@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ XSetWindowAttributes attrib_set;
     gboolean activate = FALSE;
     ObAppSettings *settings;
     gboolean transient = FALSE;
-    Rect place, *monitor, *allmonitors;
+    Rect place;
+    Rect const *monitor, *allmonitors;
     Time launch_time, map_time;
     guint32 user_time;
     gboolean obplaced;
@@ -440,9 +441,7 @@ */
     client_apply_startup_state(self, place.x, place.y,
                                place.width, place.height);
 
-    g_free(monitor);
     monitor = NULL;
-    g_free(allmonitors);
     allmonitors = NULL;
 
     ob_debug_type(OB_DEBUG_FOCUS, "Going to try activate new window? %s",
@@ -2049,7 +2048,7 @@ 
     if (!got &&
         OBT_PROP_GETA32(self->window, NET_WM_STRUT, CARDINAL, &data, &num)) {
         if (num == 4) {
-            Rect *a;
+            Rect const *a;
 
             got = TRUE;
 
@@ -2062,7 +2061,6 @@ a->y, a->y + a->height - 1,
                               a->x, a->x + a->width - 1,
                               a->y, a->y + a->height - 1,
                               a->x, a->x + a->width - 1);
-            g_free(a);
         }
         g_free(data);
     }
@@ -2478,7 +2476,7 @@ 
 static ObStackingLayer calc_layer(ObClient *self)
 {
     ObStackingLayer l;
-    Rect *monitor, *allmonitors;
+    Rect const *monitor, *allmonitors;
 
     monitor = screen_physical_area_monitor(client_monitor(self));
     allmonitors = screen_physical_area_all_monitors();
@@ -2510,9 +2508,6 @@ l = OB_STACKING_LAYER_FULLSCREEN;
     else if (self->above) l = OB_STACKING_LAYER_ABOVE;
     else if (self->below) l = OB_STACKING_LAYER_BELOW;
     else l = OB_STACKING_LAYER_NORMAL;
-
-    g_free(monitor);
-    g_free(allmonitors);
 
     return l;
 }
@@ -2840,7 +2835,7 @@ /* these positions are frame positions, not client positions */
 
     /* set the size and position if fullscreen */
     if (self->fullscreen) {
-        Rect *a;
+        Rect const *a;
         guint i;
 
         i = screen_find_monitor(&desired);
@@ -2853,8 +2848,6 @@ *h = a->height;
 
         user = FALSE; /* ignore if the client can't be moved/resized when it
                          is fullscreening */
-
-        g_free(a);
     } else if (self->max_horz || self->max_vert) {
         Rect *a;
         guint i;

@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ gint hspot, vspot;
     gint gravity;
     gint l, r, t, b;
     gint strw, strh;
-    Rect *a;
+    Rect const *a;
     gint hidesize;
 
     RrMargins(dock->a_frame, &l, &t, &r, &b);
@@ -548,8 +548,6 @@ dock->area.height += ob_rr_theme->obwidth * 2;
     }
 
     screen_update_areas();
-
-    g_free(a);
 }
 
 void dock_app_configure(ObDockApp *app, gint w, gint h)

@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ {
     gint ml, mt, mr, mb;
     gint l, t, r, b;
     gint x, y, w, h;
-    Rect *screen_area = NULL;
+    Rect const *screen_area = NULL;
     gint i;
     GList *it;
     const ObFocusCyclePopupTarget *newtarget;
@@ -697,8 +697,6 @@ }
 
     p->last_target = newtarget;
 
-    g_free(screen_area);
-
     XFlush(obt_display);
 }
 
@@ -761,7 +759,7 @@ g_assert(c != NULL);
 
