M openbox/keyboard.c → openbox/keyboard.c

@@ -288,6 +288,11 @@ p = p->next_sibling;
     }
 }
 
+gboolean keyboard_interactively_grabbed()
+{
+    return !!interactive_states;
+}
+
 void keyboard_startup(gboolean reconfig)
 {
     grab_keys(TRUE);

M openbox/keyboard.h → openbox/keyboard.h

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ gboolean keyboard_interactive_grab(guint state, struct _ObClient *client,
                                    struct _ObAction *action);
 gboolean keyboard_process_interactive_grab(const XEvent *e,
                                            struct _ObClient **client);
+gboolean keyboard_interactively_grabbed();
 
 void keyboard_grab_for_client(struct _ObClient *c, gboolean grab);
 

M openbox/menu.c → openbox/menu.c

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ #include "client.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "screen.h"
 #include "menuframe.h"
+#include "keyboard.h"
 #include "geom.h"
 #include "misc.h"
 #include "client_menu.h"
@@ -286,7 +287,8 @@ ObMenu *self;
     ObMenuFrame *frame;
     guint i;
 
-    if (!(self = menu_from_name(name))) return;
+    if (!(self = menu_from_name(name))
+        || keyboard_interactively_grabbed()) return;
 
     /* if the requested menu is already the top visible menu, then don't
        bother */