M openbox/frame.c → openbox/frame.c

@@ -505,26 +505,35 @@ 
 void frame_release_client(ObFrame *self, ObClient *client)
 {
     XEvent ev;
+    gboolean reparent = TRUE;
 
     g_assert(self->client == client);
 
     /* check if the app has already reparented its window away */
-    if (XCheckTypedWindowEvent(ob_display, client->window,
-			       ReparentNotify, &ev)) {
-	XPutBackEvent(ob_display, &ev);
+    while (XCheckTypedWindowEvent(ob_display, client->window,
+                                  ReparentNotify, &ev))
+    {
+        /* This check makes sure we don't catch our own reparent action to
+           our frame window. This doesn't count as the app reparenting itself
+           away of course.
 
-	/* re-map the window since the unmanaging process unmaps it */
+           Reparent events that are generated by us are just discarded here.
+           They are of no consequence to us anyhow.
+        */
+        if (ev.xreparent.parent != self->plate) {
+            reparent = FALSE;
+            XPutBackEvent(ob_display, &ev);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
 
-        /* XXX ... um no it doesnt it unmaps its parent, the window itself
-           retains its mapped state, no?! XXX
-           XMapWindow(ob_display, client->window); */
-    } else {
-	/* according to the ICCCM - if the client doesn't reparent itself,
-	   then we will reparent the window to root for them */
-	XReparentWindow(ob_display, client->window,
+    if (reparent) {
+        /* according to the ICCCM - if the client doesn't reparent itself,
+           then we will reparent the window to root for them */
+        XReparentWindow(ob_display, client->window,
                         RootWindow(ob_display, ob_screen),
-			client->area.x,
-			client->area.y);
+                        client->area.x,
+                        client->area.y);
     }
 
     /* remove all the windows for the frame from the window_map */