     /* do this stuff only when the dialog is first showing */
     if (!popup.mapped) {
-        Rect *a;
+        Rect const *a;
 
         popup_setup(&popup, FALSE, FALSE);
         g_assert(popup.targets == NULL);
@@ -774,7 +772,6 @@ icon_popup_height(single_popup, POPUP_HEIGHT);
         icon_popup_min_width(single_popup, POPUP_WIDTH);
         icon_popup_max_width(single_popup, MAX(a->width/3, POPUP_WIDTH));
         icon_popup_text_width(single_popup, popup.maxtextw);
-        g_free(a);
     }
 
     text = popup_get_name(c);

@@ -1677,12 +1677,10 @@ gboolean iconifying;
 
     if (self->client->icon_geometry.width == 0) {
         /* there is no icon geometry set so just go straight down */
-        Rect *a = screen_physical_area_monitor
-            (screen_find_monitor(&self->area));
+        Rect const *a = screen_physical_area_monitor(screen_find_monitor(&self->area));
         iconx = self->area.x + self->area.width / 2 + 32;
         icony = a->y + a->width;
         iconw = 64;
-        g_free(a);
     } else {
         iconx = self->client->icon_geometry.x;
         icony = self->client->icon_geometry.y;

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ 
     if (curpos != NULL) {
         gchar *text = NULL;
         GList *it;
-        Rect *a;
+        Rect const *a;
 
         for (it = curpos->keylist; it; it = g_list_next(it)) {
             gchar *oldtext = text;
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ popup_position(popup, NorthWestGravity, a->x + 10, a->y + 10);
         /* 1 second delay for the popup to show */
         popup_delay_show(popup, G_USEC_PER_SEC, text);
         g_free(text);
-        g_free(a);
     } else {
         popup_hide(popup);
     }

@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ 
 void menu_frame_move_on_screen(ObMenuFrame *self, gint x, gint y,
                                gint *dx, gint *dy)
 {
-    Rect *a = NULL;
+    Rect const *a = NULL;
     gint pos, half;
 
     *dx = *dy = 0;
@@ -345,8 +345,6 @@ if (pos <= half) {
         *dx = MAX(*dx, a->x - x);
         *dy = MAX(*dy, a->y - y);
     }
-
-    g_free(a);
 }
 
 static void menu_entry_frame_render(ObMenuEntryFrame *self)
@@ -833,7 +831,7 @@ 
 static void menu_frame_update(ObMenuFrame *self)
 {
     GList *mit, *fit;
-    Rect *a;
+    Rect const *a;
     gint h;
 
     menu_pipe_execute(self->menu);
@@ -930,8 +928,6 @@ /* add our More... entry to the frame */
             self->entries = g_list_append(self->entries, more_frame);
         }
     }
-
-    g_free(a);
 
     menu_frame_render(self);
 }

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ popup_position(popup, CenterGravity,
                        c->frame->area.x + c->frame->area.width / 2,
                        c->frame->area.y + c->frame->area.height / 2);
     else /* Fixed */ {
-        Rect *area = screen_physical_area_active();
+        Rect const *area = screen_physical_area_active();
         gint gravity, x, y;
 
         x = config_resize_popup_fixed.x.pos;
@@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ gravity = NorthWestGravity;
         }
 
         popup_position(popup, gravity, x, y);
-
-        g_free(area);
     }
     popup_show(popup, text);
     g_free(text);
@@ -556,7 +554,7 @@ 
     dir = -1;
 
     for (i = 0; i < screen_num_monitors; ++i) {
-        Rect *a = screen_physical_area_monitor(i);
+        Rect const *a = screen_physical_area_monitor(i);
         if (x == RECT_LEFT(*a)) dir = OB_DIRECTION_WEST;
         if (x == RECT_RIGHT(*a)) dir = OB_DIRECTION_EAST;
         if (y == RECT_TOP(*a)) dir = OB_DIRECTION_NORTH;
@@ -573,7 +571,6 @@ (dir == OB_DIRECTION_NORTH || dir == OB_DIRECTION_SOUTH))
         {
             dir = -1;
         }
-        g_free(a);
     }
 
     if (dir != edge_warp_dir) {

@@ -107,9 +107,8 @@ 
     screen_pointer_pos(&px, &py);
 
     for (i = 0; i < screen_num_monitors; i++) {
-        Rect *monitor = screen_physical_area_monitor(i);
+        Rect const *monitor = screen_physical_area_monitor(i);
         gboolean contain = RECT_CONTAINS(*monitor, px, py);
-        g_free(monitor);
         if (contain) {
             add_choice(choice, i);
             ob_debug("placement adding choice %d for mouse pointer", i);

