; }
     FbTk::ImageControl &imageControl() { return *m_image_control.get(); }
     // menus
-    const FbTk::Menu &rootMenu() const { return *m_rootmenu.get(); }
-    FbTk::Menu &rootMenu() { return *m_rootmenu.get(); }
-    const FbTk::Menu &configMenu() const { return *m_configmenu.get(); }
-    FbTk::Menu &configMenu() { return *m_configmenu.get(); }
-    const FbTk::Menu &windowMenu() const { return *m_windowmenu.get(); }
-    FbTk::Menu &windowMenu() { return *m_windowmenu.get(); }
+    const FbMenu &rootMenu() const { return *m_rootmenu.get(); }
+    FbMenu &rootMenu() { return *m_rootmenu.get(); }
+    const FbMenu &configMenu() const { return *m_configmenu.get(); }
+    FbMenu &configMenu() { return *m_configmenu.get(); }
+    const FbMenu &windowMenu() const { return *m_windowmenu.get(); }
+    FbMenu &windowMenu() { return *m_windowmenu.get(); }
     ExtraMenus &extraWindowMenus() { return m_extramenus; }
     const ExtraMenus &extraWindowMenus() const { return m_extramenus; }
 
@@ -166,9 +167,9 @@ /// @return the current workspace
     Workspace *currentWorkspace() { return m_current_workspace; }
     const Workspace *currentWorkspace() const { return m_current_workspace; }
     /// @return the workspace menu
-    const FbTk::Menu &workspaceMenu() const { return *m_workspacemenu.get(); }
+    const FbMenu &workspaceMenu() const { return *m_workspacemenu.get(); }
     /// @return the workspace menu
-    FbTk::Menu &workspaceMenu() { return *m_workspacemenu.get(); }
+    FbMenu &workspaceMenu() { return *m_workspacemenu.get(); }
     /// @return focus control handler
     const FocusControl &focusControl() const { return *m_focus_control; }
     /// @return focus control handler
@@ -251,15 +252,15 @@ 
     /**
      * Creates an empty menu with specified label
      * @param label for the menu
-     * @return create menu
+     * @return created menu
      */
-    FbTk::Menu *createMenu(const std::string &label);
+    FbMenu *createMenu(const std::string &label);
     /**
      * Creates an empty toggle menu with a specific label
      * @param label
      * @return created menu
      */
-    FbTk::Menu *createToggleMenu(const std::string &label);
+    FbMenu *createToggleMenu(const std::string &label);
 
     /**
      * For extras to add menus.
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ 
     void reconfigure();
     void reconfigureTabs();
     void rereadMenu();
+    void rereadWindowMenu();
     void shutdown();
     /// show position window centered on the screen with "X x Y" text
     void showPosition(int x, int y);
@@ -489,7 +491,6 @@ };
 
 private:
     void setupConfigmenu(FbTk::Menu &menu);
-    void initMenu();
     void renderGeomWindow();
     void renderPosWindow();
 
@@ -515,7 +516,7 @@ GC opGC;
 
 
     std::auto_ptr<FbTk::ImageControl> m_image_control;
-    std::auto_ptr<FbTk::Menu> m_configmenu, m_rootmenu, m_workspacemenu, m_windowmenu;
+    std::auto_ptr<FbMenu> m_configmenu, m_rootmenu, m_workspacemenu, m_windowmenu;
 
     ExtraMenus m_extramenus;
 

@@ -437,8 +437,6 @@ it++) {
         delete (*it).first;
     }
     m_atomhandler.clear();
-
-    clearMenuFilenames();
 }
 
 
@@ -1467,63 +1465,6 @@ if (it == m_screen_list.end())
         return 0;
 
     return *it;
-}
-
-bool Fluxbox::menuTimestampsChanged() const {
-    list<MenuTimestamp *>::const_iterator it = m_menu_timestamps.begin();
-    list<MenuTimestamp *>::const_iterator it_end = m_menu_timestamps.end();
-    for (; it != it_end; ++it) {
-
-        time_t timestamp = FbTk::FileUtil::getLastStatusChangeTimestamp((*it)->filename.c_str());
-
-        if (timestamp != (*it)->timestamp)
-            return true;
-    }
-
-    // no timestamp changed
-    return false;
-}
-
-void Fluxbox::rereadMenu() {
-    clearMenuFilenames();
-
-    for_each(m_screen_list.begin(),
-             m_screen_list.end(),
-             mem_fun(&BScreen::rereadMenu));
-}
-
-void Fluxbox::saveMenuFilename(const char *filename) {
-    if (filename == 0)
-        return;
-
-    bool found = false;
-
-    list<MenuTimestamp *>::iterator it = m_menu_timestamps.begin();
-    list<MenuTimestamp *>::iterator it_end = m_menu_timestamps.end();
-    for (; it != it_end; ++it) {
-        if ((*it)->filename == filename) {
-            found = true;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (! found) {
-        time_t timestamp = FbTk::FileUtil::getLastStatusChangeTimestamp(filename);
-
-        MenuTimestamp *ts = new MenuTimestamp;
-
-        ts->filename = filename;
-        ts->timestamp = timestamp;
-
-        m_menu_timestamps.push_back(ts);
-    }
-}
-
-void Fluxbox::clearMenuFilenames() {
-    while(!m_menu_timestamps.empty()) {
-        delete m_menu_timestamps.back();
-        m_menu_timestamps.pop_back();
-    }
 }
 
 void Fluxbox::timed_reconfigure() {

@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ 
     void shutdown();
     void load_rc(BScreen &scr);
     void saveStyleFilename(const char *val) { m_rc_stylefile = (val == 0 ? "" : val); }
-    void saveMenuFilename(const char *);
-    void clearMenuFilenames();
     void saveWindowSearch(Window win, WinClient *winclient);
     // some windows relate to the group, not the client, so we record separately
     // searchWindow on these windows will give the active client in the group
@@ -149,8 +147,6 @@ void removeWindowSearchGroup(Window win);
     void removeGroupSearch(Window win);
     void restart(const char *command = 0);
     void reconfigure();
-    void rereadMenu();
-    /// reloads the menus if the timestamps changed
 
     /// handle any system signal sent to the application
     void handleSignal(int signum);
@@ -176,8 +172,6 @@ 
     typedef std::list<BScreen *> ScreenList;
     const ScreenList screenList() const { return m_screen_list; }
 
-    /// @return whether the timestamps on the menu changed
-    bool menuTimestampsChanged() const;
     bool haveShape() const { return m_have_shape; }
     int shapeEventbase() const { return m_shape_eventbase; }
     void getDefaultDataFilename(const char *name, std::string &) const;
@@ -190,14 +184,6 @@ 
     AttentionNoticeHandler &attentionHandler() { return m_attention_handler; }
 
 private:
-
-    typedef struct MenuTimestamp {
-        std::string filename;
-        time_t timestamp;
-    } MenuTimestamp;
-
-
-
     std::string getRcFilename();
     void load_rc();
 
@@ -241,7 +227,6 @@ // The group leader (which may not be mapped, so may not have a WinClient)
     // will have it's window being the group index
     std::multimap<Window, WinClient *> m_group_search;
 
-    std::list<MenuTimestamp *> m_menu_timestamps;
     ScreenList m_screen_list;
 
     FluxboxWindow *m_masked_window;