@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ guint m;
     gint emptyx, emptyy; /* empty space between elements */
     gint textx, texty, textw, texth;
     gint iconx, icony, iconw, iconh;
-    Rect *area, mon;
+    Rect const *area;
+    Rect mon;
     gboolean hasicon = self->hasicon;
 
     /* when there is no icon and the text is not parent relative, then
@@ -259,8 +260,6 @@ 
     x=MAX(MIN(x, area->x+area->width-w),area->x);
     y=MAX(MIN(y, area->y+area->height-h),area->y);
 
-    g_free(area);
-
     if (m == screen_num_monitors) {
         RECT_SET(mon, x, y, w, h);
         m = screen_find_monitor(&mon);
@@ -270,8 +269,6 @@ area = screen_physical_area_monitor(m);
 
         x=MAX(MIN(x, area->x+area->width-w),area->x);
         y=MAX(MIN(y, area->y+area->height-h),area->y);
-
-        g_free(area);
     }
 
     /* set the windows/appearances up */

@@ -269,9 +269,8 @@ r += OUTSIDE_MARGIN;
     b += OUTSIDE_MARGIN;
 
     {
-        Rect *area = screen_physical_area_all_monitors();
+        Rect const *area = screen_physical_area_all_monitors();
         maxw = MIN(MAX_WIDTH, area->width*4/5);
-        g_free(area);
     }
 
     /* find the button sizes and how much space we need for them */

@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ }
 
 void resist_move_monitors(ObClient *c, gint resist, gint *x, gint *y)
 {
-    Rect *area, *parea;
+    Rect *area;
+    Rect const *parea;
     guint i;
     gint l, t, r, b; /* requested edges */
     gint al, at, ar, ab; /* screen area edges */
@@ -167,10 +168,8 @@ 
     for (i = 0; i < screen_num_monitors; ++i) {
         parea = screen_physical_area_monitor(i);
 
-        if (!RECT_INTERSECTS_RECT(*parea, c->frame->area)) {
-            g_free(parea);
+        if (!RECT_INTERSECTS_RECT(*parea, c->frame->area))
             continue;
-        }
 
         area = screen_area(c->desktop, SCREEN_AREA_ALL_MONITORS,
                            &desired_area);
@@ -203,7 +202,6 @@ else if (cb <= pb && b > pb && b < pb + resist)
             *y = pb - h + 1;
 
         g_slice_free(Rect, area);
-        g_free(parea);
     }
 
     frame_frame_gravity(c->frame, x, y);
@@ -326,7 +324,8 @@ ObDirection dir)
 {
     gint l, t, r, b; /* my left, top, right and bottom sides */
     gint dlt, drb; /* my destination left/top and right/bottom sides */
-    Rect *area, *parea;
+    Rect *area;
+    Rect const *parea;
     gint al, at, ar, ab; /* screen boundaries */
     gint pl, pt, pr, pb; /* physical screen boundaries */
     guint i;
@@ -344,10 +343,8 @@ 
     for (i = 0; i < screen_num_monitors; ++i) {
         parea = screen_physical_area_monitor(i);
 
-        if (!RECT_INTERSECTS_RECT(*parea, c->frame->area)) {
-            g_free(parea);
+        if (!RECT_INTERSECTS_RECT(*parea, c->frame->area))
             continue;
-        }
 
         area = screen_area(c->desktop, SCREEN_AREA_ALL_MONITORS,
                            &desired_area);
@@ -415,6 +412,5 @@ break;
         }
 
         g_slice_free(Rect, area);
-        g_free(parea);
     }
 }

@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ }
 
 void screen_show_desktop_popup(guint d, gboolean perm)
 {
-    Rect *a;
+    Rect const *a;
 
     /* 0 means don't show the popup */
     if (!config_desktop_popup_time) return;
@@ -965,8 +965,6 @@ hide_desktop_popup_func, desktop_popup,
                                   g_direct_equal, NULL);
     if (perm)
         desktop_popup_perm = TRUE;
-
-    g_free(a);
 }
 
 void screen_hide_desktop_popup(void)
@@ -1626,7 +1624,7 @@ guint most = screen_num_monitors;
     guint mostv = 0;
 
     for (i = 0; i < screen_num_monitors; ++i) {
-        Rect *area = screen_physical_area_monitor(i);
+        Rect const *area = screen_physical_area_monitor(i);
         if (RECT_INTERSECTS_RECT(*area, *search)) {
             Rect r;
             guint v;
@@ -1639,24 +1637,20 @@ mostv = v;
                 most = i;
             }
         }
-        g_free(area);
     }
     return most;
 }
 
-Rect* screen_physical_area_all_monitors(void)
+Rect const* screen_physical_area_all_monitors(void)
 {
     return screen_physical_area_monitor(screen_num_monitors);
 }
 
-Rect* screen_physical_area_monitor(guint head)
+Rect const* screen_physical_area_monitor(guint head)
 {
-    Rect *a;
     g_assert(head <= screen_num_monitors);
 
-    a = g_new(Rect, 1);
-    *a = monitor_area[head];
-    return a;
+    return &monitor_area[head];
 }
 
 gboolean screen_physical_area_monitor_contains(guint head, Rect *search)
@@ -1676,7 +1670,7 @@ else
         return screen_monitor_pointer();
 }
 
-Rect* screen_physical_area_active(void)
+Rect const* screen_physical_area_active(void)
 {
     return screen_physical_area_monitor(screen_monitor_active());
 }
@@ -1697,7 +1691,7 @@ else /* config_primary_monitor == OB_PLACE_MONITOR_MOUSE */
         return screen_monitor_pointer();
 }
 
-Rect *screen_physical_area_primary(gboolean fixed)
+Rect const *screen_physical_area_primary(gboolean fixed)
 {
     return screen_physical_area_monitor(screen_monitor_primary(fixed));
 }

@@ -104,15 +104,17 @@ void screen_install_colormap(struct _ObClient *client, gboolean install);
 
 void screen_update_areas(void);
 
-Rect *screen_physical_area_all_monitors(void);
+Rect const* screen_physical_area_all_monitors(void);
 
-Rect *screen_physical_area_monitor(guint head);
+/*! Returns a Rect which is owned by the screen code and should not be freed */
+Rect const* screen_physical_area_monitor(guint head);
 
 /*! Returns the monitor which contains the active window, or the one
   containing the pointer otherwise. */
 guint screen_monitor_active(void);
 
-Rect *screen_physical_area_active(void);
+/*! Returns a Rect which is owned by the screen code and should not be freed */
+Rect const* screen_physical_area_active(void);
 
 /*! Returns the primary monitor, as specified by the config.
   @fixed If TRUE, then this will always return a fixed monitor, otherwise
@@ -124,8 +126,9 @@ /*! Returns physical area for the primary monitor, as specified by the config.
   @fixed If TRUE, then this will always use a fixed monitor as primary,
          otherwise it may change based on where focus is, or other heuristics.
          See screen_monitor_primary().
+  @return A Rect which is owned by the screen code and should not be freed
 */
-Rect *screen_physical_area_primary(gboolean fixed);
+Rect const *screen_physical_area_primary(gboolean fixed);
 
 /* doesn't include struts which the search area is already outside of when
    'search' is not NULL */